About Patsie McCandless
“We all started with baby steps.”
I believe in magic.
I was born with magic. We all are. I believe in the flowing magic of childhood: in shining eyes, giggling laughter, wonder and wisdom; knowing we are the stuff of stars.
This is real. This magic. I want to hold it. Cherish it. Share it. Show others. Guide and shepherd our Magic. Keep this Magic burning bright throughout our lifetime – not just in our childhood!
I wrote Becoming Jesse: to invite and share that magic, even amid life’s ups & downs; because Jesse is guided to find – and become – and keep – his Magic Light.
I am a speaker.
I gave a TEDxTalk on “Saving the Magic of Childhood” –alerting parents and children to the dangers of cell phone addiction. I also spoke at The United Nations Forum on World Creativity and Innovation when they invited me to speak on “Your Roadmap Out of the Dark Into the Light.”
I am an artist.
I am an award-winning artist, and served as President of the Conanicut Island Art Association, Jamestown, RI; as well as on the Board of the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, Florida. My paper art (PaperSolo.com) is exhibited with the Miniature Society of Painters, Sculptures and Gravers (DC) and the Miniature Art Society of Florida; as well, it is in the permanent collection the St. Petersburg Opera Company.
I am a musician.
I am a composer, and played my flute composition (Jesse’s Song) for the St. Petersburg Opera audience, and introducing a string ensemble from the Philadelphia Orchestra. I also served on The Florida Orchestra Board of Consultants.