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Category Archives: Artful Pursuits

our glorious yield

Okay, that’s a lie. It’s someone else’s glorious yield. But it was our idea to hold the tomatoes up to be photographed. That’s just a few steps away from being the gardeners, I think. Do you agree?

i’d rather sell art than sue my chiropractor

…probably one of the best titles I’ve ever typed…if only it was mine. That little bit of genius belongs to my friend Sharon, who has just put together a great new site, inspired by her art and— (I’m writing this while house-sitting. And up to now the cat, Minny (boy or girl, who can know [...]

with her back against a wall…

This picture is to inspire our next show which is to be written before September 8th. That’s a deadline, folks. I hear deadlines are good things. But I’m not so sure I like the feeling in the pit of my stomach. I think it’s called panic. Wait, let me check. Yep, panic.

vran and gertie meet God

mother & gertie rock the mexican music

too close for comfort

The extent of our conversing these days (I am madly doing fundraiser business and Simon is writing a $100,000 dollar grant…and, oh yeah, helping me with fundraiser business. ‘Cause you can’t live with me and not help me. I have this way of sucking people into my exciting vortex): SIMON. “I just chipped my front [...]

the women of Beaver Theatre Co.

the reason for the season

So as I said yesterday, I’m a little stressed. I might have have bitten off more than I could chew. The proverbial big bite. Marie-Claire and I are doing a fundraiser on July 26 at 7 PM at COOL HAND OF A GIRL for our theatre company. And you are most definitely invited. Even if [...]

beach dance: everybody’s doing it

This is me letting off steam through beach dance. I’m a little stressed.

the wholesome me

I’m shooting a Campbell’s Soup commerical, because, apparently, I am just that wholesome. I mean the guy auditioning with me (and by auditioning I mean holding out a red pepper all enthusiastic like) said: “You look wholesome. I would buy vegetables from you.” Point proven. If the stranger says I look wholesome, then I just [...]