Greetings from Chemo Country

08/12/2025

Happy to share this recent article about my coloring books from visual arts newletter, ArtBEAT Buzz, along with updated info on where you can find them.
A portion of any profits made from the sale of these books will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

07/15/2025

Uh oh...just learned that while TownHouse Books carries my coloring books, they're not on their website yet, I know!

So in the meantime should you wish to order my coloring books, please call TownHouse Books at 1-630-584-8603.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

06/04/2025

In September, 2020, I went through a rapid-fire cancer experience in the midst of COVID (of course!). Eight days after emergency hospitalization, I went home with a diagnosis of Stage 2 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, 1 round of emergency chemo under my belt, a good prognosis, and enough topical humor to fill a coloring book about cancer, or two.
Humor was the best way for me stay in the moment and derail dark thoughts during the intense early days, because my thoughts took me everywhere. My oncologist and oncology nurse agreed, and suggested maybe I should write these humorous comments down; no one was talking about cancer this way. Fast-forward several months and I found myself calling upon friends and former advertising colleagues to donate their time and help illustrate the comments; what a fabulous response. I'd learned how helpful coloring could be in providing distraction, focus and relaxation and some of the comments were really illustrative. The end results came together as coloring books - postcards from personal experience during cancer and chemo. And while they do not make fun of cancer, they do make fun of what I went through, and cancer patients have found them relatable.
The coloring books “Greetings from Chemo Country” and “Welcome to Six Chemos” are shared with oncology patients at Northwestern University Health System. And now I'm proud to announce that the coloring books are available through TownHouse Books and Café, 105 N. 2nd Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174. They're $10/each and a portion of the proceeds from the books will be donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
(https://townhousebooks.com).

05/12/2025

Greetings from Greetings from Chemo Country, and thanks to those who've continued following along.
I had to put the brakes on when it came to promoting my books about 18 months ago to deal with some family issues and a few orthopedic surgeries (all good, not cancer related). And have also been taking a break from Amazon and trying to find publishers for the books. This is not easy for a gently humorous coloring book about cancer/chemotherapy. Apparently there's no category for that!
So at least for right now, if you're interest in purchasing one or both books ($6.95 ea. + shipping), just DM me from this page and will get those right out to you.
And there's more to come as we approach the fifth anniversary of Greetings from Chemo Country in Spring, '26. We're planning a workshop on the importance of art and humor while facing cancer/chemo and another book is in development, too.
Will keep you posted as things progress and again, thanks for following along.

11/05/2023

Friday's Healing HeARTS show was fabulous!

10/06/2023

So excited to share this news!

Welcome to Six Chemos coloring book takes you further into the surreal world of the cancer/chemotherapy experience, even moreso than Greetings from Chemo Country did. The captions and illustrations contained here are based on all the weirdness you’d expect, and they’re sometimes shaped by commen...

09/14/2023

Today, on the third anniversary of my emergency hospitalization for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, I'm pleased to announce my inclusion in an art show featuring Greetings from Chemo Country and soon-to-be published Welcome to Six Chemos! Talk about coming full circle.
The show - Healing HeARTS - is curated by Cheri Hunt, art instructor at Northwestern's Living Well Cancer Resource Center, and will include work from various artists whose art was informed by their cancer, chemo, or radiation.
To say I'm honored to be included in this show is an understatement, and my hope is that many of you have a chance to come out and experience the beauty of it.

08/15/2023

Some nice press about the first coloring book, and a glimpse at the next coloring book coming out this fall, “Welcome to Six Chemos”.

05/06/2023

Can't believe it's been 2 years since Greetings from Chemo Country was launched, and now a second coloring book coming summer of 2023. Who knew you could draw humor from cancer? Apparently a lot of people, because we'll be pulling together volume 3 soon with some of their stories.
What a strange and incredible ride this is and my continued thanks for the love and support.

02/08/2023

Honored to be a part of this exhibition, it was a great opening!

01/28/2023

Great coverage from the Daily Herald on Artoma, an exhibition in Arlington Heights, IL that features the art of cancer survivors. It runs from February 3 - March 31st at the Empty Corner Gallery.

An Arlington Heights art gallery opens its latest exhibition next week with the works of five artists who have battled cancer and created drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures as a way of processing their experiences with the disease.

01/17/2023

Happy New Year!

I'm honored to share that Greetings from Chemo County has been selected to participate in an upcoming art show - Artoma - that features art created by persons with cancer, along with how cancer influenced and inspired them.

The Chicago area show is in it's 3rd year, and the 2023 version "Artoma: Mestasasis - The Art of Cancer" will run February 3rd through mid-March at the Empty Corner Gallery in Arlington Heights. The work here is beautiful, intriguing, and thought provoking, and I'm really excited about this opportunity to introduce the book to a whole new audience. Hope to see you there...