In 2013, Lenka Clayton had a goal for a series of works she wanted to create via An Artist Residency in Motherhood. As she put it: Artist residencies are usually designed as a way to allow artists to escape from the routines and responsibilities of… Read More
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Let’s Talk About Cats
Picture a cat. Now picture that cat in your home, somewhere near you. What do you imagine that cat doing? Don’t overthink it. Whatever immediately came to mind when I said to imagine a cat in the room with you works fine. Got it? So,… Read More
Feel Today Today
Lately, Sprout demands to wear a dress every morning. The twirlier the better, because “You can’t twirl without a dress!” The only problem is, she has a finite number of dresses, and they’re not always the best outfit for, say, playing in the sandbox at… Read More
Cutting with The Muppets
We ran into a problem while rehearsing for the table read of Ladies and Gentlemen, Miss Ida Walker: The read-through ran longer than the block of studio time we had reserved for the recording. The traditional rule estimates that one screenplay page equals one minute… Read More
The Farmer(‘s Wife)
A local nursery had a sale this weekend with a petting zoo, and Sprout wanted to wear her overalls. I didn’t think this would become a bigger conversation, but then — “I’m going to be a farmer’s wife!” she said. “Don’t you want to be… Read More
When Sprout wants me to make up a story to tell her, she says “Tell me a story with your mouth.” Usually she asks for this when she’s supposed to be falling asleep, and she knows I won’t turn the light back on to read… Read More
Treading Lightly
When my wife and I first brought our baby home, Sprout slept in a pack & play next to our bed. It helped us to respond quickly to her needs, but it created a problem: We needed to be quieter in order to avoid waking… Read More
