“This has been my struggle for years - the pull between wanting to be in the spotlight and yet also to make a difference in the world. Lately I've come to conclude that I can be a "selfish" artist that focuses on issues of individuation, power, and freedom.” WorldYearsHas BeensI CanArtistDifferencesStruggleIssuesSelfishMaking A DifferenceSpotlightIndividuationMy Struggle Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“Right before I went to Pacifica, I had written and performed a one-woman show and I consider that to be my original art form. Spaulding Grey and Karen Finley and other spoken word artists and performance artists really very much interested me, that art form.” ArtShowsFormArtistWrittenPerformancesOriginalsGreyOne WomanSpoken WordOriginal Art Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“Coming out of graduation, I didn't immediately know what direction I wanted to do so I decided to just stay as an intern until it really kind of dawned on me and I felt more compelled one way or the other. So I gave it a few years and then after two years it was really clear that deep down I missed being a full time creative artist. Ironically, I started getting clients who were all in the entertainment industry and a lot of them were in comedy!” KnowsWayYearsKindTwoWantedArtistFeltCreativeClearComedyIndustryDecidedEntertainmentOne WayTwo YearsComing OutClientsCompelledDeep DownEntertainment IndustryCreative ArtCreative Artists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“If my artist life didn't work or if I needed to work in some capacity part-time in something, I knew I'd have a real life skill [become a therapist].” IfsRealArtistNeededSkillsCapacityReal LifeTherapistsPart TimeLife Skills Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
“I have known know many therapists who come out of Pacifica Graduate Institute and love being both artists and therapists at the same time, like Maureen Murdock. They are photographers and dancers and other kinds of things and therapists at the same time. I think it really makes them a much more interesting therapist because they're so engaged with the imagination and the creativity and the depths of who they are.” ThinkingKnowsKindArtistImaginationLove IsInterestingKnownCreativityAnd LoveDepthPhotographerEngagedDancerGraduatesInstituteTherapists Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall
