2003-12-23
The Art of Nga Katz
My mother, Nga Katz, has developed a unique style combining three art forms: Chinese brush techniques, the simplicity of Japanese art, and the "story telling" of each painting from her Vietnamese perspective. Her medium is watercolor on rice paper and silk.
Picture: Happy Koi by Nga Bui Katz
To see more of her artwork, visit her website at ngakatz.com.
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2001-06-25
The Story of Paul & Pierre
My dad and his sheltie, Pierre, have been pretty inseparable since Pierre was a pup. But on one icy December morning, Pierre became a life saver when my dad slipped in the driveway and broke his hip. With nobody around, my dad told Pierre to run into the house, retrieve his play pulley—a stout piece of rope for playing tug-of-war—and help pull him into the house ...
2000-12-23
Nithanya: Music of Jon Katz
My brother has been playing music since we were little. Although he was an award-winning musician with the clarinet, more recently, he’s been playing keyboard and composing. I managed to obtain smoking-gun blackmail material: an “interesting” music video of Nithanya[1], a song off his Brandon Project CD. He’s the Asian guy with the turban moving rhythmically while at the keyboard.2 I would describe the ...
