Adventures on TV.

At stop lights people must have thought me wierd, with all my hand motions, and chatting to myself, but that is what I needed to do to ready myself for a live T.V. interview on channel 18 out of Lafayette, Indiana. Alyson Stanfield, marketing guru, was quite great in helping me to prepare. Say it outloud; practice... is what she said. I was nervous, but I knew my art from many angles, and didn't appear freaked out.
I chatted about my archiscopes, what they were, how they were created, and how people could view them. Some giggles rose. I got to see the weather lady point to a blank wall as she looked at a screen. Lights hung down from pipes. Camera robots swung a round. The anchors tossed chatter in between live spots. T'was a charming experience.
If you want to see how bouncy I acted, the video should be online soon: www.wlfi.com under lifestyles, and Helen. Check out the magazine article that was the seed for the tv. interview http://www.helenmagazine.com
What have you done to prepare for public speaking?

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How does technology impact art?

Have you wanted to rewind or DVR the radio due to not catching info? Is technology diminishing listening skills? How many family vacations fill a van with screen-starers or musical personalized ear-pacifiers, ie. ipods? Is technology separating out the intimacy of human relationships? How many fast-food meals or chemical-laced, altered foods have you gulped for convenience sake? Is technology part of obesity? Part of inducing degenerative diseases? How do and how have artists conveyed these concerns?
Digital programs enhance or morph captured or created realities with such amazing pictures one wonders what camera fashioned it. Will these nuances distract, or demote traditional arts or add to them? What is the forecast for art technologically speaking?

What I like about art

It is simple to believe that a three lettered word carries a big punch: 'ArT'. Art is a process that archives history, expresses emotions and engages the brain. Art gives visual and auditory reminders of past events. It blesses us with therapy to tap the subconscious mind of rape, and abuse victims or those grieving. Art endows us with substantial educational qualities: integration, problem solving, analyzing, perseverance, self-esteem building, critiquing and more. Art offers a catalyst for social interaction, social intervention, and pride. Art gives us voice.
For a few days I thought I would lose my voice. Waiting for the day I was to see a retina specialist, I imagined life with less sight. Drearie, muted color doomed my need for saturation in my art. Blurry lines played fickle with drawing. After those thoughts, the realization arrived that many artists are legally blind. There are vitamins, special glasses, surgeries, websites, associations, exhibitions, and much more for the low-vision artist. I would not be alone. Hope sprung. I realized, if wicked vision was my future, I'd have a whooping-grand adventure expressing the beauty of every day with this problem solving. Just what I adore about art. Fortunately, I was dismissed from the doctor with a simple daily test to do for watching my smushed rods and cones.
What is it about art that calls you to passion?