One of the things I talk about a lot is the phrase “arts accessibility” and the fact that I am an advocate for it. In discussions with colleagues and friends, I realized that it isn’t really a clear term. This point was driven home even further when I included the...
A Budding Relationship This year marked the inaugural year of Veterans in Craft week at the Haystack Mountain School of Craft. In partnership with Frontline Arts, they brought more than 40 Veterans from across the country to a workshop/creative retreat for a week...
So Far… So up until now, I’ve talked a lot about the plans for my handicap accessible build and broke down the financial impact as well as my plans in blogs PART 1 and PART 2. I’ve done this for a variety of reasons. I wanted to be completely open...
Last month (about 2 weeks ago) the hubby and I drove down to Andover, MA for the Run for Our Troops 5K. Participating in the 5K was part of the “package” of receiving my handcycle. Through a series of snafu’s and miscommunication, I actually...
A Little Background.. If you’ve been following me for a while, you may know that I have recently received a confirmed diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis (MG). I’ll go into more about WHAT this fun little disease is all about in a future blog post. But...
Art Classes at the Travis Mills Foundation In previous posts I’ve eluded to the fact that I teach/lead an art class once a week at the Travis Mills Foundation. So first, how about I explain WHAT exactly that is? What is the Travis Mills Foundation? It is a...
