EARL STORM
PERIWINKLE - THE CREAVITY WIZARD

THAT'S ME WITH MY WIZARDLY PERSONA...
PERIWINKLE, - A WISE AND WHIMSICAL SAGE
THAT ALCHEMIZES ALL THE
CHALLENGES, FRUSTRATIONS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS
OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS INTO CREATIVE FUEL.
WITH LAUGHTER, MAGIC AND IMAGINATION,
AND THE OCCASIONAL WAVE OF THIS WAND,
PERIWINKLE INSPIRES YOU AND ME INTO ACTION

- AND SPEAKING OF ACTION -
I HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE ARTIST FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.
IT ALL BEGAN AS A CHILD BEING MESMERIZED BY
CARTOONS AND COLORING BOOKS.
"BUGS BUNNY" AND "HUCKLEBERRY HOUND"
BEING AMONGST MY FAVORITES.

HAVING THE INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION
OF MY ANIMATED FORE-FATHERS...I HAVE BEEN
AN PROFESSIONAL ARTIST ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE.
FROM GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN THE LATE 70'S
UNTIL MY COMING OUT AS A CARTOONIST IN THE 90'S
TO RE-DEFINING MYSELF (THANK YOU ARTIST'S WAY)
AS A POLITICAL CARTOONIST IN 2007.

IT WAS THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF
MY LIFE-LONG DREAM
OF BEING A SYNDICATED CARTOONIST THAT
LED ME TO "THE ARTIST'S WAY" IN I995.
THAT DREAM BECAME A REALITY DURING MY FIRST TIME
THROUGH THIS ARTFUL AND AMAZING JOURNEY.

THE REALITY OF MY DREAM BEING ACTUALIZED WAS
LIKE BEING HIT BY A MAC-TRUCK AND A DUCKFEATHER
ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN A PASSIONATE PRACTITIONER
FOR ALMOST 15-YEARS.
JUST IMAGINE FIFTEEN YEARS OF MORNING PAGES..
WHO KNEW!!!

MY ART AND MY LIFE AS AN CARTOONIST
HAS BEEN UNFOLDING IN
NEW AND EXCITING DIRECTIONS AND DIMENSIONS
EVER SINCE.


"Today I am LIVING MY DREAM...and YET....
I am still on the THRESHOLD OF IT.

I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE LIFE I AM LIVING.....
 .....my internet-syndicated cartoon strip - QUACK CITY.....
.....Certified ARTIST'S WAY Facilitator..... 
expanding the course in the 
Artist's Community,Business Community and Non-Profit Agencies. 
.....sharing my life with my husband, Ernie....
.....celebrating a life that is filled with heart, self-expression
a vibrant creative community.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THE
LIFE I AM LIVING TODAY
is a direct result of the tools and insights that
"THE ARTIST'S WAY" HAS OFFERED ME.

It was my decision to live these tools instead of just
thinking about it that made the difference.
I am truly grateful for the journey and
THE JOURNEY IS CONTINUOUS."

- IN 2002 -
I WAS PERSONALLY ASKED BY MARK BRYAN
(Co-founder of the ARTIST'S WAY workshops with Julia Cameron)
TO BECOME A CERTIFIED FACILITATOR IN THE
"ARTIST'S WAY CREATIVITY PROGRAM"
TO TAKE ARTIST'S WAY FURTHER INTO THE
CREATIVE AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AT
www.artistswayatwork.com
I AM EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE AMONGST A
HANDFUL OF HAND-PICKED FACILITATORS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO SHARE
MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL PASSION
FOR THIS INCREDIBLE BODY OF WORK



ASIDE FROM MY FACILITATING, TEACHING AND TRAINING,
I CAN BE FOUND AT MY DRAWING BOARD
PURSUING MY PASSION FOR POLITICAL CARTOONS
AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY
WITH MY POPULAR INTERNET CARTOON STRIP...

www.quackcity.com

CURRENTLY I AM IN PRODUCTION OF MY FIRST BOOK
OF DUCK-TOONS ON THE INSANITY OF THE
BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO BE PUBLISHED THIS SUMMER.
DUCKFEATHERS WILL FLY!!!