February 2023

Meet The Artist

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Enrique’s Story

Enrique Aldana was born in Guadalajara, MX and moved to the US (Potsdam NY) at the age of 5. Later, he moved to Tucson in 1980, attended Amphi Schools and graduated from the Eller College of Business at the University of Arizona. Enrique is married to Katie and a father of two teenage daughters, Sophie and Marissa.

Currently, the Senior Director of Development at Arizona Public Media (PBS and NPR), his hobbies include cooking and photography. In 2021, at the encouragement of my daughter Sophie, I founded Yours Truly Notecards utilizing my photographs/artwork, originally to help raise funds for nonprofits, like Youth On Their Own and Ben’s Bells and now to continue my mission to give back through featured artists that can be found by visiting yourstrulynotecards.com…

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Tom’s Story

Where did you grow up?  

Columbus Ohio

Tell us about your family. 

My dad was a workman’s compensation attorney who travelled around the state for his firm. My mom had the tough job of being home with my sister and me.  My mom, sister and nephew still live in the Columbus area despite my constant updates on our Tucson weather!

Do you have pets, if yes, tell us about them- 

Archie is an 11 year old mutt with lots of Shar Pei.  He loves eating, napping and walking (in that order) and can sniff out a morsel of food from 100 yards away.

When did you know that you would be an artist-

I don’t think of myself as an artist like the other amazing people in this Gallery, but I noticed a creative side popping out in grade school and was always able to come up with clever topics to write about or share. 

What is your favorite media to work with? 

Computer,  mianly do to spellchek

What do you do when you’re not doing the voodoo that you do (Tom’s way of asking)? Or, what do you do when you’re not doing your art?  

My life revolves around my hobbies which led to the creation of the book you so nicely call Art.  I love exploring our urban core and learning more of our history and culture.  Of course, none of this would be possible without the time and freedom created from my paying gig in the mortgage industry.  For almost a quarter of a century I’ve been helping Tucson homeowners purchase and refinance their real estate.