About Me
- jessica handler
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- My first book, "Invisible Sisters: A Memoir" has been named one of "Twenty Five Books All Georgians Should Read!" I would love to visit your bookclub, either in person (in the South) or through the magic of electronics. My writing has received a "Special Mention" for a 2008 Pushcart Prize. I have been honored with a residency at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Bethany, CT., a Fellowship at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts in Rabun Gap, Georgia, and the 2009 Peter Taylor Nonfiction Fellowship at the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. Locally, I teach workshops in creative writing, memoir, and feature journalism, and am a member of the faculty of an art college, where I teach screenwriting. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.) and a B.S. in Communication from Emerson College, in Boston. I used to work in television. I did not push the broom behind the elephant. Usually, I served as mahout - I drove the (allegorical) elephant. If he was SAG or AFTRA. Rock stars do not scare me.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Inspiration
Because Maira Kalman inspires me to make art, in her NYTimes pieces, or you can take seventeen minutes out of your day and watch this TED talk with Kalman. Funny, bittersweet, gorgeous, and you'll want to make art when she's done. Or at least play the clattering teacup & Slinky in the New York Public Library. (Thanks G. for the heads up to the link.)
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2 comments:
I love the idea of daydreaming for a living. And I can certainly relate to doodling during presentations.
Thanks for the heads up. TED is awesome.
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