What is the best thing that I love about my work? Attention to detail and the fantasy and allegory of story telling which helps my psyche.
What is my idea of perfect happiness? Being surrounded by family and friends, good food, music and art in a peaceful world devoid of hate.
What is my greatest fear? World war III at the moment and my kids not being able to grow up.
What is the trait that I most deplore in myself? impatience
Which living persons in my profession do i most admire? There are so many and they are all kick-ass women and they are kind to boot. Kristen Kay Ferrel, Megan Buccere, Linnea Strid, Cora Crimson, Patricia Ariel, Braden Duncan, Amy Weber, Julie Zarate, Lana Gentry, Jessica Perner, Catherine Moore, Tracy Lewis and, so many more.
What is my greatest extravagance? Art supplies, Good coffee
On what occasion would I lie? To protect someone I love
What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work? not knowing when something is done.
When and where was I the happiest, in my work? Now, always now.
If I could, what would I change about myself? My quickness to anger
What is my greatest achievement in work? Learning to let go and just make what I want, not worrying about the “Art Scene” and being able to show my work at galleries around the world.
Where would I most like to live? I love my town in Washington state, But, right now the US is headed on a very backwards track and I am stressed daily about our future so I fantasize about somewhere like Iceland.
What is my most treasured possession? I know you don’t possess people, but my children and photos of my parents
What is my most marked characteristic? Shocking white hair
What is my most inspirational location, in my city? Home at my work desk or cooking and the view from the Bell Tower.
What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city? Sirens pub and Silverwater cafe.
What books influenced my life and how? Farenheit 451 for the realization we can repeat that horror so easily. Otherland series by Tad Williams, huge epic worlds with mind bending fantasy and sci fi. I grew up reading sci fi, could not get enough of it and I think it heavily influenced my thinking early in life.
Who are my favorite writers? Tad Williams, isaac asimov…
You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day? Kate Bush, Dead can dance, David Bowie, Pink Floyd,Elvis Costello… I have all day right?
Who is my hero or heroine in fiction? Now it is Rey in Starwars .
Who are my heroes and heroines in real life? My friend Cara, I just love that lady
Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime? Bladerunner the directors cut
What role plays art in my life and work? Keeping me out of the nut house
Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime? My wonderfully supportive and patient husband and my kids.
Whom would I like to work with in 2018? My Crew in the art collective Copycat Violence
Which people in my profession would i love to meet in 2018? All of the other artists in my group, CCV that I have not yet met. Jessica Perner, Scott Holloway, Cora Crimson and I would also love to have Tea with Lana Gentry, that lady is the bomb!
What project, in 2018, am I looking forward to work on? The current one I am on for copycat violence. “Insectica” I am trying a new thing and I am hoping to pull it off.
Where can you see me or my work in 2018? February show “ Insectica” at Sally Centigrade Gallery in Co. and stay tuned for other projects.
What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me? Being endlessly creative and yearning to try new things.
Which creative heroines should Peter invite to tell their story? Cora Crimson, Braden Duncan, Amy Weber.
How can you contact me? Contact me: laurie@lauriemcclave.com or through my website: www.lauriemcclave.com and of course you can find me on FB and IG @lauriemcclave
Here follows a message of Peter de Kuster, founder of The Heroine’s Journey
Spring Journey
Wednesday 14th March – Sunday 18th March
The best of The Heroine’s Journey condensed into a single, unforgettable week.
The Heroine’s Journey is a global organisation dedicated to teaching skills not covered by the regular education system – skills that develop storytelling intelligence and encourage psychological well-being for creative professionals. The Spring Journey brings together the very best in our storytelling.
We will cover such themes as how to make money doing what you love, how to promote your business, which is you, how to choose our partners more wisely, how to make relationships last, how to find and create your dreamjob by meeting your rolemodels and making testdrives, how to manage your time and organize yourself creativitely, how to focus on our creative goals, how to have the financial freedom to create and how to more regularly experience creative flow and happiness.
You’ll embark on a rich and enlightening voyage, discovering how to make lasting, meaningful change across every aspect of your creative life. By working within a fixed group led by Peter de Kuster over the week, you’ll dive deeper than would be possible in any single daytrip. You’ll be challenged to think deeply about the issues that matter most, and provided with a space to share your thoughts, ideas and experiences.
The Journey is ideal for those seeking a more meaningful, transformative vacation; for attendees of our daytrips who now wish to take a structured journey through our expertly curated material; and for those wishing to save time in the long run by working through the dilemmas of creative life, business, passion, and your own story in a single, high intensity week.
Blending tuition, exercises, meeting with stories of rolemodels, and discussion in journeys in a world city, each day of the Spring Journey will equip you with tools and strategies to help you find answers for your creative life’s big questions.
Join us for a truly transformational vacation for the mind in Rome
Ticket costs Euro 1250 excluding VAT per person, includes all teaching, materials, light refreshments & additional activities.
You can reach Peter for a skype meeting about questions you have by mailing him at peterdekuster@hotmail.nl
DAILY TIMETABLE
09.40 Tea & Coffee on arrival
10.00 Morning Session
13.00 Lunch Break
14.00 Afternoon Session
17.00 Drinks
Read on for a detailed breakdown of the Spring Journey itinerary.
“You are the Storyteller of Your Own Creative Life. You can Create Your Own Legend – Or Not” – Peter de Kuster
Spring Journey Itinerary
Day One: The first day of the Spring Journey is designed to equip us with the core skills of The Heroine’s Journey and Storytelling. We will learn the power of the story we tell ourselves, why our minds have a hard time understanding themselves, how to map and understand our passions, and how and why we characteristically respond to them.
Day Two: The second day of the Spring Journey takes us on a structured journey around the power of your story as creative professional. Creative flow is always in essence a mental phenomenon, it is a result of ideas- and a story you tell yourself therefore relies on having to hand a raft of enriching stories about your business, your money management, your self promotion and your time management that can be called upon in moments of truth. The day begins with a Heroine’s Journey Breakfast – considering what three of the greatest creative heroines of all time have as story about the art of creative living wisely and well.
Day Three: The third day of the Spring Journey teaches us how to choose our clients and business partners wisely and make our relationships last. One of the gravest errors we make around business relationships is to imagine that they aren’t things we can get wiser or better at. On this day we will learn to practise and rehearse our skills at working with the people who can help you further your creative business (clients and business partners like agents, publishers, marketing professionals etcera). In the evening, we will attend a Storytelling Dinner in a local restaurant – learning to overturn small talk and master the art of opening up our deepest stories.
Day Four: The fourth day of the Spring Journey teaches us how to achieve our creative career potential. We will employ storytelling tools to be better able to understand our creative talents and to move forward using the opportunities that are open to us.
Day Five: The final day of the Spring Journey explores new business opportunities and markets for you to as creative professional. Many of the challenges we encounter in modern life require us to develop creative solutions to complex problems. And even when we’re not tackling big problems, continuously improving the way we live using invention and imaginative strategy is deeply important.
You can reach Peter for a skype meeting about questions you have by mailing him at peterdekuster@hotmail.nl
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