My username is in reference to my favorite time of year. Autumn. As the leaves change color, they die. And I find the look of this to be beautiful. Myriad shades of green, red, yellow, orange and brown. It’s a phenomenal feat that nature effectuates every year allowing the trees to shed the old in preparation of the new that is to come. It’s not meant to be sinister or macabre. I won’t deny that at first glance it may look as though it is, but, as everyone knows, judging a book by its cover gives little to no truth of what’s actually on the inside.
I am a dance and theatre instructor and am a funerary assistant. I teach many styles of dance- ballet, tap, jazz, waltz, swing, et cetera. My theatre classes cover many aspects- standard acting, improv, Commedia Dell’ Arte, musical theatre, voice training, hair and makeup, et cetera. My knowledge of hair and makeup is part of how I came to be a funerary assistant- a calling I treat with a deep respect as it means a great deal to me.