tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41313832011-12-14T18:37:05.111-08:00Zochaezochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-85979087713830464102007-08-23T19:45:00.000-07:002007-08-23T19:47:53.268-07:00Hanuman lost his first tooth today. It was the same tooth that came in first when he was just about 4 or 5 months old. We are very excited. Hanuman insisted on wearing pajamas to bed because he did not want the tooth fairy to see him naked. Zephyr saw Hanuman holding his tooth and started crying because he wanted one too. He is a silly child.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-91832818554404783012007-07-26T20:58:00.000-07:002007-07-26T21:09:05.645-07:00Today is Zephyr's 2nd birthday. He's growing so fast and using language with great ease. I wish his father could have seen him. Zephyr is a daredevil and laughingly flings himself through the world without any regard to safety. He reminds me so much of Zochae. He loves to entertain Hanuman and I with his carefully crafted pratfalls. When Zochae and I first met, he was the same way. One dayzochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-49331426534812588292007-07-12T20:32:00.000-07:002007-07-12T20:41:49.091-07:00It's been 2 months since Zochae died. People ask me how I'm doing all of the time. How do I respond? Do I tell them that I feel like I'm going to die of sadness? Do I try to explain that I feel like I have sandbags tied around my arms and legs and a perpetual fog in my head? Do I mention that it takes me 2 hours to decide what to fix for dinner and that I almost have panic attacks trying to zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-21996257506828035322007-06-04T09:46:00.000-07:002007-06-04T10:03:01.631-07:00Hello dear friends,Thank you to Andy and all the wonderful people who organized the goodbye moon benefit. It was so good to see everyone appreciating and admiring Zochae's artwork. He would have loved it! The gallery at Town and Country mall is showing some of Zochae's work through the month of June. It's kind of a father's day tribute. There will be a party there on the 22nd.In his last yearzochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-67649184237221444872007-05-18T09:49:00.000-07:002007-05-18T09:56:33.128-07:00Dear Friends,Thank you all for the love and support you've given to me and the boys in the last 2 weeks since Zochae's passage. I've gotten so many calls from people who would like to help. I have a hard time identifying what help is needed. Mostly, I just miss my beloved husband. My sister and her kids have been staying with me, but are leaving today. I've posted some events on the calender zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-30934558315825977702007-05-06T05:29:00.000-07:002007-05-06T05:35:00.542-07:00Zochae's spirit parted from his body on Friday May 4, 07. He died at Hospice surrounded by loving friends and family. His passage was very peaceful and gentle after a long painful struggle. We will have a memorial service on Wednesday May 8, 07 at 3:00 at Woodland Cemetery's Mausoleum. I miss him. Marthazochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-80617858992309481282007-03-26T10:14:00.000-07:002007-03-26T10:20:22.838-07:00I have a correction to make, previously I had posted that I now had cancer in my leg and hip bones, this is not correct it was in my hip but not my leg that was a mis-underdtanding on my part and a mispost to boot. It is in the base of my spine. not that this changes many things for us. It dows help to explain some of the pain. Prior to my last treatment my pain was better then with the lastzochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-46707135569590639302007-03-15T15:05:00.000-07:002007-03-15T15:35:53.527-07:00Hey sorry I have not posted in a while. Some of you know that I have had some issues lately with pain. It is my belief as well as Martha's that when we increased the chemo that we created this problem. We (mostly Martha) did research and found that the chemo can cause muscle ad joint pain. After my last treatment (wed last week) I came home and Martha and I watched my body acting as if therezochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-16716309599208172062007-02-22T12:27:00.000-08:002007-02-22T12:33:53.954-08:00In 1 week I will be setting up a space at CADC this will be on a month to month basis. I will keep the space as long as I can afford to, or as long as the space continues to pay for itself.The First friday of every month there will be a party from 5 - 10 pm. please come and please bring a friend.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-56589190263238075992007-02-22T12:15:00.000-08:002007-02-23T15:03:06.754-08:00my mom sent me some money reciently for art supplies.I decided to get a projector for use with family portrates.here are the first 2 HanumanZephyrzochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-34714875766913479362007-02-20T17:15:00.000-08:002007-02-20T17:33:48.808-08:00do you remember the song fish heads?here is a video to the songand while we are at it check out star trekinzochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-75223124822795029162007-01-19T16:15:00.000-08:002007-01-19T16:19:39.578-08:00Here is our new Chinese Water DragonWe dont know if it is a boy or girl so it has no name yetIt is just a baby Molting already zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-47543938794474163552007-01-16T02:45:00.000-08:002007-01-16T03:01:23.290-08:00Here is the terrarium. It is sitting on a great piece of thrift store furnature. Goodwill had this beauty marked at 14.95 and we snatched it up. Martha was able to unpack all of our antique and fancy dishes. We shal have a fancy tea party soon. Here are a few of the inhabitants.....Fire belly toads. We bought some anole lizards. We had to return them.... this was not the best enviroonment for zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-62414291883746188172007-01-05T06:33:00.000-08:002007-01-05T06:38:06.740-08:00If you have not already please let your friends know about this site. I will attempt to keep it up to date.Once I have completed the terrarium that I am building, I will start painting again. I hope to sell some pieces this month so I can justify the expense of more canvases.