Artshealinghearts

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Photographer & Graphic Designer. Weddings, Senior Portraits, Family & Children, Maternity & Birth. Performing Singer-songwriter. 4 CDs to date. Tour & perform regularly up and down the east coast as part of the Americana Acoustic Duo, The Wards. Theater Director & Special F/X Makeup Artist. I've directed several successful Monson productions, most recently: The Vagina Monologues in Feb 2015, Emotional Creatures, the secret lives of girls everywhere in April 2014, Frankenstein for the one act competition at Monson high school in 2013. Makeup designer for Green Room Production of Sweeney Todd in 2013. I've also taught Improvisation, Creating Characters, Monologue Building, From the Page to the Stage and theater games. Workshop Facilitator. I run several art based workshops that use a variety of mediums to work with clients who've experienced trauma or who wish to move forward with their future by clearly letting go of their past in a safe and creative environment.

Primary Discipline

Theater - Devised / Artist-Led

Additional Disciplines

Design - Graphic
Media - Video
Music - Composition
Music - Solo / Recital
Theater - Children's
Theater - Playwriting
Theater - Storytelling
Visual/Crafts - Jewelry
Visual/Crafts - Mixed Media
Visual/Crafts - Photography

Activities

Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
Arts and Health
Arts Instruction / Lessons
Audio or Video Recording
Community Arts
Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
Curriculum Development
Exhibitions
Funding
Performance / Concert / Reading
Professional Development / Training
Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
Residency - Community
Residency - In School
Residency - Production / Development
Residency - Other
Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
Writing Services
Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class

Awards

  • $5000 Artist Grant, Photography, West Hartford, CT
  • $500 Artist Grant, Performance, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Monson, MA, 2017
  • $500 Artist Grant, Performance, Palmer Cultural Council, Monson, MA, 2017
  • $500 Artist Grant, Photography, Three Rivers, MA
  • $500 Artist Grant, Performance, Monson Cultural Council, Monson, MA, 2016
  • $500 Artist Grant, Performance, Monson Cultural Council, Monson, MA, 2017
  • $500 Artist Grant, Performance, Monson Cultural Council, Monson, MA, 2015
  • $250 Artist Grant, Photography, Three Rivers, MA 2016
  • 1st place, Photography, Juried Show, Stafford CT
  • 1st Runner Up, Singing, Connecticut Idol, Willimantic CT
  • $100, Emerging Artist Award, Photography, Windham CT
  • 1st place, Photography, Juried Show, Vernon CT
  • 1st place, Mixed-Media, Juried Show, Vernon CT
  • 2nd place, Graphic Arts Photography, Juried Show, Windham CT
  • Honorable Mention, Photography, Juried Show, Windham CT

Education

  • B.A. in Theater
  • B. A. in English
  • A.S. in Substance Abuse Counseling

Additional Information

  • Year founded: 2000
  • Is a Teaching Artist
  • Is a Touring Artist
  • Approx. 125 events per year
  • Has venues available
  • Geographic Reach: Surrounding Counties/Region, State-wide, Surrounding States/Region, Nationally
  • Seasons active: Year round