Art Is Petaluma Breakfast Panel Discussion

Hello, my little chickadees! We're in Petaluma, California, for Art Is Petaluma, and my gig this morning was a panel discussion with some of my favorite artists: Keith LoBue, Thomas Mann, Michael deMeng, Albie Smith, Leighanna Light, and Thomas Ashman.  The topic I gave them was their other passion--what other abiding interest feeds the work they do? I used my stitching as an example: the handwork and altered clothing is something that supports the writing I do as My Real Work--when I do handstitching, my brain relaxes and gets ideas.

Never mind that it was early and some of them had jet lag (Keith flew in from Australia, and I had to go down and call him and wake him up; but that was OK--he's worth the wait, right?), they were fascinating and funny and inspiring. Here's a snippet where someone in the audience asked how they dealt with their own internal critics. Listen especially to Keith's recitation at the end--everyone loved this a lot.