Tom R. Chambers' mother passed away in 1983. "Mother's 45s" is a tribute. Chambers matched his mother's 45rpm records with the family photographs to create assemblages by using the hole spaces of the records to frame the images. He eventually arrived at a satisfactory combination, incorporating forty-five 45rpm records with images and a portion of each song onto an audio cassette to be used as a part of the exhibition. He faded-in/faded-out the songs and looped them for continuous play and in order with the wall display of the photo/record assemblages. The photographs of his Mother were sequenced according to the chronology of her life, which spanned almost 60 years. When the piece is viewed along with the songs, the sound stimulus pulls the viewer from record to record (1 - 45) and this process has some interesting points: the maturation process of his Mother is seen; the man who came into her life and eventually became her husband and his Father is seen; the maturation process of her only child (him) is seen; the change in hair and fashion styles is seen; the change in automobile models is seen; and various locales throughout the United States are seen. This project (and its success) is the high point of his visual arts career for the simple reason that it involves and perpetuates his Mother's existence. http: //www.tomrchambers.com/index-13.html

Tom R. Chambers taught Technology Applications at Raul Yzaguirre School for Success in Houston, Texas, 2007-2013. He also taught and advised after school programming in Digital Photography, Digital/New Media Art and Broadcasting. He is now retired. This book details his Tweets re: education and technology. Chambers is a firm believer in empowering students to take control of the learning process via hardware/software for greater understanding and retention of core subject content. Challenge through engagement is the key to students' interest, and enthusiasm for the educational process. His students' accomplishments: http: //tomrchambers.com/RYSS_TCCC.html