When I met Marilu she was making natural skin care products using her own garden botanicals. I was fascinated. I had never thought about how these products were made. I always bought my facial products at a department store. Marilu gave me several jars of her...

I wasn’t an artist. My sister was an amazing painter. Not me. But I became an artist of sorts after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had to wait for six weeks before surgery. I thought I would go crazy. I was angry that cancer was interfering with my life. A few...