Following the ice and snow will come new beginnings. Wrapped in a warm blanket, sipping hot tea, staring into the flames of a dancing fire, I feel the stirrings of ideas that have been a long time gathering. While I wait for this blooming I will focus on the task at hand.

The Arts call to us to participate in various ways usually resulting in an enriching experience. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in the annual "Shoe In" for Utah's Ballet West. A pair of point shoes are given to juried Artists to do with as they please. The altered and transformed shoes are then sold or auctioned off to raise funds and encourage support for the Ballet. Here are the first glimpses of this new undertaking. Stay tuned...

"Dance has always been a way of accessing the other worlds, especially whirling or spinning."

It begins with an idea...... shoes and candlesticks....

add a hat box lid....

and then another....

choose bold and unpredictable colors and the result will be? I guess we will find out together.....