Sketches From N. Myrtle Beach

Mid-June, hubby and I spent a week at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was a soul-refreshing, artist-inspiring week. You can scroll down through creative pictures in my previous blog post.

One of the great things about the week is that I got to slouch down in my beach chair and dig in to the book "Walking in this World: The Practical Art of Creativity" by Julia Cameron. I found out about the book a few months ago from one of my followers on Twitter. Needless to say, I read it from cover to cover while warmed by the summer sun, and feet cooled by the washing surf. It's packed with a ton of great information intended to offer perspective to creative people in how to daily fulfill the artistic passion and drive that keeps us content and happy.



The book inspired me to take the time for some morning sketches. And, I'm happy to share them with you. My unknowing subjects were sketched from the balcony of our rented beach condo. Enjoy!

My Sister - the Tap Pup!

My sister decided to revisit a childhood passion this past year - tap dancing! She enrolled at Vicki's Tap Pups, Adult Tap Classes and began the tippy-tap, tap, tap, tap of shuffling the shoes. Sunday afternoon I saw her tap dance for the first time since I was probably 8 and she was 13. And, boy was she every great!

The Tap Pups performed an annual show at The Forum in downtown Harrisburg, PA that benefitted the local women's shelter of the YWCA. The average age of a Tap Pup is 60 years old. The oldest tapper at today's show was 84. Of the 200 tappers on stage, 3 of them were men, and several were husband/wife teams. Many are working business professionals -- accountants, CEOs, registered nurses, teachers, and more--who simply enjoy tapping as a way to de-stress, exercise, stay fit, and keep those knees limber. And what great fun!. In Sunday's show, everyone was having a blast.

I'm so very proud of my sister for lacing up those shoes and coming full circle back to something she truly enjoys doing. She is always such an inspiration to me. In this video, she is front row, center. WOO-HOO look at that Tap-Pup go!

My sister the Tap Pup! from Cheryl Kugler on Vimeo.