The greatest show on four wheels

The greatest show on four wheels

It's that time of year again. New lunchboxes and No. 2 pencils, superhero backpacks and smart phones (kids these days). For me, it's also time: time again to run away and join the fall art festival circus, uh, circuit.

Like every circus, every art festival has the ringmaster, the talent, the tents, and (ideally) the roar of the crowd. And lest we forget: the clown car.

Perhaps you’ve already met my hilariously unpredictable four-wheeled sidekick, Big Bertha. Since I launched my start-up about a year ago, Bertha has hauled my livelihood and me well over 7000 miles and across 10 states. 

Not without incident. Not by a long shot.

As I look ahead to the fall art festival circuit, it seems only fitting to pay homage to Big Bertha. She doles out the experiences generously; it’s up to me to turn lesions into lessons.

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Evelyn Asher, MBA

Transformational Coach. Visual Artist. Educator. Poet. Elder passionate about social justice, equality, learning, and supporting the arts. Gatherer. Big fan of wonder walks and open spaces where everyone has a place.

8 年

Amy, I love your spirit and Big Bertha! I have another artist friend who is traveling in her purple VW bus going on three months. You both have so much to teach us. I use a photo of a "dilapidated truck flower" to show how the clunkiness of some business messages. Safe travels.

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