Secrets on a Hill in Chocowinity, NC

Columnist, visual artist, performing artist, public speaker, and community activist are all hats that Robin wears well. Ess is a columnist at the Carolina Call Newspaper based out of Raleigh, NC. Her column is called "The Black Birdseye View." BBEV shares informative information meant to uplift, inspire and motivate its readers. Ess is a vocalist and spoken word artist who uses her craft to express herself and as a form of mental release. Ess's visual art is called "Ess Art" and reflects what she thinks, dreams, and experiences. Her mediums of choice are oil, acrylic, and mixed media. She is the founder of "Breathe to Think," affectionately known as BTT. In this open forum, performing artists display their crafts. Mills founded The Visual Artists Realm (VAR) as a means for emerging visual artists to show their work and share their creative process. "People always ask me how I manage so many visions at once. It's simple. Everything I do is connected. One thing opens the door for another. I read somewhere that if you do what you love, you will never feel like you are working….and it's true. I have always been a writer. I am a writer before I am anything else. As a small child in elementary school, I remember a teacher asking all the students to write down what they wanted to do when we grew up. I distinctly remember writing: I want to work for the News Paper. Being a writer is a part of me that will not be denied. I adore nothing more than playing with words to convey a thought or message. ~Robin Ess