Glass artist Dick Weiss’s show at Traver Gallery with his artists talk tonight!

My poppa Dick Weiss has a show up now of his beautiful standing glass screens at the Traver Gallery called "A Medium High Tide." Tonight, August 20th, 2013, he will speak from 6 to 7:30 pm at the Traver Gallery-110 Union St, Downtown Seattle about his life and work. Come. Fun. P.S. The top two …

The Painted in the Desert movie is released: Watch it NOW!

This a very special day for the manifestation of dreams. Exactly a year and five days ago MK Barr and my life changed dramatically. We could not have anticipate how much committing to the Painted in the Desert documentary film would impact both of us then, but today we joyfully release it to the world. …

Pilchuck Glass School Artistic Adventures in the Woods TWO

Last week MK, Frank and I all got to visit the mecca of glass art education at the Pilchuck Glass school in Stanwood, Washington. Linked here is the first blog post I wrote about the school giving you a poetic perspective about its history and significance: https://mellissaelucia.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/a-love-letter-to-the-pilchuck-glass-school/ Visiting this wonderful place was particularly significant because …

A Love Letter to the Pilchuck Glass School and Passion

Yesterday I got to visit one of my all time favorite places, the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. It really is a marvel of art merging with nature, brilliant community design, and a hot bed of creative collisions. The visit was especially auspicious because a majority of the artists featured in the Painted in …

Image Highlights from the Painted in the Desert filming

First promo video for the movie, boy has the project grown since this!!     http://vimeo.com/26590741 Blog for the film: http://www.PaintedintheDesert.wordpress.com

80s Seattle Music Scene-avoiding the term “Grunge”

It's good to have friends for almost thirty years. You don't have to explain all of your family dysfunctions to them, they have seen you at your best and worst, and if they are still around there must be some real love. My beloved partner in crime Angela and I had a full day reminiscing …

New Mexico Initiations while filming Painted in the Desert

MK and I had a whirlwind filming tour of New Mexico last week. The energy here is very, very intense, and during our time in Abiquiu I was initiated back into this land I love with a cleansing experience. When I first considered moving to New Mexico, EVERY SINGLE PERSON I spoke to told the …

New Mexico return to the graffiti tunnels of my heart

You have NO IDEA how happy I am to be back in New Mexico. It truly is one of the places of my heart, and I am glowing from the return home. There is something about the vastness of the sky and the pinion baking on the earth that satisfies me like no other place. …

Back HOME to New Mexico to film for Painted in the Desert-A Travel Essay

I have not been home to the southwest in six months. New Mexico is one of the most enchanting places I have ever been; I fell in love with the land three years ago, and have not been gone for more than a month since that time. I tend to start sobbing and shaking when …

Flying Turtle Ecstatic Dance for the Painted in the Desert movie

Dance is one of my greatest joys. There is a fountain of happiness that opens within when I am rhythmically moving that I have not found anywhere else. I have been extremely blessed to have found tribes of other folks who also feel this way, entering the dance with a loving dedication to their own …