Ezra T Benson:  

After graduation , I moved to the University District and eventually bought a home in the Ravenna neighborhood. You may remember that I enjoyed photography and sold advertising for the Yearbook for a couple of years. Maybe also, that my mother had a ladies dress store in Des Moines, south of the airport. I’ve been self-employed since before I was done at the UofW majoring in Graphic Design and Printmaking. I used those analog skills to satisfy my mother’s store and other advertising clients. Also did some job shop printing through the ‘70’s and early ‘80s then switched to digital. So no need for darkroom skills any more. Taught myself Desktop Publishing and soon my printing presses gave way to digital output but silk screen printing has always been my first choice because of its versatility. During my single life years I became infatuated Welsh Corgis and with off-grid living and purchased a couple of acres on Stuart Island in the San Juan’s. There used to be a small fishing community here until gill netting became illegal. It supported a One Room Schoolhouse. With local help I was able to bui...Expand for more