Thank you for this wonderful, evocative post Wendy. Thank you for reminding me of all that was good about our time together in the prison. Your residency, which I think became the longest ever, was a definite highlight for me, but especially for the women. They loved and treasured their work and their interaction with you. It was a testament to the power of the arts in prison, and to the outsider, in this case, you the author, coming in with grace and sensitivity offering the women the opportunity to be creative and to develop new self belief and self respect. And along the way didn’t we have fun! I do hope people will get their copy of Paulie’s Web and take a peek inside those prison walls..
Thank you for this wonderful, evocative post Wendy. Thank you for reminding me of all that was good about our time together in the prison. Your residency, which I think became the longest ever, was a definite highlight for me, but especially for the women. They loved and treasured their work and their interaction with you. It was a testament to the power of the arts in prison, and to the outsider, in this case, you the author, coming in with grace and sensitivity offering the women the opportunity to be creative and to develop new self belief and self respect. And along the way didn’t we have fun! I do hope people will get their copy of Paulie’s Web and take a peek inside those prison walls..