Oh God...

I decided to check out a Cleveland friend's blog when I read about the violent deaths of Masumi Hayashi and John Jackson two renown Cleveland artist. I had the taste of steel nails in my mouth - all I could think was 'oh God..."

I knew Masumi - as much as many people knew her. I saw her at art openings quite often - say hi, chat with her a bit. She added great legitimacy to the Power of Woman Photography Auction that PPGC hosted every other year. She'd nod at me in recognition as I was always amazed by her work and her story. Such a tragedy. Such a loss to a great arts community. How much pain there must be there right now.