“For the storm drain project, I saw an ad on Facebook. And then there were a few local people in the community who shared it with me, and they were like, ‘Oh, you should apply for this.’ I did the first one in 2019 and really liked it. That was probably my first...
“I like to do handbuilding, and I’m not great at throwing large pieces on the wheel, so I handbuilt a large vase for my wedding so that people could sign it as our guest book. I liked the idea of seeing the signatures of people who celebrated with us...
“I have three groups, and I love them all – Goshen College’s Chamber Choir, the men’s ensemble Vox Profundi, and [the professional, community-based] Camerata Singers. They’re all very different, but each of them gives me joy. I’m not here...
“Usually, what I’m best at drawing is…non-people. Ironically, though, some of my best drawings were from the figure drawing class because it was out of the second semester. I’d had more practice. There was this piece. It’s a man with curly...
“I like to find things that make me want to move. When I’m creating – in my bedroom or out in nature or whatever – I can make something that sounds nice, but I tend not to go with that all the time because I’m thinking about the performance. What is...