There are few times I wish for something different in my life, but every now and then I wish I were famous and people would take notice. Or maybe not famous, but working on a project where I had a…
Author: Chris Grady
Entering the “we” space
This weekend I was part of an extraordinary workshop which was a first of its kind in Europe, or so I am told. A chance to work on the consciousness explorations of Patricia Albere developed in her practice and…
Getting out of my bubble – help me
As I get older I network less. As I look out of my view across the Firth of Forth from my tiny office window, I don’t get the urge to go to the membership meetings and first nights which are…
Painful, but I should be used to it.
Over 40 years I have had five major points in my life where I have invented an idea or project which I found nigh impossible to persuade anyone, with the power, to fund it. Sometimes I have banged my head…
Big Ears and the Escalator – coaching
4 years ago I started “formal” coaching with a certificate from the Coaching Academy in my file. For a year or so it took up around 1/3rd of my time, and then I slowed down as my work with Mountview…
The tiredness of readiness “On Your Marks…get set…”
I’m really tired this week, and it has taken a while for me to realise (or maybe remember) this particular freelance syndrome which I get when a certain mix of situations arise. Anyone get the same feeling ?…Let me explain.
Red Squirrels, Goblin calls, a Wedding and a birthday.
It has been quite a week with two significant celebrations – my coming of bus-pass age and celebrating the wedding of my daughter Anna to her amazing partner Jonny – who live on a Dutch Barge named Nancy when not…
“Who do you want on your front row ?”
Over the last few days I have been doing a series of workshops for artists and companies playing in Edinburgh. They have been around the theme of surviving the Fringe. With Ginny Kim and Carroll Ho we have offered the…
Edfringe 2018 – Love Light and Life (blog 2)
Back from London after seeing my son in Imperium (proud dad) , I packed in 9 shows in the last two days and already the cream is rising to the top and some images and themes remain, whilst others quietly…
EdFringe 2018 – Frae morning sun till dine
For the first time in 30 years I am a resident of the Edinburgh area, hopping on the bus or train to travel the 30 minutes from my home to visit the other-worldliness which is Edinburgh in August. And then…