It’s Time for a New Adventure
There comes a time when one must grow beyond what one has expected of themselves. This is such a time.
Coming and Going
Students are funny little animals. They burrow into your heart for a while and then, when they are ready, they scamper out into the world to make their way on their own. Sometimes, they return.
Singing in the Sacramento Valley
Could we be afraid to sing because as the breath of sound begins, it resonates with one’s heart? As this intimate expression of our feelings and art exits our bodies, it doesn’t stop until it finds its way to another’s heart.
Wish You Were Here
I presented a lecture at the University of California, Davis in the Mondavi Performing Arts Center. It was my first time. It was a preview before the production of “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914″ by the phenomenal men’s vocal ensemble, Cantus. I wish my parents could have been there in person. I [...]
Worth the Ink
As with any art form, I have no idea how successful I will be in the future; however, just being able to pursue this dream is taking me to places beyond anything I’d ever imagined in my feelings of satisfaction and creativity.
Vulnerability at the Core of Art and Life
I struggle with the issues surrounding fearless vulnerabilty as I attempt to grow my art. My paintings are sometimes functional, but not dynamic. My words can be pedestrian when I so want them to change another’s cells. My music is a wet match when what I truly want is a roaring fire. There are days when my mediocrity feels like knives in my heart and I want to give up.
We Do Grow Up
This evening, I went to see some of my former students graduate from the school where I used to teach vocal music. There were some definite surprises for me there.
“A Writer Writes Always”
Art is about choice making. Every word, brush stroke or note is a message from the author/artist/ composer about who he or she is and what is in their heart. Sharing those choices add to the pool of veracity and beauty available for the greater consumption.
A Composite Life
A poem about the new growth in families.
A Proud Moment in Film
The process, quite honestly, has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me, but worth every moment. I suppose that’s what comes from being willing to take the risk to make yet another dream come true.
