Mar 6, 2018
Cheryl
has been living in the desert since 1991, having grown up in St.
Louis and literally dancing her way to New York City in the 1970's
and eventually to Los Angeles and the Mojave. After the
Sawtooth fire took her cabin
near Rimrock Ranch, Cheryl wrote about her experience which
eventually gave way to the creation of an always sold-out
semi-annual fundraising event called 'Desert Stories', now in it's
11th year. In this episode, Cheryl
talks about the inspiration behind Mil-Tree, a non-profit
organization that brings veterans and civilians in the community
together to experience healing and understand through art.
These workshops include everything from making paper and then using
that paper to hold the writings of participants, accompanied by
spoken word to the creation of 'Sanctuary', an earth-bag
construction project that included the construction of the
structure as well as the creation of the metal works and ceramics
adorning this place of reverence (go to Mil-Tree.org to see the video).
Mil-Tree's upcoming
workshop 'Moving the Memories', is close to
Cheryl's heart, being a dancer. Mil-Tree partners with Diavolo
Dance and Arts Connection of San Bernardino County to
present a two-day movement workshop and presentation lead by
Diavolo Architecture in Motion for veterans, active military and
the community. (March 31 to April 1, 2018).
Though
initially devastating, Cheryl likens the tragic loss of her first
desert home to that of a phoenix rising, which gave way to a
transformation of her creativity.
Mentioned in this episode:
Cheryl's Website
Diavolo
Dance
War
and the Soul, by Dr. Edward Tick