Category Archives: starving artist

The Seventh Starving Artist Story

December 17, 2008 – 7:26 am

In the previous story, I told you how I got to Cranbrook Art Academy by train.  I also want to tell you about some of the clothes that I packed for the trip.  Since I didn’t have enough money for winter clothes, and had never been in snow, I thought that I would do just […]

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My Sixth Starving Artist Story

December 3, 2008 – 7:25 am

Here are the links to the earlier Starving Artist Stories.  For consistency, you might want to read them: My Fifth Starving Artist Story My Fourth Starving Artist Story My Third Starving Artist Story My Second Starving Artist Story OK, My First Starving Artist Story Since I was afraid of flying, I decided to take an […]

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My Fifth Starving Artist Story

November 19, 2008 – 6:52 am

I was sad when Victoria Donner, Tamsen’s older sister moved out of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs.  I found her to be the sweetest and most approachable of all The Donner clan.  Her room was immediately taken by Parivash Shogi’s cousin, who was sent from Tehran to America for brain surgery. Pari was the […]

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My Fourth Starving Artist Story

November 12, 2008 – 4:07 pm

Stick with it, there is a photo at the end.   This Starving Artist post will focus on Tamsen Donner, who was a large influence on my life.  We ended up taking a trip through the South together – a trip that I will never forget. God chiseled and hammered Tamsen out of the hardest stone.  […]

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My Third Starving Artist Story

November 5, 2008 – 12:23 pm

Stick with it – there are pictures at the bottom! I really didn’t appreciate my coworkers during the times that I worked at Les Amis (I worked there at two separate times).  There were the itinerates that had worked there for years, and the college students that were working for pocket money.  I was already […]

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Ok, My First Starving Artist Story

October 22, 2008 – 7:49 pm

Now, you will soon find out why I am obsessed with the cafe culture and painting in coffee houses. During the late 70’s, I worked at the now-defunct, legendary coffee house,  Les Amis.  Les Amis was ahead of its time, and I often wonder what it would be like if it had survived the expansion […]

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