Thanks to everyone who joined for the Calling All Creatives reunion Zoom session. We had about 20 people on for over 3 hours. It worked really well for informal discussion and show-and-tell with a tiny bit of time for Q & A and a good bit of time for catching up, current status and funny stories.

If you missed out, you can find contact info and links to most of the work that was presented on this shared Google Doc.  Please add yourself to the list with anything you’d like to share.

Big shout out to my co-hosts, who I now realize have been a pretty big influence on my path as an artist. Jimmy Harned is a complete professional hidden behind a veil of tie dye. Also an awesome guitarist, composer and sound designer. Gretta Olton has an infectious passion for her work, with her painting and pottery as well her teaching art to students to give them important tools for their challenging lives. Mark Kiefer is a quiet person with a lot to say, a keen observer with super witty social commentary bursting at the seams. He’s been a big inspiration for me in the past couple years, as I’ve watched him bashfully reveal his amazing short sketch films and photography that I had no idea he had in him while we were at Wesleyan. Stephanie Wade is magical. Her sensitivity, sparkle and genuine kindness trick you into being happy, make you come alive and find inspiration tucked behind your ear. She’s also an English professor and writing coach. I’m so psyched to be back in contact with these wonderful people who all constantly seam to have the same mischievous grin, as if they’ve just discovered some goodness or beauty in an ordinary object.