RTBTCKI Scattered Saturday
Posted By Kathleen David on January 13, 2018
This Saturday is a day of activity for all at Casa David. Caroline has a day of Model UN that she loves to participate in. Peter has a store signing at <a href=http://www.goldenmemoriescomics.com> Golden Memories Comics </a> from 1 to 3. I am going into the city to partake of an art brunch that some friends of mine host and try to get my mojo back on track.
Creative to me is like breathing. I like to work my way through creative problems be it a puppet or writing or a costume idea. One of my favorite panels I do at conventions is “So you want to build a Puppet.” People bring us their ideas and we give them various ways to make them a reality. I always love seeing what people do with the information.
I have had people ask me how I think so fast. I have always thought at this speed. I have told Caroline from an early age to never apologize for her brain. I got that from my parents. In my family being smart was praised. My parents were both college professors. They are great examples of the American Dream. Their parents came over to have a better life and provide opportunities for their children they didn’t have. My parents did the same for my brothers and sister and me.
I graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a master’s in Stage Management and Direction. I have done a lot of interesting theater and through that met a lot of interesting people. I am proud of my theater career and the friends I made along the way. I tell people that I learned my organizational skills from my mother. I had a knack for stage-managing and have used the things I learned from that in other things I have done in my life.
My puppets have brought me a lot of joy. I would not be sitting here typing this if I didn’t build puppets. I met Peter because of a puppet I built. The puppets have been the key to a lot of adventures I have had over the years and continue to be so. Puppetry to me is another thing that is like breathing. I can’t remember any time that were not puppets in my life.
Right now, however, I feel sluggish both mentally and physically. Part of that is recovering from being ill. Part of that is being back in caretaker mode to help Peter deal with the fall out from wiping out on a set of steps. Part of that is the time of year since I do suffer from seasonal affected disorder and that can be a bear to deal with.
Knowing that I am giving myself permission to not be creative for a bit. To go do something else so I can reset things. Of course the minute I did that, my brain started going into overdrive as to things I could do/make/create. I have to quiet my brain down and remind it that I am trying to not stay in constant overdrive.
I am grateful for friends to bounce ideas off of.
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