Some years ago, EN HEIM was cleaning out his grandmother’s wardrobe and came out the pages of her diary that had been dog-eared. He felt a surge of motivation as he read it. Publishing his grandma’s story was his way of honoring her wish. He was so committed to telling her story well that he joined a writing program and worked hard to improve his writing abilities. He found a new love for writing that he hadn’t explored before through this process. To him, it was important to convey the magic of his grandmother’s stories, so he gave his all to the project. Feeling her presence as a guiding spirit, he felt a deep connection with her while he wrote.

He loved a different kind of art, like composition and style. During his time as a high school scholarship student at Los Angeles’s famous Chouinard Art Institute (now known as California Institute of the Arts—Cal-Arts) in 1953, EN HEIM developed his storytelling skills. He gave all of himself to each creation, using his artistic abilities to present a story even when words failed. The more he read about his grandmother’s life, the more he began to think that maybe words were the missing element in his creative puzzle.