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-34300464021207619862007-01-03T06:44:00.000-08:002007-01-03T06:46:02.523-08:00there is an interesting report on the herald tribune called.... Cancer's unrecognized toll: The hours and hours getting treatmentI see this on my way out this morning for chemo.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-27900694601137442482007-01-02T19:59:00.001-08:002007-01-02T19:59:58.786-08:00Zochae Paintingszochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-3939100264859590392007-01-02T19:24:00.000-08:002007-01-02T19:27:12.215-08:00zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-18227349865032034532007-01-02T08:52:00.000-08:002007-01-02T08:54:23.085-08:00I just set up a new show at the emporium (937-767-7077) in Yellow Springs.Here is my "bio"Paintings by Zochae01-2007Most Pieces are for sale. Pricing information is available at www.zochae.blogspot.com Where does one start when asked to describe ones self, or ones work that is created?I am 32,husband to a wonderful spouse of 6 years, Martha who is perhaps my greatest fan and supporter.She has zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1560736109355256242007-01-01T11:29:00.000-08:002007-01-01T11:31:35.223-08:00Happy New Year !zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-82980423523901448972006-12-27T14:05:00.000-08:002006-12-27T14:07:47.945-08:0012-27-2006Last night I received a pone call from Dr. Rivka Sanders, our family doctor. She was calling after receiving a copy of my pet/ct scan which I had about a week ago.The test shows that not only do I have cancer in my bronchials and the surrounding lymph nodes. I have nodes throughout my chest, my neck nodes are also quite swollen. The scan also showed that 3 of the nodes around my liver zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1166889010122434182006-12-23T07:43:00.000-08:002006-12-23T07:50:10.126-08:00july 19 2006 Dayton City paper www.daytoncitypaper.com Young and Restless Zochae gets therapy at Therapy By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz The creation of artwork has a variety of purposes: it can exalt beauty; it can be a vital aspect of cultural ritual; and it can be an avenue for solace and self-exploration. This couldn’t be more evident than during the 20th century, when it became more commonplace for zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1166886044112272612006-12-23T06:58:00.000-08:002006-12-23T07:00:44.123-08:0012-18-2006 As some of you may have heard...the doctors say that my cancer is back. I am unsure if the cancer has returned or not. The lungs (site of return) were never looked at. Not until I was coughing badly and pulled a muscle in my ribs. Then Dr Basel Yanes ordered a ct scan of my chest and we found the same bitch of a cancer now resting in my bronchial. It has planted itself on the walls of zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1163614139077583892006-11-15T10:04:00.000-08:002006-11-15T10:08:59.086-08:00Wow! Has it been since the end of july since I have posted?To those who may want to know, I am recovering now and will be returning to work January 2nd 2007.Hanuman is now 5 years old and is doing great in school. Zephyr is trying to suck his thumb off his hand. Martha is deep into her grad school studies and I who have been a couch potato lately am going to work on getting a book published.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1154389797392342982006-07-31T16:31:00.000-07:002006-07-31T16:49:57.423-07:00Hi I have started playing around with re upholstering,here is our couch nowzochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1152657556713327822006-07-11T15:18:00.000-07:002006-07-11T15:39:16.743-07:00Yesterday i was interviewed by the Dayton City Paper while i was setting up an art showing containing 40 pieces of art spanning 5 years. not complete showing but 40 is a good number.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1151280973532437002006-06-25T17:11:00.000-07:002006-06-25T17:16:13.546-07:00here is another, Martha insisted i finish a piece i started 4 years ago. i was uo till 1:30. oil on wood.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1150817878869962402006-06-20T08:34:00.000-07:002006-06-20T08:37:58.883-07:00Well... Last night I painted from 10-2 and came up with this.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1150498377377416012006-06-16T15:47:00.000-07:002006-06-16T15:52:57.386-07:00Last night was a bust, I started a piece but fizzled out early.today I added back to our walkway the concrete I had removed 2 years ago.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1150388678047907402006-06-15T08:41:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:24:38.076-07:00zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131383.post-1150381501713085042006-06-15T07:23:00.000-07:002006-06-15T07:25:01.723-07:00Hi today is the start of a weekly update.I created a new piece last night was up late and am tired. i look forward to more new pieces soon.zochaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198760472506157864noreply@blogger.com