It looks like Athenos, a manufactures of hummus and Greek Yogurt, has also discovered the wonder, beauty - and hilarity - of old-world grandmas. This begs the question - who would win in a fight: Nagymama or Yia-Yia?
Somehow, I uploaded this to YouTube and forgot to post this on the site.
And before you tell me, I know, I know, I'm mean. But in a loving way! :)
A little while back, I was selected as a featured artist at the
First Person Arts Salon. First Person Arts has a mission of transforming the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experience.
The kind folks at First Person Arts wanted to know why I decided to choose animation as my original medium, move onto writing, and then juggle live performances for my series "American Goulash". After all, the medium is the message!
I was honored to answer their call, and threw in some funny stories and cartoons in with the mix. Enjoy!
Okay, so technically this isn't a video, it's audio...but at least it saves your eyes from reading :)
(Later in the week, I will upload the transcription of these stories for anyone that is hard of hearing or anyone that prefers to read along, but for now, I hope you enjoy listening!)
Stephanie Yuhas - Interview
Stephanie Yuhas - Reading: "The Radio Station", "Dah Cat" & Nagymama's Natural Veggie Wash.
Special thanks to the Leeway Foundation, Michaela Majoun, Erin Gautsche, and the Kelly Writer's House for broadcasting "American Goulash" to thousands of homes in the Greater Philadelphia Region!
Nagymama reads through some of the fan letters that were sent to her during her simultaneous YouTube & MySpace Feature! Note: I printed them all out with really big text so she would have an easier time reading them.
Thank you, again, everyone, for giving my grandma her 15-minutes of fame after being alive for almost a century! (She will be 97 in April! Doesn't she look AWESOME?!)
Special thank you to
Cameraman Matt, for his assistance with capturing our family events on film.
Songs used: Brahm's Hungarian Dance No. 1, performed by
Leo Christopherson.
