at home in the world Welcome to my chronicle. I have embarked on my 'global art studio tour' (GAST). Who knows how long i'll be gone or where exactly it will take me. I hope to meet as many artists, see as many studios, and make as much art work as possible before my return. If you wish to sponsor me, you will receive a peice of artwork, of your choice, after my return at the value of which you sponsor me. (does that make sense?) Put another way, you can pre-purchase artwork from me, if you would like. The two ways to get money to me are (1)Send it to my parents who will deposit it: c/o Ron & Janine Parrish, 9102 Towanna Tr., Austin, TX 78736, USA. OR (2) email me (via this website) for Paypal information. (my account is under my email address, if you already have that.) Thanks so much. Please comment as freely and frequently as you wish on articles and picture. ~heather

It’s my last day in Bali, so I will not be spending much time behind a computer. Just a quick update: After leaving Ubud, I met Misi & team at the airport: enter: society. I hadn’t been around people I could speak with above a 3 year old level for over 2 weeks, and let me tell ya – I made up for lost time! I was miss chatty for about 3 days. Then, enough. It was a bit of a sever whiplash going from 0 to 19 companions – 6 of whom were kids. It was fun though being with families who are living like mine did here. Lots of memories have revisited me. After a 4 day retreat, 5 of us went up to the orphanage outside of town & had a blast with the kids. ( more about that later). Now, one more day in Kuta & then its on to the next island for me – Java. I will definitely leave a big piece of my heart here when I leave tomorrow, which I will have to come back & visit frequently!