The Importance of Context
I’m beginning to realize the importance of context in our lives. I always ask my IB Visual Art students to think about the context of an artwork: how has the social, cultural and personal experiences of that person/time period affected the production of art? ...Getting Started: Beginning Creative Endeavor
Sometimes the hardest part is getting started. I felt obligated to post an artwork every week for last year’s resolution; the post deadline provided a due date so I couldn’t avoid creating. WHY would anyone avoid creating?! Similar to my discussion of...Opening Minds with Art – Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company
I’ve spent some time reflecting on the artwork I have made this past year and it occurred to me there is a disconnect between things important to me and my art. Authors are told to write about what they know, what they are passionate about. And while...
Through Michelangelo’s Eyes
Click here for an awesome “live” tour of the Sistine Chapel When I was attending Colgate University for my undergrad, my friend Kate and I took an art history class that surveyed from Gothic (somewhere in there) to Modern art. I hated the earlier history...
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