When you make art for a long time, you develop an understanding about your process and work to make the things in your studio support your practice. You’ll consider: what you need to get started on a new piece, what you need to complete a piece, and what you’ll need …
Even though I thought I might only be at the hospital for a short stay, I brought my sketchbook. It is one of the best things I did for myself, especially when my stay was extended. The sketchbook kept my mind on something positive in the midst of incredible monotony. Besides lip …
A few weeks ago, with my life scheduled to the max, I was thrown one of life’s curve balls. As my 81-year-old Aunt Mary predicted, “Sometimes just when you think life is going to zig, it zags and you just don’t have any choice in the matter. Funny because afterwards …
Now that Spring is finally upon us, we are writing curriculum and planning classes to promote a greater awareness and responsibility to recycle. Join us to make art through recycling on Fridays, April 5-26, from 3-6 p.m. at Cohocksink Recreation Center; April 6, 10-1 p.m. for Lemon Street Playground Cleanup; April 13, …
Life is change and doing things you love helps people get through the rough times by adapting. Making art helps adults get in touch with their magical joyful inner child that likes to play. Creative fun gives us clues on ways we can allow ourselves to experience life and allow …
I love history and local folk lore and so I have to share this wonderful resource. Just when you think you know the City of Brotherly Love, there’s another surprise around the corner. Who can help but love this city! It’s a city with an incredible wealth of diverse stories …
It is Martin Luther King Day. When I wake early, I am feeling anxious. I have volunteered to help my daughter Kristin with her MLK event at the Fishtown Recreation Center. Although I have been to Fishtown on lots of occasions, I have never actually been to the Rec. Center …
It’s wonderful to see an example of an art term in the outdoors while contemplating the nature of things. In art, when contrasting silhouettes are layered, it’s easy to lose one’s figure-ground relationship. In art, it’s called “visual confusion” when positive and negative space make it difficult to discern spacial …
