Self Worth: A Reflection of Creativity A few years ago I met an artist with, what I felt back then, an unusual attitude towards art and, by extension, life. Although his art was beautiful and, in my opinion, valuable, he tended towards giving it away or selling it at a low price. This wasn’t in […]
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Love and Creativity
My parents are celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary this month! As I sit in their living room and listen to their familiar banter, I wonder what it is that has kept them together so long? What is it that allows love to grow within relationship and more importantly, within us individually? A warm and […]
Art Class 101
I thought Mr. Richardson my high school art teacher was really cool. He had longish, wavy brown hair, a kind, deep voice and just the right amount of push to get students making art, even when art showed up in unexpected and unacceptable (to students) form. In the abstract painting part of our Creative Drawing […]
Boredom
I was at a party a few months ago. It was an eclectic mix of young and old, environmentalists and writers; health practitioners and organic farmers. Waiting to pour myself some refreshments, I started up a conversation with a young woman with large brown eyes. The talk came around, as it does, to what fuels […]