So what the heck is Goatavious?
It started as somewhat of a joke, as I was going through my own personal struggles, along this journey of this thing we call life. I joked that I would like to procure an emotional support goat named Goatavious, the likes of which would drop horns and lay a gentle reminder to those that had cast shade and untruths during opportune moments of struggle. Alas, I never obtained a goat, although I hear they now utilize them for yoga. Perhaps I should have obtained an emotional support yoga goat. I digress.
My life, in general, has felt like a constant progression of songs from a playlist, but the playlist was on shuffle. To be clear, it was on shuffle before the internet and digital downloading became mainstream. It has been more like a shuffle or playlist from a set of mix tapes, that invariably melted in the back window of my car and I had no way of knowing what song was coming next. I have, however, enjoyed being present and even though I’m terrible at it, danced the whole way through to each and every beat and melody: happy, sad, loving, painful, knowledge evoking, grief baring, comfort seeking, pick me up, etc.
In a world so filled with technology and screens, it provides me with an outlet to simply check out and work on my art and ultimately me. Art for me is like life in that it teaches lessons of inclusivity instead of exclusivity. We as humans, artists, and observers all have the basic desire to be heard, be valued, be loved and be our true self without judgment.
I have previously been featured at Five Deuces in St Petersburg and House of Shadows in South Tampa. I am humbly grateful for the opportunity to share my art online, for those interested.
