Quilter Connie Bloom, me, TV host Diana Ray
As a former reporter, I have interviewed tons of people and written tons of stories. But twice in the past week I have been on the other side of the “camera” for a change, and boy is that different! Last week a reporter from The Daily Kent Stater did a phone interview about my role as a contributing artist for the “Day of the Dead” show opening on Halloween at the North Water Street Gallery in Kent (I’ll have two paintings in that show). And earlier this evening, I was among a group of artists interviewed for a cable TV show called “The Art of Living”. Host Diana Ray was doing a segment on the very awesome store in Highland Square, “Made in Akron,” and Elizabeth Tyran, the very personable and amazing manager, invited me to participate since I have some of my work for sale there. Diana herself was so bubbly and upbeat that she made the experience fun, but it was still very weird for me to be in the “interviewee” position. As the interviewer (and then editor), it’s nice to be in control. As the interviewee, you just have to hope they make you look good! (“The Art of Living” airs at 9:30 on Saturday mornings, Time Warner Cable Channel 14. The Made in Akron segments will begin running on Saturday, October 31, with different clips shown through the month of November.)
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