In case you’ve missed my flurry of posts, and so have missed meeting the lovely artisan-crafter behind I Sew Cute and As Luck Would Have It, consider these comments by June on the importance of art your inspiring introduction: Making stuff is so rewarding on many levels. It really is my therapy, taking my mind [...]
The Other Great Debates
Is Focusing Your Creativity Important?
At first glance, this cartoon by Emily Flake (originally published in The New Yorker) provides amusing, yet sage, advice: Maybe if your creativity had fewer outlets, it would come out of you with more force. But when I think about it, I don’t find such sentiments amusing or wise… Many people, following the old adage [...]
Notebook
If Art Is Intimidating, What About The Supplies?
When I was about to turn 10, my mother took me out — just her and I — to go shopping for my own gifts. It may sound silly, but at the time it was the coolest thing ever. A few blissful hours in which I was the only kid and had the sole attention [...]
