After years of dabbling in art – everything from sculpture to play writing – and three years of tentative practice as a digital media artist, I've made the leap. With the writing of my first artist statement for a grant application, it's official. I AM AN ARTIST. For the seasoned artists among you I'm sure … Continue reading Career change … finally!
It’s time to pay it forward
It is truly wonderful when fortune smiles on you and the goddesses of fate let out a little more thread. Suddenly you can reach a little further, you are reinvigorated, reconnected – your life takes a turn for the better. A bit Pollyanna I suppose, but this seems to have happened to me more than … Continue reading It’s time to pay it forward
Telling stories from Generation to Generation
Through storytelling, video and theatre we will explore the passing of the family narratives from generation to generation.
What it means to be a friend
Social media has changed forever the meaning of the word friend, but when I think of friends I don't picture the list in my Facebook profile. I picture the faces of people I've met, people with whom I've shared time and common purpose. These are the faces of people I know actual give a damn about me and the world we live in.
Why trust is key to digital storytelling
Each time I facilitate a storytelling workshop or photo-voice project, there is a moment when I'm overwhelmed by the trust someone extends to me and others in the workshop through the sharing of a moving personal story. It is not just the content of the story, but also the gift of trust – given without … Continue reading Why trust is key to digital storytelling
Telling stories with single images
[vimeo:http://vimeo.com/53917349%5D Imagine a cube van transformed into a camera. This project reminds me of early landscape photographers who traveled North America documenting the natural wonders. The images captured here are post industrial natural wonders ... people who have survived. The narrative is a bit sentimental, but the beautiful silver images, great storytelling are worth every … Continue reading Telling stories with single images
Visually Speaking 