Winning the Prize

Winning the Prize

Are you tired of doing your best, and you or your Art still not being chosen? Sometimes, it can be so devastating. You put your heart into your work, hours and hours of effort, believing this will be IT. You watch someone else win the prize get the award book the gig...
The Zen of Art

The Zen of Art

You Need Meditation The voice was pretty clear and distinct. I was in tech for a production of A Christmas Carol out in Salt Lake City, and my life was falling apart.  My husband had just flown out and told me he didn’t want to be married anymore. I thought we...
Weathering the Storm

Weathering the Storm

I think we can all admit, it’s been a DOOZY lately. Hurricanes, Forest Fires, and the anniversary of 9/11. I stared up at the sky to see twin lights over Manhattan this week and was reminded of the sirens and smoke, and so many lives lost on that day. I had one...
Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

Oh Dear GOD… There it is. My skin is crawling.  I’m not even sure if I’m breathing.  My hair is literally standing up on end.  There’s this sickening feeling in my stomach. I’m frozen in time, helpless. In front of me, my deepest fear. A...
The Heat Is On

The Heat Is On

I think I’m going to pass out. The sun is beating down on me, sweat is pouring down my face. The heat index is in the 100s, it’s midday, and I’m on the open water. Did I mention there are alligators in the water?? My little baseball cap seems like a...