Welcome to my website: I am an adventurous creator working in literary and visual arts — poetry; contemporary personal narrative storytelling and the spoken word on stage; in front of classrooms and in workshops for all ages in-person and online; the written word through published essays, nonfiction stories, and haiku; and by creating and exhibiting my original fine art.
Storytelling
As a spoken-word performing artist I touch audiences with unique personal narrative stories that tap into sensory experiences and universal themes. My work is compelling, layered, and can be humorous. I inspire audiences on journeys from loss to redemption or defying stereotypes to personal empowerment. With messages about creativity and resilience, passionately delivered, audiences tell me they are inspired by my deep reflections, expressed in poetic and innovative ways. They tell me I’ve beautifully recited my life’s complexities and how touched they are to hear them. Storytelling engages active listening, communicates ideas, builds trust, plus it generates meaning and community. To learn more about my storytelling, please click here.
Where else but through story, artfully told, could you sit in one place and travel decades and across the globe, artfully and heartfelt. Thank you for your story Adair.
– Denise Page, Equity Coach, Consultant, and Story Artist/Women Tell: Our Stories Through the Decades
Teaching
Sharing stimulating information in programs, workshops, and classrooms for students of all ages. Inspiring and expanding ways of thinking and how to communicate unique points of view. I teach in a non-judgmental and energizing manner that encourages individual expression. To learn more about my teaching, please click here.
Adair is an excellent teacher, engaging speaker, and experienced instructor … Adair really knows her stuff and I would be delighted to have her return to our class!
– Mike Barlow, Adjunct Professor, University of Bridgeport
Writing
Stringing words together, in poems, nonfiction stories, and prose, propels me deeper into understanding what it means to be human. As a force for good, I have a deep love and empathy for humankind and the natural world. My writing lives at the intersection of upheaval and healing. Grappling with and untangling true and challenging issues, or expressing profound connection with nature, are both facets of my creative work. My writing is selected for publication in books and in online big tent e-publications. To learn more about my writing, please click here.
Adair your story is wonderful and a beautiful honoring of the deeper relationship we can have with our animal allies.
– Sacred Stories Publishing and Media
Artwork
With a rich background in the fine arts and as an award-winning, exhibiting artist for decades, I lost 50 years of my work in a silent flood in 2018. After the flood I challenged myself to create solely from materials and supplies that survived the flood or what I create digitally. I’m currently working in printmaking, photography, and mixed media as well as exhibiting decades-old work that survived the flood. It turns out they still have important visual stories to tell! To learn more about my artwork, please click here.
I’ve admired and collected Adair’s fine art for 30 years. Her art speaks to me of honesty, thoughtfulness, energy, and peace, and at times a humorous spoof.
– Patrice Barrett, Painter and Printmaker