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Beyond Words

For the last two years of Stan's life, Rob and Stan kept their own drawing conversation journal. As words became difficult, the marks on the page became a language between them.


A simple activity — one person makes their marks on a page and passes it. The next looks, turns the paper, adds their response, and passes it on. No erasing. No plan. Just one gesture responding to the last, rooted in the same philosophy as Living Musically — communication beyond words, attention without judgment.







Drawing Conversation

Drawing Conversation

Stan mid-conversation — pen in hand, the page filling with marks between them.

Mid-Conversation

A few seconds of Stan at work, caught in the middle of one exchange.

Selected Pages from Book — click through to view

    While Stan napped in memory care, Rob sat with him — making collages of his prints on a phone. Over 100 images made at the bedside.

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