Anja Notanja Asks: Artist, Quilter, Yogic Woman Heidi Parkes

Thanks to the Racine Art Museum and the Charles Allis Art Museum.

Anja Notanja Asks: Nancy Armitage

Nancy Armitage teaches art to people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and tells us what that is like.  Special thanks to Arte Bar and Painting Lounge.

Live Radiowave Messages From Space performance at the Racine Art Museum, September 3rd, 2015.  People would come up to me and I would ask them, "What would you like to know from outer space today?"  The whole universe would not only receive the question, it would then send back an answer and my hair antennae would pick up the radiowave signal.

Anja Notanja Asks: Mark Borchardt

Check out my latest interview with Freesia McKee of Conversant Magazine right here!

Here is a preview of my hat collection that is on display at the Beulah Brinton House.  See all 22 hats and their purposes this Saturday at the Beulah Brinton House, 2590 Superior Street, Bay View.  

And here is my latest episode with Susan Ballje work oversees the events at the Beulah Brinton house...

La Prosette Presents: Compliments

It all started with an idea to make a few one-size-fits-all compliments that could be given to just about anyone.  I could sell them already sealed and let my customers know that whatever the contents within were, that they would certainly cheer them up.  

I made a sign thinking I would also offer on-the-spot customized compliments.  But in the end, all my customers at the Night Market wanted me to write them face poems.  So that is what I did.

A flock of extremely satisfied customers.

Haimish Gree joined me and ended up writing quite a few compliments.  He typed up the compliment and after he'd write an additional thought for people on the envelope itself with a quill and ink.  He wrote a couple custom compliments, and many. many spontaneous compliments that could be given to just about anyone...

A masterful note penned on an envelope designed to prepare the reader to accept an exhilarating compliment within that could be perfect for them or... anyone else who happened to read  it.

I kept this one for myself.

After the evening I had a few compliments by Mr. Gree left over so I gave one to my mom. She loved hers and quickly hid it in a special place near all the salt.

My mother's compliment.

I have all of the compliments that I made left over, and I made them look really, really nice!  Stamps, drawings, color.  But for some reason people always picked the simpler, more mysterious inked envelopes by Haimish Gree.  I gave the last one to my dad.  It said, "When did you learn that you are beautiful?"  He read it, chuckled and then after a few minutes he gave it back to me.  "I don't need this."

The next day I caught my dad asleep on the couch.  Indeed, he doesn't need such a compliment.  He is obviously a beautiful man.

Anja Notanja Asks: Adam Mckee!

Featuring artist Adam Mckee and a poem by my own mother.  Thank you to Jessica Clark for underwriting this episode!

Anja Notanja Asks: WC TANK

Rapper WC TANK plays tracks from his new release Vanishing Points.  

Thanks to our sponsor Swanky Seconds

Anja Notanja Asks: Renee Bebeau

Thank you to our sponsor Inspiration Studios for making this episode possible!

To see the art of Luna Renee Bebeau go here.

How would you describe love?

I was hired to go to a wedding and ask guests, 'How would you describe love?'  Then, I wrote each guest a poem inspired from their response.  Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Anja Notanja Asks: A Radio Play

While I was out of town, my show aired a radio play by playwright Gregory Stanford.  Thank you to Newaukee for making this possible!

Anja Notanja Asks, the July 23rd Edition

My guest never showed up!  But thank you to Material Gallery & Studios for sponsoring this off-the-cuff edition!

Anja Notanja Asks: Singer Lex Allen

Anja Notanja Asks: Poet Bethany Price!

Thank you to Bridget Rosemary for making this possible!

Anja & Paul Ask: What's Missing?

Special thanks to Material Studios and Gallery for sponsorship of this episode.

Ask Anja Notanja: Rhonda Sue

Typewritten Portraits from the June Night Market

People come up to me, tell me their name and then I stare into their face until a poem emerges.  When I was finish I draw a picture of their face on top of the poem WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE PAPER, only at their face.  

He wanted me to draw him for a dollar.

Anja Notanja Asks: Helene Fischman

Video of Anja Notanja & Mikal Shapiro poetry/music/shadow performance

To learn more about Mikal Shapiro go here:  www.mikalshapiro.com