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Natibu: The legacy
Biba Mes CHamoru! One of my favorite art forms is dance. Most countries have their own traditional dances like the Samba (Brazil),...
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Art Therapy
By Donna Hope Blas
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- Feb 9
Penturan CHamoru
Meet the CHamoru illustrator Paul Mendiola of Familian Lay (Cruz) and Tanda (Mendiola). Q: When did you first get into art? A: My...
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- Nov 5, 2023
Up to Parr: 'The minute I touched the clay, the passion was born'
Donna Parr, that is. Meet the potter. This California native’s journey to Guam began in 1996 when her husband got stationed on Guam....
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- Mar 5, 2023
Raising an artist: Q&A with my daughter
One of the important things to teach children is the love of learning. Once they are equipped with this, they can learn anything they...
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- Jan 8, 2023
Tim Hanley: The nomad artist
I met this artist in the early 1990s. Eeeks. That sounds like a long time ago. He was a boat captain. A mutual artist friend of ours...
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- Dec 4, 2022
Guam is a backdrop
I am excited to share with you an artist who travels with her art. Let me tell you why this is important. She is a military spouse. As a...
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- Nov 4, 2022
The King Triton of the Pacific
As a child he was like a fish – always in water. His first time on the water was when he was just six months old. It was in a boat on the...
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- Oct 10, 2022
The art diva’s debut
Q&A with Shelly Calvo: 'Art was my first love' This incredible woman can’t do enough. She is Superwoman if you ask me. She’s busy being a...
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- Jul 3, 2022
The creative women of Guam
For centuries, women were deprived of the chance to become professional artists or to study under famous artists. It wasn’t until a...
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- Jun 11, 2022
Dreams behind the lens
“I wanted a new start, an adventure,” he said. Twenty-six years later, the adventure hasn’t ended. It’s like the Energizer Bunny, it just...
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- Apr 2, 2022
Second chances
There comes a time in your life when you must decide if something is worth saving, worth giving a second chance. I try my utmost to save...
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- Mar 13, 2022
The Picasso of the Pacific
There once was an artist who traveled the world…but then, The Pandemic. The end. Kidding! I’d like to introduce you to one of the...
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- Feb 2, 2022
Healing and cultural revival at the invisible hospital
After two years of being back on Guam, I never realized what hid behind the gate at Oka Point in Tumon. I never thought that place would...
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- Dec 31, 2021
Fierce love
Imagine a love so strong, so fierce that nothing can break its hold on you. You are forever captivated, committed and dedicated with the...
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- Dec 3, 2021
Mother knows best
Her mother told her she had been drawing since she could pick up a pencil. As a mother myself and having an artistic daughter, I know for...
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- Nov 5, 2021
Makeup ministry
I'd like to introduce you to an artist from the islands who began her journey on Guam and ended up on 16 billboards in Las Vegas. She...
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- Sep 3, 2021
Roses are red , violets are blue, art is therapy, it’s good for you.
Okay, I’m not the best poet in the Pacific but what I just wrote is true. Art is therapy. And, ahh, roses are red. All true! The past...
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