Author Archives: Christi

About Christi

I am a single mother with two young daughters who are the world to me. I am a philosophy professor, especially fond of Kierkegaard and Augustine. Presently, I teach as an adjunct at a plethora of colleges in the Houston area, trying to make ends meet. Creating art brings me immense joy, but only recently have I begun to venture into the arena of making my creations a consumer commodity. I'd rather my work be created as a good in itself, and given to those I love. But necessity breeds invention, they say, and human beings have to eat.

The Thinker

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Christi

The Thinker Rodin’s figure appears to be looking inward, but as I worked on this drawing I kept returning to Proverbs. Wisdom is never found by turning inward alone. We search, question, and reflect—not to become self-sufficient, but to become … Continue reading →

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The Wounded Cow

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Christi

Annalise (6yrs): Mommy, I made this for you! Me: Awww, thank you! It’s a cute cow. Annalise: It’s you. Keep it by your bed every night. Me: Oh …. Okay…. Annalise: You see how her back legs are torn and … Continue reading →

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I’m bored. Let’s act out an opera!

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Christi

Claire (9yrs): I’m bored. Let’s listen to an opera and act it out.   Annalise (6yrs): Don Giovanni?   Claire: Yes! Mommy, put on the opera. I’ll be Don Juan. Annalise, you be the girls I make fall in love … Continue reading →

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Lovers of Wisdom

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Christi

8×10″ pen, marker, and watercolor on paper December 27, 2013 Buy original Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Plato’s Republic: “He said: Who then are the true philosophers? Those, I said, who are lovers of the vision of … Continue reading →

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There are things we REALLY need to buy

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Christi

Claire (7yrs): Mom, I watched TV at Memommie’s house today. Me: <shrug> Not too much, I hope. Claire: No, but Mom, there are things we REALLY need to buy!!! Me: <oh no> Claire: <excited> So, you know the people that … Continue reading →

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