Glad you stopped by.  I’ve been waiting to talk to you.  Some folks say the swamp is a lonely and dangerous place.  I’m here to tell you it’s magic.  Everyday, I meet new characters, envision another painting, and conjure up another story...all from just sitting and staring at the bayou.  Can’t wait to see who or what will creep into my mind tomorrow.

Juggling my time between writing and painting is difficult, but without both, I’d feel like half a person.  I just hope I don’t develop a third interest.

When I’m not at the easel or the computer, I’m with my family--two sons, two lovely daughters-in-law, and seven grandsons. See the latest photograph of the grandsons.  What joy!  I can be a kid all over again.  Oh, I also share my place with Kizzie and Mandy, mixed felines who graciously let me sleep on one side of the bed.

My life has been anything but boring, but I’ll keep it brief.  In high school, I lettered in several sports and served as a Girl Scout counselor during the summers. My senior year at L.S.U., I moved to Huntsville, Alabama and worked for NASA at the Redstone Arsenal during the design and building of the Saturn C-5 moon rocket.  When Kennedy was assassinated, I answered his call to “ask what you can do for your country” and spent two years with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia.

Upon returning home I plunged into art, studying under many recognized artists.  I also joined several patriotic organizations and wrote and self-published Rochester Descendants in America, Vols. I & II.  I hold a B. S. from L.S.U. and bleed purple and gold.

I’ve a few more things I’d like to tell you, but they’ll have to keep till next time.  Till then, enjoy your visit and come back soon.  I’ll leave the light on.

Sylvia

Check out the Family Photos      

Articles of interest:

Read an excerpt about Sylvia by multi-published author, Lynn Emery, in Lynn’s November, 2003, Newsletter.

Read excerpts from the Baton Rouge Advocate’s article by Ryan Goudelocke.
Article from Gonzales Weekly
Article about Sylvia in the Bayou Journal