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August 14, 2007
| Art is her life |
Artist Pirjo Polari-Khan opens Terra
Polaris Creative Arts Gallery in
downtown Campbell
By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer
Some people wait for their dreams to come true but for ceramic artist Pirjo Polari-Khan that time is now.
“I’m at the point in my life that I have started to fulfill my dreams,” said the petite, blonde, Finnish Polari-Khan. “My philosophy is that art makes one a better person. For example parents should give art to their children for each birthday instead of stuff that ends up in a garage sale. When they’re grown, they’ll have an art collection when they leave home. Having my own gallery has been a dream of mine for Read more...
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Animal activist Dan Dawson finds joy in helping felines throughout Santa
Clara County
By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer
When Dan Dawson grew up, he never had a pet. Now, the Almaden resident has had hundreds.
Dawson, 60, provides foster care to cats and kittens, hosts adoption fairs and even traps feral cats. That’s when he’s not contributing time volunteering at Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary [SHAS], Pet Awareness and Welfare Society [PAWS] or the San Jose Animal Care Center. And he Read more...
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