It has been over a year since I wrote anything for this blog - too long, my dears, too long! The last year was filled with the second semester of the new job, writing grants, traveling to Italy to spend two incredible weeks in Commedia delle 'Arte workshops - clowning and mask making during the worst heatwave Europe had seen in a century, as well as having a glorious weekend in Genoa and Rapallo. I designed seven shows, mentored theses, designed and taught several new classes, and still managed to keep children, dogs, cat, chickens, and sheep alive. I am finishing my second year at Hartwick College, where I taught an intense Asian Theatre class in the three week J-term, and was knee deep in the Spring semester and show designs when the pandemic closures started. Switching to online learning has been both fun and frustrating but my students and colleagues are wonderful and have stepped up to the challenge.
We have been lucky that the immediate family is all together and healthy. The birth of lambs on the farm keep us busy and have been keeping our spirits up. Life is good.
So let's see if we can do a bullet point of the past year.
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. Took a collage painting workshop at Snow Farm in Massachusetts in June. Wonderful teacher and great place.
Spend two glorious weeks in Florence.
Had normal farm chores that happen in summer - like haying.
Designed some shows like
Silent Sky
Billy Bishop Goes to War
Managed to spend some family time together on the farm.
A busy 15 months or so, but as always, when I write it down, I realize that I am a very lucky lady.
We have been lucky that the immediate family is all together and healthy. The birth of lambs on the farm keep us busy and have been keeping our spirits up. Life is good.
So let's see if we can do a bullet point of the past year.
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. Took a collage painting workshop at Snow Farm in Massachusetts in June. Wonderful teacher and great place.
Took Danny to NYC to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,
Took Danny and Nick to NYC to see King Kong and watch my former student, Eric William Morris, in the lead - only to find that we had gotten tickets at the time he was on vacation. Still, we LOVED the puppet work on the ape.
The Three Musketeers of Drew, Barby and Todd were together again when Todd and his family came north for a visit.
The Three Musketeers of Drew, Barby and Todd were together again when Todd and his family came north for a visit.
Spend two glorious weeks in Florence.
My flatmates and I in the Florence studio with some of our mask creations.
Paints, wine and a view to die for! My special weekend at my friend, Kiara's villa on the Italian Riviera.
Saved many sheep from barberpole worm while Drew was away at conferences.
Had normal farm chores that happen in summer - like haying.
Designed some shows like
Silent Sky
Billy Bishop Goes to War
Managed to spend some family time together on the farm.A busy 15 months or so, but as always, when I write it down, I realize that I am a very lucky lady.
