Past Events & Workshops
Art Crawl, Inc., 2019
Served as judge for Lakeland, FL's annual Art Crawl show featuring emerging visual artists in all media
Loose Lips Reading Series by Burrow Press, July, 2019
Monthly Reading Series responding to the news cycle of the last 30 days
2019 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2019
Panel Discussion: Reclaiming the Narrative - Feminine Voices in Fairy Tale, Fantasy, and Folk Lore
Nanowrimo Write-ins
Every Friday during the month of November, writers gathered to work on our novels and other writing projects.
Percolator Paint Nights
These bimonthly, alcohol-free paint & sip events began in July, 2017, and ran through the end of 2018. Each month, we painted from one original artwork and one master artist. To see upcoming Percolator Paint Nights, click here.
Open Studio, 2017
Weekly 3-hour sessions are for artists of all walks: writers, painters, musicians, comedians... whatever your expressive language, you are welcome here. We start each session by reading from Stephen Pressfield's The War of Art, and then work on our projects.
The Artist's Way, January-October, 2017
Ten-week exploration of the last six chapters of Julia Cameron's creative recovery book, The Artist's Way.
Other Orlandos Book Launch
Public reading at The Brewstillery alongside other authors with work in the Other Orlandos anthology by Burrow Press
Thank-You Card Making for #OrlandoStrong First Responders
Community Event in partnership with Barnes & Noble
Paint & Sip Social, Vinyl Arts Bar, April, 2016
Two hour painting session with a free glass of wine!
The Artist's Way, Part 2, January-April, 2016
Ten-week exploration of the last six chapters of Julia Cameron's creative recovery book, The Artist's Way.
The Artist's Way, Part I, October-November, 2015
Six-week exploration of the first six chapters of Julia Cameron's creative recovery book, The Artist's Way.
NaNoWriMo (Sort of), November, 2015
Using National Novel Writing Month to work on long writing projects - these included revisions of existing novels as well as nonfiction and self-help works.
Faculty, Florida Writer's Conference 2015
A multi-genre conference with panels and workshops on craft, character building, publishing, and contract negotiation.
Panels: The MFA Experience, Writing About Trauma
Workshop: Holy Wars: How to Write a Character Whose Beliefs Contradict Your Own Faith
Heroes, Myths, & the Make Believe Art Show, The Gallery at Avalon Island, June, 2015
Artist: Participated as one of 5 multidisciplinary artists in this month-long show
Artist Talks Host: Hosted the Artist Talks, an open exchange between guests and artists to celebrate the closing of the show
Writing Workshop for Valence Theatre. & Dance Co., March, 2015
Writing for Dance: Taught a writing workshop to support the troupe's upcoming Fringe Festival performance, Valence, in which dancers and the community were invited to submit written works that the dancers would then read and interpret through movement.
Science & Art Integration Project, Howard Middle School Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts, October, 2014
Volunteer project collaborating with a 7th grade science teacher to infuse her lesson on the electromagnetic spectrum with arts concepts. I taught the visible light portion of the EM spectrum, color mixing with light vs. with pigment, and mural painting techniques, then guided the class through a weeklong project in which they painted a 15 foot mural of the EM spectrum for science teachers to use in their future lessons.
Creative City Project, November, 2014
A multidisciplinary arts event taking place across indoor and outdoor venues throughout the downtown Orlando area celebrating creative expression through performance, visual, and spoken arts.
Reader: Served as the reader for Kobe Project's interpretive dance performance
Echo Alliance Arts Open House, October, 2014
An open house opportunity for attendees to learn basic techniques in visual arts, dance, and memoir writing.
Co-organizer: Collaborated with three other creatives to plan, advertise, and execute the event.
Instructor: Provided guest instruction in visual arts and memoir writing.
More past events coming soon.
Served as judge for Lakeland, FL's annual Art Crawl show featuring emerging visual artists in all media
Loose Lips Reading Series by Burrow Press, July, 2019
Monthly Reading Series responding to the news cycle of the last 30 days
2019 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts, March, 2019
Panel Discussion: Reclaiming the Narrative - Feminine Voices in Fairy Tale, Fantasy, and Folk Lore
Nanowrimo Write-ins
Every Friday during the month of November, writers gathered to work on our novels and other writing projects.
Percolator Paint Nights
These bimonthly, alcohol-free paint & sip events began in July, 2017, and ran through the end of 2018. Each month, we painted from one original artwork and one master artist. To see upcoming Percolator Paint Nights, click here.
Open Studio, 2017
Weekly 3-hour sessions are for artists of all walks: writers, painters, musicians, comedians... whatever your expressive language, you are welcome here. We start each session by reading from Stephen Pressfield's The War of Art, and then work on our projects.
The Artist's Way, January-October, 2017
Ten-week exploration of the last six chapters of Julia Cameron's creative recovery book, The Artist's Way.
Other Orlandos Book Launch
Public reading at The Brewstillery alongside other authors with work in the Other Orlandos anthology by Burrow Press
Thank-You Card Making for #OrlandoStrong First Responders
Community Event in partnership with Barnes & Noble
Paint & Sip Social, Vinyl Arts Bar, April, 2016
Two hour painting session with a free glass of wine!
The Artist's Way, Part 2, January-April, 2016
Ten-week exploration of the last six chapters of Julia Cameron's creative recovery book, The Artist's Way.
The Artist's Way, Part I, October-November, 2015
Six-week exploration of the first six chapters of Julia Cameron's creative recovery book, The Artist's Way.
NaNoWriMo (Sort of), November, 2015
Using National Novel Writing Month to work on long writing projects - these included revisions of existing novels as well as nonfiction and self-help works.
Faculty, Florida Writer's Conference 2015
A multi-genre conference with panels and workshops on craft, character building, publishing, and contract negotiation.
Panels: The MFA Experience, Writing About Trauma
Workshop: Holy Wars: How to Write a Character Whose Beliefs Contradict Your Own Faith
Heroes, Myths, & the Make Believe Art Show, The Gallery at Avalon Island, June, 2015
Artist: Participated as one of 5 multidisciplinary artists in this month-long show
Artist Talks Host: Hosted the Artist Talks, an open exchange between guests and artists to celebrate the closing of the show
Writing Workshop for Valence Theatre. & Dance Co., March, 2015
Writing for Dance: Taught a writing workshop to support the troupe's upcoming Fringe Festival performance, Valence, in which dancers and the community were invited to submit written works that the dancers would then read and interpret through movement.
Science & Art Integration Project, Howard Middle School Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts, October, 2014
Volunteer project collaborating with a 7th grade science teacher to infuse her lesson on the electromagnetic spectrum with arts concepts. I taught the visible light portion of the EM spectrum, color mixing with light vs. with pigment, and mural painting techniques, then guided the class through a weeklong project in which they painted a 15 foot mural of the EM spectrum for science teachers to use in their future lessons.
Creative City Project, November, 2014
A multidisciplinary arts event taking place across indoor and outdoor venues throughout the downtown Orlando area celebrating creative expression through performance, visual, and spoken arts.
Reader: Served as the reader for Kobe Project's interpretive dance performance
Echo Alliance Arts Open House, October, 2014
An open house opportunity for attendees to learn basic techniques in visual arts, dance, and memoir writing.
Co-organizer: Collaborated with three other creatives to plan, advertise, and execute the event.
Instructor: Provided guest instruction in visual arts and memoir writing.
More past events coming soon.