April 17, 2024 - I’ve wanted to see a real total solar eclipse since I can remember. I’d read about it, looked at pictures of it, and watched movies of it. None of those things compare to being in the moment for the actual event. As artists we are nearly indebted to observing and analyzing a glimpse of the universe creating unique coincidences. Breathing in the dramatic lineup. Feeling the shift in offset surroundings. Listening to the quiet. The totality was going to burn a solar highway straight through the continental United States and pass right by where I’d grown up in Kentucky. Unfortunately, the weather threatened to be overcast there, so we decided to drive north to Syracuse, NY which promised clearer skies. But as the event drew closer, the clouds did, too, and our plans drifted east…