Puertas One woman's journey through to the other side

<p>Why would a woman move from her home of Los Angeles leaving everything behind except her paintings and move to Europe?</p><p>In her refreshingly honest memoir <em>Puertas</em> artist/author Chantz Perkins leads the reader through the doorways of her life: Different cities through financial crisis of 2007 parental death and illness Perkins uses her photography and prose to tell her innermost thoughts and observations.</p><p>A nostalgic love letter to her home <em>Puertas</em> is heartfelt personal reflections of a 30 year career as artist with dashes of immigrant observation in her search to find what really <em>is</em> success? An homage to the unique sort of courage it takes to follow your dream.</p><p><strong>Doors. Puertas. To keep safe. To keep out. An entry into a new journey in life.</strong></p><p><strong>She is home to me this city. And as I do as I have with a lover I question why I ever left her.</strong></p><p>Illustrations note: 30 color photographs</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>