Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly & most underrated agent of human change. Bob Kerrey

J. Candace Clifford used her expertise to help advance the cause of lighthouses and women during her brief life. She co-authored the book, "Women Who Kept the Light" which sheds light on the dynamic impact of female lighthouse keepers. Candace served as a maritime historian for the National Park Service and the United States Lighthouse Society. 

 I met J. Candace Clifford at the reopening of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in Florida. She took photos of the event and did a television interview. I was sketching when our paths crossed. Candace paused to photograph me. We exchanged business cards and talked briefly. 

After the publication of the article she encouraged me to write, I was contacted about an art exhibit.. My exhibit “Shattering the Lens” at the National Lighthouse Museum in New York paid homage to Candace Clifford and female light keepers. ​

Anclote Key Lighthouse