To live a life in art has meant to find ways to interconnect creative expression with doing social good. I am now pulling together diverse threads and interests to make sense of who I am, why I am here, and where I am going. Annie Dillard’s A Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974) and Lewis Hyde’s The Gift (1983) were early guides, and they still resonate today. My aim is to look with care at the world around me, find relevance in what lies within my grasp, and assist in the movement of gifts through the culture.