I opened the email and read the apology from the arts organization I belong to for publishing my address wrong in the annual magazine that just came back from the printer and is on its way to thousands of art lovers and galleries and collectors and my heart clenched and sank over the loss of revenue that would be linked to this mistake. But then the world crept in and I was elevated once again into my privileged life as I read about the error in the local high school yearbook which wasn’t an error at all but a hate so deep and wide it sought to erase an entire boy by erasing his name— by printing in its place Black Guy. And I know and you know the kid or kids who did this will say I’m sorry and they will be punished and I would hope be responsible for the cost of reprinting seven hundred yearbooks— but they will never comprehend (they could never comprehend) the length they added to an ever-extending scar.
I currently live in Greenwood, Indiana. I love to listen to music, books on CD, podcasts or NPR as I work in my studio. My favorite artists are Andrew Wyeth and Edward Hopper. I love poetry, but only the good stuff that isn’t so abstract I can’t understand it. Abstraction better lends itself to visual art, I think. Stephen Dunn is my favorite poet. He’s said just about anything that can be said about the inner workings of the heart and mind. My favorite novel is Atonement by Ian McEwan. My all time favorite band is The Cure. I love science, and anything that relates to how the mind works. I don’t believe in the supernatural. If I could meet anyone in the world, it would be Richard Dawkins or Steven Pinker. If you don’t buy my art or read my poetry, buy one of their books. It will enrich if not change your life. My favorite things to do are hiking, kayaking and camping. My favorite food is so common, I’ll keep you in suspense (It starts with a P). I prefer chocolate to vanilla. Green is my favorite color. I have an aversion to planning or scheduling of any kind, and I live for spontaneous adventures! Telephone conversations make me anxious, and I avoid them at almost all cost. I had a happy childhood. I’m having a pretty fantastic adulthood. I have every intention of seeing my 100th birthday, after which I will happily relinquish my guts to the future of medicine.
Cheers! ~DeMaris
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