Retirees in Focus

The end of a working life, for many, marks the beginning of a new relationship to one’s personal creativity. We’ve been talking with former UC Berkeley staff and faculty who are now, in retirement, wielding artists’ tools -- some for the first time in their lives. 

Linda Lee Crisostomo

Exploring the world’s beauty from an artist’s perch

Retiree Patrick Hayashi

Giving ‘Beginner’s Mind’ Free Reign

Russ Ellis

Kissing the joy as it flies

Nancy Johnsen Horton

Once a fundraiser, always an artist.