The dichotomy of Performance vs Practice as an Artist

About That Song: “Sun Rising”

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Spread the loveSummer of 1967 my ex and I drove with his brother, Michael Johnson, to California. Michael was going to be part of a folk group managed by Randy Sparks. We camped as we drove west through the hot desert, sleeping on the top of our VW bus. There were stars everywhere. Somehow PJ […]

Making Full Circles

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It’s a children’s game, drawing circles, but it gives us an undeniable sense of completion when the two pencil marks join. We talk about tying up loose ends, wrapping something up, and having a beginning, middle, and end. What a tidy way to describe our life experiences.

What something extra do you bring to the table? and how?

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At what point on the paper do you touch the pencil to begin? Does the first line of a novel just fall out as complete? Or the melody for a song? Or a letter? What is your process?

About That Song: “Sun Rising”

Making Full Circles

What something extra do you bring to the table? and how?

Me & Miss Henrietta Signed

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