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| Jerry Magusen The Face of Malibu Rebuilds Series By Johanna Spinks With The Malibu Times PLEASE READ FULL ARTICLE AT THIS LINK |
Those who know me, know the California Wildfires hit very close to home with two-thirds of my neighborhood lost and over 600 homes burned to the ground in my hometown, let alone the other towns in California.
I was one of the lucky ones with a miraculous escape. Studio and home repairs are slowing beginning for me, but not for others.
Life will not feel the same watching the loss of others.
As I was sitting in the hotel for four weeks evacuated, not being able to paint, I decided to start sketching some fellow evacuees who I was chatting with around the lobby area. It made me feel less helpless. Then I thought we need to get these stoires of loss and courage out there. I contacted The Malibu Times who I worked with over a five year period for my Face of Malbu portrait series recording people in the town throught paint along with interviews by Homaira Shifa.
"The Face of Malibu Rebuilds" has been born. We have had to move quicky on this series so I decided to do the interviews myself along with the sketches to save organisational time. I am donating my time for this series and not being paid in any way, just like the last series. I have a background in journalism so it wasn't too far a stretch for me to do the words. I have found the interviews so far incredibly moving.
Please meet Jerry Magusen, our first in the series, and read his story at the link. A really great guy and also his wife Patty. Thank you for sharing your courageous story.
