LILLIAN GAFFNEY
Professional: Writing journals for twenty years and using the work to assist others in a creative process called Journal To Change YOUR Life. Journal Writer/watching video's, and seminars. Joined various groups throughout the years, such as Liberty Bell Speakers in Philadelphia branch of NSA, National Image Consultants, BNI, Chamber of Commerce, Business Women's Network. My own life's process and healing
has been my greatest assets. I am a teacher and a student of life. Personal: I am family oriented. I love to write, draw, read and create...whether that be workshops, writing, cooking, quilting, travel, collage work, decorating, or gardening. My passion is to create. I also enjoy yoga, biking, walking, swimming, and nature. I am not big on labels, I simply see myself as a safe container for others to process their work.
MILTON 501 BOWENS Born and raised in Oakland, Calif., Milton Bowens is the fifth boy of ten children and also the youngest of the ten, that’s the origin of his unique signature Milton 510. Milton’s artistic
promise began at the age of five with nothing more than a few pencils and cut up brown paper bags used as sketch paper, thanks to his mother’s ingenuity of making the best of lean times. Milton never lost sight of his humble roots. Discreetly placed on many of his collage works of art is a piece or strip of brown
paper bag a subtle reminder. Years later, Milton’s formal art education took off while he attended the Renaissance Art School in Oakland during his junior and senior high school years. After graduating, Milton received a scholarship to the California College of Arts and
Crafts. He completed one-year of study then enlisted in the United States Armed Forces and became an Illustrator. He received his Associates Degree in Commercial Art under the Army’s College Education Assistance
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Program (ACE). Milton is a nationally known artist and activist, who has been creating powerful work for over the past
20 years, and who has participated in over 100 group and one-person exhibitions regionally and nationally. Although Milton has accomplished a tremendous body of work and many accolades over a brief period, he never rests on his laurels. His relentless quest for knowledge, innovative artistic techniques and a deeper understanding of art and the role it plays in the preservation of culture is never ending.