The Funny Tale of How I Came to Be on the Radio Last Monday

The Funny Tale of How I Came to Be on the Radio Last Monday

Posted by on May 15, 2013 in Event, Stories | 0 comments

I had some friends in a band who were going to play for my art show. The morning of the show, they canceled. I felt obligated to get a replacement, as the restaurant owner had been touting all week that my opening would have a musical act. I asked friends left and right if they could help me find a replacement on the day. Part of me knew it would be fine if I didn’t have anyone to play, but gee, it wasn’t going to be nearly as fun, so I wasn’t going to give up. I tried to...

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Making a Tarot Deck: One Artist’s Quest for the Elusive Passion Project

Making a Tarot Deck: One Artist’s Quest for the Elusive Passion Project

Posted by on May 5, 2013 in Stories | 0 comments

There is something that I learned from doing Tarot readings for the last few years: just about everyone is seeking a passion project.  Something so profoundly interesting to them — nay, haunting, grabbing, possessing — that they will stay with it even if it drags them through hell. Here’s something I’ve learned the hard way: finding a passion project — or being found by a passion project — is only the first part of the equation. Staying fixed on this seemingly elusive...

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