partners as well as with several groups of aboriginal artists from Australia, street kids in Central Java, rural village kids in Java, Malian and Nigerian artists in Africa, and currently — Western Michigan University students. When viewing some of the resulting artworks one is struck by the way the various artistic voices “sing” harmoniously. In Ancient Stories, Mali (2005), a large egg shape dominates the central space. This speaks about the Javanese philosophy of Tribawana, (the three worlds: the self, the universe and the creative source). Surrounding this “enclosure” are abstracted elements that resemble feet, arms, and birds—expressing Yoruba (Nigeria) origin myths—while freeform fiery elements (connoting a mystical aspect of Javanese metallurgy) seem to lick dangerously from the left edge.