Hi Sheri: How kind of you to write! I wrote about Axel for a graduate school paper a couple years ago, but not a month goes by that I don't see his handiwork or think of him. I'm happy to know that he's still painting and would love to meet and talk with him. This is the closest I've come to "finding" him in years, and I know others in the area would love to know what he's doing now. I worked at newspapers long ago as a reporter and photographer and still freelance stories to papers in northern Utah. I don't know when I could get to Tacoma, but if you could get a message to him that I'd like to talk to him (or write or email---I have no idea how old he is), I'd truly appreciate it. If it's something he'd like to do, I'll find a way to get to Tacoma. Thanks so much. Diane