Crafty Tuesday: A Couple of things that happened in the past week or so

There was a young woman by the name of Zina Nichole Lahr who passed away way too young. I never met her but I know people who knew her and they are devastated. She has been described as one of those creative people that burned very bright. She had a phrase that is so perfect. She said that she suffered from CCD or Creative Compulsive Disorder. She would see something and start figuring out what else she could make with it. I know the feeling all too well.

Here is a video tribute a friend did for her and it gives you an idea of the young lady who has passed on.

I got a commission last night that I need to get done by next Monday. It is right in my wheelhouse and will probably take me a day or two to get it just right.

I have been hearing from various folks about how panels that I did at Dragon Con have affected them and people near them in a positive way. I have a passion for teaching and I love teaching others how to make puppets and what can be done with puppets. Any thing I know how to do, I am willing to teach others. The more people who know how to do these things, the better chance of the art of puppetry will live onto the next generation.

I am also good at coming up with creative solutions for puppets and costumes. It is part of my Creative Compulsive Disorder. I am a problem solver. It is just how my brain works. Give me something that you want to do and, if it is in my skill set, I’ll give you various ways of doing things. I am a wealth of information and I want to share. Now I just have to figure out how I can do that outside the convention setting.

I am grateful for the way my brain works.