When life closes a door, God opens a window.

We've got a nation of people who have one eye looking out for the next speed camera, another looking for a speed limit sign and another looking at the speedometer - which is a bit of a shame, when you only have two eyes.

When life closes a door, God opens a window.

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching.

I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some direction.

I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form or another, not realizing what it was all about.

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.