Apr 2, 2020Light in the darknessSo. It sucks to be alive in the world right now. But, life has always been hard. For some people it has always been hard. Let’s talk about artists. Unless backed by an exorbitant amount of money, artists throughout history have struggled to make their art. The struggling artist is…Artist2 min readArtist2 min read
Nov 6, 2019Working in a place of survivalTo be an artist is to be always aware. If I have learned anything over these past months… it is that I am constantly learning how capable my awareness is. In both my personal life and professional, the tools I am crafting as an actor and creative stem from me…Psychology4 min readPsychology4 min read
Aug 11, 2019Teaching for the SummerI just finished working as a Group Leader for the Open Jar Institute. As I sit here in my bed watching the last season of The West Wing, I think about the idea of inspiration and endurance. I have pushed so much energy into these students that I realized teaching…2 min read2 min read
Jul 29, 2019It’s a marathon. Enjoy the pain.I have been trying to swim up to four miles a week and have been keeping up with that for about two weeks now. My body has never really been in a place where I have felt sexy or confident about my mid-section, but I think that will change this…Mindfulness2 min readMindfulness2 min read
Jul 20, 2019Today I start a new journey.Today I start a new journey. I have spent the past weekend solidifying my choice to create a work of art. Something that shines historical light on tragedies of the past that we cannot forget. …Byryguy2 min readByryguy2 min read
Dec 21, 2017Abina, the important woman.The graphic novel, Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic Novel, written by Trevor R. Getz and illustrated by Liz Clarke tells the story of Abina Mansah, a young slave girl from the Gold Coast. The author, Getz, created this graphic novel to portray this unheard story of a young…Comics4 min readComics4 min read
Sep 17, 2016Hobbes and his Living Machine of Artifice“Nature… is by the Art of man, as in many other things, so in this also imitated, that it can make an Artificial Animal” (Hobbes, 9). Hobbes is a philosopher that is keen on establishing and dissecting dichotomies that he has observed in his own realities. Whether one is speaking…3 min read3 min read
