STUDIO.
>> THANK YOU, KIM.
>>> YOU CAN CALL THIS
CREATIVE COVID STRESS
RELEASE AND COUNTING FOR
MANY OF US.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FEED
YOUR SOUL AND ALSO COPE.
TODAY WE START A NEW ON-LINE
SERIES FOR WDIV INSIDERS.
PAULA TUTMAN IS STANDING BY
LIVE TO GIVE US A PREVIEW
AND SHOW US HOW SHE FOUND
HER OWN KIND OF THERAPY.
YOU KNOW I FOLLOW YOU ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, PAULA K I’VE
BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR TRAVELS
AND I’M REALLY INTERESTED TO
SEE HOW THIS STARTED AND HOW
IT’S BEEN HELPING YOU?
>> Reporter: THANK YOU,
KAREN.
YEAH I CALL IT UGLY CERAMICS
THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A
LOT OF FUN.
I REALLY HOPE A LOT OF
PEOPLE JOIN ME ON THIS
JOURNEY AND SHARE YOUR OWN
JOURNEY AS WE REALLY WORK
TOGETHER TO TRY TO STAY SANE,
EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY, AND
CENTERED.
FOR ME, WELL IT’S THIS.
IT’S CLAY.
GOT STRESS GET CLAY THAT’S
HOW I CHOSE TO DEALING WITH
THE ISOLATION AND STRAIN OF
COVERING A PANDEMIC FOR TV
NEWS.
I CALL IT MY COVID CLAYIFICATION
STRESSMENT PROGRAM MAI
DISCOVERED WAS A SENSE OF
JOY EVERY TIME I TOUCHED
CLAY.
AND I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
HOW I USE CREATIVITY TO STAY
MENTALLY FIT AND EMOTIONALLY
HEALTHY AT A TIME WHEN
EVERYTHING HURTS AS A
JOURNALIST.
IN HOPES I CAN INSPIRE AND
BE INSPIRED.
WHEN YOU REACH BACK AND TELL
ME YOUR STORIES OF HOW
YOU’RE CREATIVELY COPING
WITH COVID.
TO CHALLENGE MYSELF I TOOK
ON A GIGANTIC PROJECT FOR A
BINNER CREATEING A CERAMIC
FIREPLACE SURROUND.
>> THEN I CAN DO THINGS TO
CLEAN IT.
>> Reporter: EMILY BARR IS
THE PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF
THE GRAHAM MEDIA THE
APPARENT COMPANY OF LOCAL.
HAD SHE MANAGES A TOTAL OF
SEVEN STATIONS AND TWO
DIGITAL MEDIA ENTITIES.
SHE SEES THE HEAVY LYFT --
HEAVY LIFT TO COPE EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
>> WE’RE DEALING WITH A LOT
OF LAYERS OF STRESS THAT ARE
KIND OF NEW AND I THINK
COVID PUT IT ALL OVER THE
TOP.
>> Reporter: IT’S THROUGH
THAT UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE SHE
SEES THE NEED TO FIND RELIEF
FROM STRESSFUL TIMES HOWEVER
YOU CAN GET IT.
WHETHER YOU’RE A REPORTER,
PRODUCER, PHOTOGRAPHER,
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, BUTCHER,
BAKER, CANDLESTICK MAKER.
>> WE’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES
JOURNALIVES AREN’T THE ONLY
ONES FEELING THE STRESSFUL I
THINK THE WHOLE WORLD IS
FEELING THE STRESS WE JUST
HAVE TO REPORT ON IT AND PUT
THAT CAMERA AND MICROPHONE
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE’S FACES
AND SAY HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
THAT’S A HARD THING TO DO
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
EACH TIME YOU DO THAT IT
TAKES A LITTLE BIT OUT OF
YOU.
SO YOU NEED TO FIND A WAY TO
REFILL YOUR OWN BUCKET.
>> Reporter: SO WE BEGIN A
FOUR PART SERIES FOR WDIV
INSIDERS FROM MY MESSY
KITCHEN/CERAMIC STUDIO.
IT’S PART SURVIVAL STORY TO
BECOME SINGULARLY FOCUSED ON
SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE
TRAUMA AND GRIEF AND WORK.
>> PART LOVE STORY AND PART
DO IT YOURSELF HOW-TO FOR A
PRETTY DAUNTING ART THERAPY
PROJECT.
>> OKAY, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY
ONE OF MY UGLY CERAMIC FACE
VASES FOR SOME REASON I LOVE
EYES AND NOSES SO I WANT TO
GO BACK TO THAT FIREPLACE
BECAUSE THAT’S GOING TO BE
OUR BIG PROJECT AND IT’S NOT
DONE YET.
SO WE HAVEN’T DONE THE
INSTALLATION, NO PRESSURE
BECAUSE I PROMISED MY
HUSBAND FINE, THIS IS GOING
TO LOOK GREAT.
BUT NOW THAT WE DECIDED TO
DO THIS SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE
IT THE PRESSURE IS REALLY ON
SO MAKE IT WORK.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
AS LOCAL 4 INCIDER AND
FOLLOW THE FOUR PART SERIES.
KAREN.
>> I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE
THIS.
SO YOU HAVEN’T STARTED THE
INSTALLATION YET BUT WE CAN
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
I JUST THOUGHT OF A QUESTION
LIKE SO YOU’RE DOING THIS IN
YOUR KITCHEN DOES THAT MEAN
YOU HAVE TO CLEAN UP AND PUT
BACK EVERY DAY BECAUSE THAT
WOULD CAUSE ME A STRESS.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> OKAY, GREAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW WHAT HONESTLY, IF
YOU LIKE CLAY IN YOUR FOOD
YOU’RE JUST FINE.
YOU JUST PUSH IT ASIDE.
YOU KNOW WHAT MY FAMILIES
WHERE USED TO ME I’M NOT A
GREAT HOUSE KEEP SORRY
THEY’RE OKAY WITH IT.
>> I LIKE THAT.
YOU INSPIRED ME, TOO.
I APPRECIATE IT, PAULA.
LOOKING FORWARD REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
SERIES.
IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED
YOU CAN WATCH PAULA
SEARCHING FOR HER CERAMIC
ZEN ON-LINE.
NOW ITEMS CAN MOVE AROUND SO
BUT OUR PRODUCER DID FIND IT
A LITTLE BIT FARTHER DOWN ON THE HOME PAGE AND YOU HAVE
THE HOME PAGE AND YOU HAVE
TO BECOME A WDIV INSIDER.
FIRST EPISODE IS ON-LINE