I don’t usually post the Doodle Weeks; and, like too many of you, I am a sad participating in them as well. (Shame on all of us!) But, as coincidence (or my weird psyche) would have it, I had a bad dream last night — so bad I had to blog about it at my [...]

I’ll admit, I get excited — I’m probably the definition of “easily amused” — but when I was told about Project ETHOS, I was giddy with excitement. Project ETHOS merges fashion, music, and art in one event, at once creating a unique avenue for both participants (artists) and attendees. It’s not your usual “incubator,” shielding [...]

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 [...]

I found this cartoon by Mike Twohy inside the January 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping, and it reminded me that now is as good a time as any to address the issue of aesthetics and “artistic response.” Art experts and educators such as Sally Hagaman have rather specific definitions of aesthetics: There still is confusion [...]