In 2015, I was invited to come and present at Via Affirmativa - an annual artist conference that celebrates beauty, affirms artists, and engages communities.

Via Affirmativa celebrates beauty, affirms artists, and engages communities. We are a movement of artists and champions of art who place value on created works of beauty. We celebrate these expressions of beauty as created reflections of a greater, natural beauty; the created reflecting our creator. We affirm the role of artist as a worthwhile pursuit. We seek to create a national network of artists who support and encourage one another; mentor and critique one another.