claybo

claybo has the Drawing Bug big time.

Updated 12 days ago


53, Male

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Member since June 16, 2007

History

Places I've been
Glendale, Arizona (Hometown), Metro LA & nearby beaches; San Diego; Grand Canyon/Havasupai; Las Vegas; St. Lawrence River; various ski resorts in CO, MT and WY, plus Grindelwald & Chamonix; Seattle; Nogales; Washington, DC
Education
  • University of Arizona

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About Me

Artist!  Journal keeper, having not missed a day since New Year's Eve 2006.  Potter,  husband, father, poet, humorist, 4-time marathoner (those days are probably gone forever), megawalker/hiker, avid reader, overeater, lapsed vegetarian, beer guzzler, wine sipper, student, substitute teacher, adult trainer, ear-hair-grower, Freethinker, writer, numbers cruncher, dilettante, naysayer, yeasayer, whaddayasayer, theremustbeawayer.  Composer of sentence fragments.  Crossword puzzle/labyrinth/word search constructor.  Former newsletter editor, former coordinator, former administrative vice president, former receiving clerk, former engraver, former lithographer, former gallery guard, former night watchman guarding ceramic elephants (that was creepy, but $30 was a lot of dough back then).  Dreamer.  Insomniac (stayed up literally ALL NIGHT on my Birthday).  Arizonan.  Former sound man for a mostly living-room band, who's not altogether that sound.  Correspondent who will cry if snail-mail ever meets its demise.  Moviegoer.  Bowler.  Processor of nutrients.  Back-fence-fire survivor.  Opinionated jerkwad at odd times; enlightened joyspreader at even odder times.  Performance artist billed as Multimedia Poet.  Amateur in the Classic sense, i.e. Lover!

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Chapbook Production for fun? and profit?
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I'M GOING IN--COVER ME!

On September 28, 2007, in a coffeehouse in uptown Phoenix, Arizona, I fulfilled a decades-long dream More

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Questions & Answers

What are you buying at the farmers market?

Seasonal fruits & vegetables

Are you saving for retirement?

Yes, sometimes

Do you own a cell phone? If yes, how long have you owned one?

Never want one

If you were a contestant on Jeopardy what would be your dream trivia category?

Marvel comics, 1960s

Are you looking for a new job?

No, I'm good where I am

Who are your heroes?

Mohandas Gandhi, Steven Spielberg, Sadako Sasaki, Michael J. Fox, Albert Einstein, Albert Schweitzer, Mary Cassatt, Linda Barry, Matt Groening, Charles Schulz, Neal Adams, Annie Liebowitz, Dorothy Parker, "Gonzo" Gonzalez, Steve Nash, Joan Benoit, Karen W, Will Rogers, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Christy Mathewson, Ann Dennis, Maegene Nelson, Gayle Sumida, Tom Sing, Steve Boyle, Tom Stover, Judy Stover, Lisa Quast, Bob Scheiffer, among many others

What kind of trip would you love to take in Italy?

Take part in an art history tour of Florence

What is your marital status?

Married

What would you buy if money wasn't an object?

Travel the world

Do you think it's a good idea to pay for a child's college education?

Yes, if you can afford it

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

Georgia O'Keeffe. She was quite old, quite frail, but she radiated immense power.

What's your favorite game to play at home?

Computer/electronic games

Now that you are over 50, what are you doing that you never thought you would?

Retaining head hair

How many children do you have?

1

What is your educational background?

Graduate School

How is your garden doing this season?

Garden, what's that?

What is your favorite type of music?

Rock/pop

What is your dream vacation?

Skiing in the Swiss Alps (need my body of 20 years ago for that, though)

Where were you born?

California - metro LA

How much are you paying for a gallon of gas this week?

Less than $3.00

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