I must be getting older – – in that when I sit down to write recent blogs, I get real sentimental. This is a relatively new experience. In the past, I lived in an office of books and plans – – and now I actually welcome students to pull up a chair and hear them in a new way. I see them not so much as young artists that need some knowledge and discipline – but as adults just getting the energy around them to prepare for the big launch.
Today was a planning day with no students – – just a time to sit with the books, the plans and a lot of good intentions for what is transpire until December ends. It is a quiet and peaceful kind of day. Weeks ago I did make a plan with a young student to get his portfolio ready for some very prestigious colleges in just a few months. I had half thought of cancelling the appointment as I was giving myself permission to enjoy some laziness. But lunch came and I wanted a challenge. Read more