by WomenOver70 | Mar 6, 2024 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Joy, love, compassion – the foundation of Eme’s life and her stories. Eme McAnam was a singer-songwriter who charted in the top 100 in Country Music. Her career has taken many turns: Singer/songwriter, novelist, art photographer. Her newest novel, Freefalling: A...
by WomenOver70 | Jan 17, 2024 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
When nearing 50 years of age and recently widowed, Judy sold everything, bought an around-the-world airline ticket, and set off alone on a year-long journey without a planned itinerary. “The outer journey serves as a container” for Judy’s inner “struggle to find her...
by WomenOver70 | Dec 6, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
For much of her life, Susan Cartland-Bode has shared her gift of music– as a soloist and choral singer, voice teacher, player of piano and violin and, most recently, fiddle. A resident of Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, IL, Susan performs solos, sings with the...
by WomenOver70 | Nov 22, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Catherine Hiller is inspired to write against the grain. In her current novel, Cybil Unbound, (her 10th book and 6th novel), she delicately characterizes an older woman and her new-found sexuality. Catherine believes the capacity to fall in love can strike at any age....
by WomenOver70 | Nov 1, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Sara Gilfert, 94, lives in Ohio. She comes from a family that was populated with teachers and preachers. While she began her college education in journalism, a chance workshop on fiber art caused her to change her major and she became a fiber artist and teacher. Since...
by WomenOver70 | Aug 30, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
KC Henry’s roots are in eleven generations of Ohioans including her five siblings, four adult children and spouses, and 10 grandchildren. “Forgiveness and enjoyment of each other is what makes a family this size work.” KC creates room for consulting with non-profit...
by WomenOver70 | Aug 17, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Ingrid Roze is a multi-faceted woman with many interests. Her parents came from Bulgaria and Latvia. Each found their way to Venezuela in 1948 where they met and married. It was there that Ingrid was born and remained until she was 12 when the family moved to the...
by WomenOver70 | Jul 26, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
As a therapist and writer, I support women who struggle with real problems to bolster their agency. – Dian Greenwood Growing up in the basement of the courthouse adjoined to the jail in South Dakota, Dian developed an affinity for people who struggle against the...
by WomenOver70 | Jul 12, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Meet Beige. Beige is reliable, practical, sensible, and safe. Beige doesn’t put up a fuss; it follows the rules, blends in, doesn’t want to stand out. Now meet Liz Kitchens. She is more of a magenta. Magenta is rich, dynamic, loud, sometimes garish, and not easily...
by WomenOver70 | May 24, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Roxanne Lorch, age 85, from Cary, NC, is a full-time artist with a studio in Durham NC who exhibits her work in juried shows and wins awards. Roxanne was among the first women to work in commercial design and graphics (who was not a secretary) and then in sales. In...
by WomenOver70 | May 17, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Playwright, director and collaborators for 50 years, Terry and Carolyn fearlessly tackle lesbian and feminist themes. They are thrill-seekers. While Carolyn is married with children, the pair seize every opportunity they can to work together. Terry moved to the San...
by WomenOver70 | May 3, 2023 | Expressive Arts, Podcast, Season Five, Season Four
Joyce Klowden Porter, 73, has been an actor in 60 films, taught college for 30 years and is a non-fiction author. She recently won several awards for the film, Stairs, and continues to act as roles become available. Joyce’s late husband, Paul, gave her occasion to...