Congratulations to Barton Cutter who will was a featured Our Lives, News and Observer rotating columnist from January 2011-February 2012! Barton's columns have received many responses from local community members throughout the year.
All columns will be available through an e-book format in the summer of 2012. IN the meantime, you can search for his columns here.
Leaving Traces: Diving From the Nest Art Exhibit
Megan Cutter displayed her photographs and her mother's artwork in the exhibit: Leaving Traces: Diving from the Nest at the Junior League Art Gallery, Bama Theatre from June 2-24, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, AL.
While Barton and Megan were there, they taught Creative Expressions Workshops at UCP and The Arc of Tuscaloosa County. They handed out over 100 writing & wellness care packages to neighbors, community members, FEMA Centers, and at Megan's exhibit.
Megan posted blogs about her display and experience with tornado relief efforts at Writing 4 Wellness.
While she was hanging her display in Tuscaloosa, she was featured on Tuscaloosa News CBS, Channel 42. Check out the clip here!
We continue to keep in our prayers all that were affected, those who assisted in tornado relief and those who continue their work to rebuild.
The Love Seat
Barton and Megan Cutter will be featured in The Love Seat, a documentary about relationships and disabilities with a "When Harry Met Sally" feel.Produced by the Institute on Human Development & Disability (IHDD),The Love Seat is expected to be released in 2011. Check out a clip below!
Are you an inter-ability couple? Do you want to share your love story?
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Open Mic Night Gives Voice to Writers
Congratulations to local writers Megan Cutter, Barton Cutter, Alice Osborn, Sean Ingram and Vanessa Vendola for their contribution to the article published in The News and Observer, North Raleigh News Section on August 1, 2010."Open Mic Night Gives Voice to Writers" written by Jennifer Gregory, shedding light to the many benefits of open mic nights and local literary events.
North Carolina Writer's Network Open Mic Nights are held monthly. To find out about the next Open Mic, contact Megan Cutter.
Transformation After Mother Loss- Interview with Megan Cutter
Megan Cutter experienced the death of her mother in 2001, and will be publishing Chrysalis Colors of the Rainbow: A Journey Through Mother Loss in the fall of 2010. She was a recent guest on a podcast about the transformations after mother loss.
No matter what age you are, losing a mother or maternal figure can be incredibly transformative, both in experiencing loss and grief and in discovering life without that maternal connection.
Facilitated by Bridgette Mongeon and introducing Nancy Wesson, Megan Cutter adds the perspective of having lost her mother at the age of 25 and talks about the ways she was impacted, both in loss but also creatively as well. ll three offer a dynamic discussion on the camaraderie surrounding mother loss.
For more information on God's Word Podcast & Blog, click here.
People First Conference in West Virginia
In September, Barton and Megan spoke to over 200 attendees at the 16th Annual People First Conference "Healthy Relationships: New Beginnings!" held at Jackson's Mill in West Virginia.This conference, sponsored by the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council, was an incredible opportunity for people and couples with disabilities to attend a variety of workshops and activities focusing on creating healthy relationships. Barton and Megan were not only keynote speakers, they led two workshops and stayed to talk individually with as many people as they could to discuss the challenges and successes of creating healthy relationships.
Barton and Megan Cutter presented their story at the International
Conference on Self-Determination Pre-Conference Session “Advocates
Taking Charge: Getting a Life Using the Principles of
Self-Determination - A Panel Presentation," held on May 3, 2009 from 1-5pm in
Winston Salem. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.centerforself-determination.com/. Megan and Barton Cutter gave a presentation on “Self-Determination in Full Practice…Total Control of My Life.”
Barton and Megan Cutter were featured on a set of panelists for the breakout session entitled "The Reality of Relationships and Disability (Real Relationships, Risks and Responsibilities)" at The North Carolina Council for Developmental Disabilities annual conference held on November 20-21, 2008 at The North Raleigh Hilton. The breakout session was held on Thursday, November 20th from 1-3pm. Barton and Megan, along with other panelists, will speak about their own relationship, the importance of supporting people with disabilities having relationships, challenges and inspiration for a successful relationship. Click here to read about Megan and Barton's contribution to the conference.
