Recent Finds

Here are a few things that have inspired, interested, or entertained me recently:

1. Master collager iHanna writes about cultivating happiness in art
2. This post by Austin Kleon, about why it’s hard to fake kids’ drawings
3. Pamela Bates’ wonderful markmaking, which I’ve been trying to emulate in my own work
4. I’m all about dogs, and videos of dogs, and videos of dogs that make me laugh and remember that the world can be a wonderful place
5. Mandy Fariello’s fun collaged library cards (and a reminder that we should all take art less seriously!)
6. Watch poet Sarah Kay read the moving poem “Titanic” by Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie
7. Here’s a mysterious and lovely story about a missing ring found 4,700 miles away and decades later.
8. More animal content? Yes please. @TheDailyJames shares lovely photos of LA wildlife, from ravens to ground squirrels to vultures
9. For content makers: how to design for accessibility
10. Let’s debunk an American myth: “George Washington’s teeth were yanked from slaves’ mouths”