Posted by Jon, onehumanbeing on August 22, 2010
In honor of our friends…
Our friends, Russ and Laura, have been traveling by bicycle across the United States since last Summer on an open-ended journey.
For several years before they left Long Beach to follow their dreams, they were a major part of our Friday night Happy Hour crew which met every week to unwind and share our ideas, dreams and latest creative works.
Over the course of many Happy Hours we were privileged to watch their shared dream take shape, acquire wheels and take them out onto the great American pilgrimage – the open road.
In honor of their One Year On The Road, a group of us got together last Friday, August 13th, so we could record a video “congratulations” to them.
Included in the video is Chris, Dominic and Jayme, Katie and Rick, Tania and myself, and Richard (the Jesse Ventura look-alike…)
This video was edited by myself on Saturday night, August 21st, with much input from Tania, Enjoy!
Links:
You can follow their journey on their website and also on their Facebook page:
Website: http://pathlesspedaled.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Path-Less-Pedaled/94377691671?v=wall
Until later, best of health.
Posted by Jon, onehumanbeing on February 14, 2010
This is the image from my Valentine’s Day card for Tania… That’s me at age four (BTW – That’s also the photo I used for my onehumanbeing logo.)
Have a great Valentine’s Day everyone!
Posted by Jon, onehumanbeing on January 3, 2010
Here’s the art piece Tania and I made for her dad’s birthday this last week…
Mark Leysen and The Irascible Group
10″ x 8″ x 5″
3D Cardboard Cut-Out Collage
About The Piece
Tania’s dad, Mark Leysen, who is an artist, is the one standing in the foreground, and was deeply influenced by that irascible group of artists known as the New York School of Abstract Expressionism – the group of people behind him…
The Irascible Group photo is from an article in Life Magazine – January 15, 1951. This was the article that sent Jackson Pollock to the top of the art world heap.
Here’s a link to the article and photo online (Google Books)…
Other Links to Mark Leysen’s Art Work
markleysen.com – http://www.markleysen.com/
artnet – a small selection of work - http://www.artnet.com/artist/424302668/mark-leysen.html
Viewliner LTD – a blog with drawings Mark did in the late 70′s – http://viewlinerltd.blogspot.com/2008/05/mark-leysen-orange-county-artist-part-1.html
And to read his book, Flemish Fries…
Amazon.com – http://www.amazon.com/Flemish-Fries-Mark-Leysen/dp/1847287131/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262544332&sr=8-2
Happy Birthday Mark!
…and many more!
Posted by Jon, onehumanbeing on December 23, 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
…from Jon and Tania, Moseley and Suki, Redbot and The Baby Jesus Sacred Hearts Club Band…
The Baby Jesus Sacred Hearts Club Band
14.5″ x 9.5″
mixed media on cardboard
Jon and Tania | December 2009
(click on image above – or here – to see the card larger…)
Coming Christmas Morning – The key to the collage images
Are you wondering who all those people are with us on our Christmas Card? Click Here to see the Key to our 2009 Christmas Card Collage… (will be posted at 6:00am Christmas morning – 12.25.2009…)
Posted by Jon, onehumanbeing on December 10, 2009
Tania on the cover of The District - December 9, 2009
The District Weekly – December 9, 2009
The new issue of The District came out yesterday with an article that has been much anticipated around our home…
Rachel Powers, a writer for The District, has been putting this article together since the summer, and our friend and professional photographer, Russ Roca, took the photos several months ago.
We had no idea when the story would come out, or that they would choose this photo (above) for the cover shot…
I think it’s a great photo. That’s my beautiful wife, doing what she does everyday – giving her time, energy and love into making other peoples lives better.
I’m very proud of her!
The story is about the amazing place Tania works at called “The Village” which serves the homeless, “mentally ill” population with real care and true compassion.
Long Beach is finally learning about this world-famous and very successful resource in their own downtown.
People who work in the mental health field come from all over the world (right now there is a group from Japan visiting for a week) to do an “Immersion” and find out how the philosophy of The Village works.
The article does a great job of explaining the simple, but radically different approach The Village uses to help remind people that they are somebody of value, to reawaken their forgotten dreams and to both start and continue on that road back to health and stability.
Tania started working there in September of 2005 – how she got there is a story for another time – and since then she has grown in amazing ways.
I feel honored to be a part of her story and to be able to offer her my unconditional support for the work she does.
Article Links
Best Practices – The District Weekly, December 9, 2009
The Village Website – Information Page
