Performance Warm-Up Tips
Listen to music that relaxes, inspires, moves you…puts you in the mood required for performance. Samuel Barber–Adagio for Strings
Riehl Speaks! Gallery Talk for ” Women & Wardrobe: The Riehl Collection” at Portfolio Gallery
TIME August 21, 2014 (Thursday) 10:30 a.m. PLACE Portfolio Gallery & Education Center 3514 Delmar St. Louis 63103 (314) 533-3323 …
Women & Wardrobe: The Riehl Collection (Exhibit and Fundraiser for Portfolio Gallery)
Women & Wardrobe: The Riehl Collection Opening reception August 2, 2014 7-9 p.m. Exhibit runs through the end of August Available by appointment PORTFOLIO GALLERY 3514 Delmar Blvd, St Louis, MO 63103 (314) 533-3323 Artist Janet Riehl works big—or, did—exhibiting large-scale paintings, sculptures, and outdoor installations in California, New Mexico, Latin America, and…
When I talked, played, and sang of “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary”
In 2006 after Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary was published, I gave a series of talks in California, Illinois, and New Mexico. In each talk I included stories, commentary, music, and poetry from Sightlines. I have these talks at readings posted on Riehlife, but checking on them now I find that the transcripts are truncated. You…
Ask the Creative Catalyst: Make new stuff? Promote old stuff? “It’s driving me nuts.”.
It’s a truism that artists would rather dodge promotion as much as dodging a bullet. There are holes in that, of course. Some creative folks enjoy creating promotion as much as creating the the work itself. However…for those of us who are timid and sometimes thwarted by promoting our work, here are some thoughts. All…
Yvonne Perry’s guide to integrating shifts in consciousness into your life
I’m part of the virtual book tour for Yvonne Perry’s latest book, “Shifting into Purer Consciousness:Integrating Spiritual Transformation with the Human Experience.” Yvonne Perry and I became blogging buddies after my book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” came out. Later, I met her in Nashville when her son-in-law Scott Kidd was the sound editor for “Sightlines:…
“Life takes time. So does publishing,” by Marcel Toussaint
Marcel Toussaint and I met through the St. Louis Writers Guild. Art, lyrics, novels, poetry–Marcel Toussaint does it all and has learned how to get his work out into the world. How did these gifts and skills develop throughout his life? How did he learn to overcome rejections, get published, win awards, and gain a…
“Treasury of Twisted Tales,” by Linda Jo Smith (“Miss Linda”)
Linda Jo Smith is no stranger to Riehlife readers. Not only does she provide creative community programs for the Schlafly library in my neighborhood. She’s also an accomplished poet and storyteller. Linda Jo Smith, fondly called “Miss Linda,” is a teller of the tales we have all come to know and love – with a…
“Naledi in the the Underworld: A New African Folktale,” by Janet Grace Riehl
When I lived in Botswana during the 1970s, my name in Setwana was (and is) “Naledi”–which means “star.” Although it sounds exalted, it’s not an uncommon name. Here’s how I got my name. During the first weeks of Peace Corps language and cultural training, I asked my teachers if I could have a name in…
” The Natural World: breathe it in,” by Judith Stanton
Judith Stanton is in touch with the natural world both in her daily life and in her work. Here is a meditation on enjoying the natural world. Her fiction includes an equestrian suspense, “A Stallion To Die For.” Her chapbook, “The Deer Diaries: poems from the natural world”, keeps growing. Judith says, I forget, some…