One year ago today we launched the Savage Wonder Festival of Veterans in the Arts. It was a nice rock to drop in the pond. But just wait for 2024โฆ
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Prepping for her performance at this past April`s Savage WonderGround, is Dex. Dex is our Managing Producer at @vetreptheater and has performed her poetry at two WonderGrounds and the Savage Wonder Festival. Follow her at @squat.rack.poet
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Beautiful performance from @exit12danceco , performed with spoken word by Mason Rodrigue and Dex at the Savage Wonder Festival.
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All part of the process.
Charles McCaffrey rehearsing at the @prInciplegallery this past April for our latest Savage WonderGround.
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Meet Kimberly Evans @messages_in_the_attic__ 3/3
Who or what are your biggest artistic inspirations?
Im not sure I have a style but my writing/poetry tends to be confessional in nature with some autobiographical fiction/ essay style thrown in so I suppose Patti Smith is probably my greatest influence. Sheโs big into the confessional writing style. Sheโs unapologetically human whoโs lived a life filled with success and struggle. Itโs not all pretty. I can relate to that. Other influences are Tom Waits, Joanne Kyger, Ted Kooser, Mary Oliver, Rudy Francisco and too many more to list.
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Meet Kimberly Evans @messages_in_the_attic__ 2/3
What does your creative process look like?
My creative process is always evolving. It can be scattered at times, but itโs always deliberate. I always listen to music. Scores from composers whoโs musical compositions evoke emotions. I match them with my stories and poetry to create a flow. I write when I get the itch. I donโt like rules to my creative process and I donโt write everyday which seems to be a major faux pas to most. I donโt like forced creativity. It needs to be the right time and moment.
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Meet Law Enforcement Veteran and writer, Kimberly Evans @messages_in_the_attic__ 1/3
Why do you write?
I write to remember, to catalog events and happenings that will long be forgotten - that I will one day forget. I write for the second voice that sits silently until it demands to be heard. That voice thatโs often silenced by my everyday professional life and being a mom. The one that says โHey girl hey, remember that time you jumped on the tracks at Ditmars blvd. and almost landed on the third rail?โ โFun times, letโs talk about that carefree and wild but often times reckless girl again, okay?!โ I donโt want to forget those memories or parts of me. Good, bad and at times absolutely fucking ugly. I grew up in small town Minnesota but I spent the majority of my 20โs in New York City working in the bar/ restaurant scene and then as a Law Enforcement Officer. NYC formed me and there were a lot of experiences to reflect on. I write to honor those years.
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We love seeing what @puzzlepeacearts is doing these days, and we loved seeing his work last May at the Savage Wonder Festival!
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Navy veteran and musician Logan Vath performed Dover for us live at the April Savage WonderGround. You can find his music on all major streaming platforms and take a listen yourself. Follow him @loganvath
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Live painting is where itโs at ๐
Loved seeing Marine Corps Resident Artist, Kris Battles paint these pieces as our performers shared poetry and music this April during our latest Savage WonderGround.
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