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Rose Performance Research

I recently did a performance art piece as my final project for the first year of Waldorf Teacher training. I thought I'd share my research leading up to the performance with you all! This document ...

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A new draft is up!

Hi everyone - I've completed my latest edits of the novel and you can check out the whole thing, fully updated, under Collections!

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Giveaway!!! Please enter! :)

GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!! Enter to win 2 handmade journals by me, with high quality blank sketchbook paper and cloth covers! We will have 3 winners chosen randomly on the summer solstice:

This giveawa...

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A new perk!

Hello subscribers!!! Thank you so much for your ongoing support! I realize that my art-making and writing and inspirations for posts don't necessarily follow a consistent schedule. There are often ...

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Chapter 29 & 30 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 29

Amelia had been waiting with Claudette for what seemed like a long time. They anxiously sat in a small nook at the end of a hallway where there was a window looking out over the pa...

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Chapter 27 & 28 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 27

Amelia tapped her foot impatiently, watching the boy talking to his mom and the staff member. They really didn’t have time to waste. She had spent the whole night training with t...

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Chapter 25 & 26 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 25

Amelia sat on a bench near to the statue of Mother Mary, her typical place of calm, which happened to be the same statue that Arthur’s mom had decided to draw that day — althou...

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Chapter 23 & 24 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 23

That evening, Amelia made it back to the French section, her mind buzzing with ideas. When she entered the room, she saw Claudette sitting at her chair like normal, but something s...

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Chapter 21 & 22 - The Child in the Museum


Chapter 21

That evening, Amelia returned to her normal bedroom. She wished she could have told Claudette that she would actually enjoy trying out the different bedrooms, but if Claudette ...

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Chapter 19 & 20 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 19

Amelia perched on the upper level balcony, watching the comings and goings of the visitors in the entryway. The main hall was huge, with giant floral bouquets that got replaced eve...

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Chapter 17 & 18 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 17

Amelia felt better after her rest. When she woke up, she talked a bit longer with Claudette to reaffirm everything she had just learned. It was a lot to take in, but letting her mi...

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Chapter 15 & 16 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 15

Amelia gave up trying to reach the boy at this time. He seemed to be with someone at all times, and she was unable to catch him alone. She also got the feeling that perhaps he didn...

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Calling Life Art

Today I want to tell you about one of my most inspirational influences as well as a new project I'm embarking on!

That person is Linda Mary Montano - you can check out her life and work onlin...

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Chapter 13 & 14 - The Child in the Museum


Chapter 13

As Amelia entered the Medieval section, she began to have the strong sensation that she was being watched. Every few feet that she walked, she would look over her shoulder to s...

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Chapter 11 & 12 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 11

Amelia watched the little boy talk to the short-haired lady worker. She had been keeping tabs on him all morning, as he entered the museum with his mom, and was escorted immediatel...

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Chapter 9 & 10 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 9

It was mid-afternoon and Amelia had not yet run into the young boy. She had planned to spend time investigating the Egyptian section, trying to figure out what the creepy shadow fig...

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Chapter 7 & 8 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 7

Amelia found the boy, finally. It had taken her so long before she realized that the mom was no longer in her usual spot drawing the statue. Amelia at least knew they were there bec...

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Chapter 5 & 6 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 5


Amelia wasn’t sure why she felt so compelled to tell the little boy the truth about how she lived her life. Perhaps it was something about the open curiosity of his eyes, or t...

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Chapter 3 & 4 - The Child in the Museum

Chapter 3

Breakfast. Amelia’s stomach rumbled. She put a hand on it, hanging back in the shadows of a statue, sitting on a ledge looking as still and as innocent as possible, she watched a ...

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Chapter 1 & 2 - The Child in the Museum

Middle Grade (ages 8-12) Children's Novel
First Edited Draft - Feedback is welcome! <3

Chapter 1 


Amelia’s eyes fluttered open. Light streamed in t...

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Series in Progress!

Here I'm working on the series based off of Steiner's planetary seals, painted as flowers! This one is Saturn.

I've been thinking about this series and I'm considering expanding it in...

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Painting Journey Part 4

This is my most recent body of work, and the shapes and colors have exploded into butterfly wings.

In the first three posts leading up to this one, you can see that the figure is the focus. N...

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Thoughts behind "Chrysalis" a Performance and Installation Piece

I created this piece at a time in my life when I wasn't sure where I would call home. I was on the precipice of a new journey in life, in which there was much potential and many paths open ...

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Autumn Segment of "Turning" (Pt 2)

Hi everyone!

I thought I would share with you a section of my short film for each season as we come upon it. This is the (second) Autumn segment! 

When I made this film, I was very...

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Painting Journey Part 3

In the Painting Journey Part 2 you could see how color became important to my expression and how the figure was beginning to break free from the forest.

In these paintings, the figure begins ...

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Journaling as an Art Object

Today I want to share all of the ways I’ve used journaling as part of my performance and installation art pieces, since journaling is such an integral part of my daily life and it finds its way i...

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Summer Segment of "Turning"

Hi everyone!

I thought I would share with you a section of my short film for each season as we come upon it. This is the Summer segment!

When I made this film, I was very focused on the...

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Painting Journey Part 2

In the Painting Journey Part 1 post I talked about my drawings in which both a figure emerged from a forest and the fragments of the figure created a forest around it.

Here is where I brought...

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My Interview with Arahmaiani on Performance Art

  1. What is unique about Performance Art to you? What sets it apart from other art forms?

Performance art is a unique art medium – communication with the audience can be direct and ...

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"sweep" Performance Piece in honor of my Grandad

Today I’d love to share with you a performance piece that I did in honor of my Grandad’s passing. I performed this four years ago in May, 2019 at Grace Exhibition Space for International Perfor...

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