One of the things I love the most about being a public artist is traveling all across the country. You never know what a new project will bring. New places… Read More
Art Travels
Genre: Grantee Story
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME; LOSING TRACK OF TIME; MOVING STUDIOS BLOG #25
I missed last week’s blog deadline. Honestly, I lost track of time as I found myself weaving for hours at the Fair. Don’t know how many days I was there…. Read More
Memoir: Justin Taylor’s RIDING WITH THE GHOST
I want to shout out my friend Justin Taylor’s memoir Riding With the Ghost, which takes place partially in Florida (Justin grew up in Miami), and is coming out in paperback… Read More
Climate Reads panel: Lauren Groff’s FLORIDA
I had the privilege and pleasure earlier this week of moderating a discussion of Lauren Groff’s incredible short story collection Florida, with writer and editor John Freeman, and Erica Hall,… Read More
Waiting, Pruning, Growing – What are Your Roses and Bonsai Trees?
After my brother died, my sister found his plans for a garden he was readying for the spring. She offered the idea to plant seeds in remembrance of him, so… Read More
Solutions for an Inability to Create Time
Oddly I’ve been busier during the pandemic than at nearly any other time in memory. Odder still, I did it to myself. Lack of distraction certainly eases focus, but more… Read More
Embracing Discomfort: A New Practice of Courage
Today I am writing my 25th and final blog for Creative Pinellas. It is hard to believe that these seven months have come to an end. When I published my… Read More
The Isolation of Illness
This is a discussion post taken from a course I took through UF Arts in Medicine program. New insights into illness gathered from this week’s literature centered around isolation. Illness… Read More
The Last Blog
It feels a bit strange to say that this is my last blog as an emerging artist grantee, but at the same time it feels like it comes at the… Read More
Writing, Acting, Dentistry, and Post-it Notes – Creative Passion
Like many people, I don’t enjoy going to the dentist. The scraping and scratching are like nails on a chalkboard to me, and I usually meditate myself to somewhere else—a… Read More