For more information about the conference or to attend, please contact Brenna Keener at The North Carolina Council for Developmental Disabilities, 919-420-7901 or visit their website.
Blog Talk Radio
Megan Cutter was interviewed on Blog Talk Radio, Thursday, November 6, 2008 from 12-1pm EST. Megan Cutter discussed her transition from working in the corporate world to co-owning her own business, Cutter's Word, LLC. In addition to her telling her story on “writing her way to the top,” she provides inexpensive tips for marketing your own business in these economically challenging times. To listen to the archive from your computer, link to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/whateverlive.
A Taste of Taffy: Samplings From the Triangle Area Freelancers
A Taste of Taffy is a collection of nonfiction articles, essays, and photographs by the Triangle Area Freelancers (TAF). “Discovering the Roots of My Homeland” by Megan Cutter and “Reflections of an Art: Excerpts" by Barton Cutter as well as Megan's photography are included in this anthology.
The Triangle Area Freelancers is a group of eclectic North Carolina writers meeting monthly to share ideas and provide mutual support. Their first collaborative effort is this engaging anthology, which explores material as far ranging as martial arts, traveling, hot yoga classes, the next urban pet, preschool observations, Valentine dilemmas and the growing of hops. For more information on TAF, visit Triangle Area Freelancers.
Barton Cutter was chosen to be part of a poster campaign for the North Carolina Council for Developmental Disabilities in 2007. To order your own poster, visit the NCCDD website.
Barton and Megan Cutter were married in 2004 at a small church in Tuscaloosa, AL. In 2005, they knew that they would need to relocate to a place more accessible for their family. Barton and Megan find that wherever they go, there is an opportunity to inspire others with the love they share. Read on to find out how their love story began.
A chance meeting two years ago brought a love to face all odds.
Barton and Megan Cutter practice a martial arts maneuver Saturday morning on the University of Alabama Quad. The couple met in Arizona in 2002 and married on November 13, 2004, in Tuscaloosa. They said they continue to study martial arts to protect not only themselves, but each other if necessary.
Barton and Megan Cutter are a lot like most newlyweds. They finish each other's sentences when one can't remember something. And they still beam when they share the details of their courtship and nuptials of less than a year ago.
In May 2001, Megan Cutter and her mother, Anna von deBardeleben held a joint exhibition "Leaving Traces" at the Junior League Gallery/Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, AL which featured Megan's photography and her mother's oil, pastel and fractal multi-media paintings. Read on to find out more about their collaboration.
The “Leaving Traces” art exhibit focuses on the environment and nature.”
While the mother-daughter team of Anna von deBardeleben and Megan McLeod was preparing the joint art exhibit “Leaving Traces,” a family of birds began building a nest.
“It was right outside the house,” von deBardeleben said, “We could watch the whole progression through the window.”
This “silly little story” began to take on deeper meaning for the mom, as she saw the baby birds strain and grow.
Megan Cutter displayed her photographs and her mother's artwork in the exhibit: Leaving Traces: Diving from the Nest at the Junior League Art Gallery, Bama Theatre from June 2-24, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Megan posted blogs about her display and experience with tornado relief efforts at 
We continue to keep in our prayers all that were affected, those who assisted in tornado relief and those who continue their work to rebuild.
Congratulations to local writers Megan Cutter, Barton Cutter, Alice Osborn, Sean Ingram and Vanessa Vendola for their contribution to the article published in The News and Observer, North Raleigh News Section on August 1, 2010."Open Mic Night Gives Voice to Writers" written by Jennifer Gregory, shedding light to the many benefits of open mic nights and local literary events. 
Megan Cutter experienced the death of her mother in 2001, and will be publishing Chrysalis Colors of the Rainbow: A Journey Through Mother Loss in the fall of 2010. She was a recent guest on a podcast about the transformations after mother loss. 
A Taste of Taffy is a collection of nonfiction articles, essays, and photographs by the Triangle Area Freelancers (TAF). “Discovering the Roots of My Homeland” by Megan Cutter and “Reflections of an Art: Excerpts" by Barton Cutter as well as Megan's photography are included in this anthology.
