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Process Over Outcome
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Last week, I went to a dress rehearsal for Enno Poppe’s musical composition Strom. The piece sounded like an orchestra tuning its strings, or a child’s first concert: discordant, uncomfortable, and strange. (Listen to a small sample of it here.) Poppe created the piece by stretching single intervals — the…
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Living, Intentionally
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Today I turn another year older (and hopefully, another year wiser). I’m grateful I’ve given myself every chance to keep going, and am celebrating my softness, my childlike delight in the small things, my kindness, my creativity, my sense of humor. A few lessons learned in my time on earth…
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How to Paint Like a Child
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Children’s art is one of my greatest inspirations: it’s intuitive and impulsive, without the confines of “should” and “can’t”. Kids don’t have any sense of limitation, or any reason to doubt their own abilities. Picasso famously said “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist…
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Buried the Lede
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From this quarter’s newsletter: While the beginning of the year felt impossibly long, I’m frankly a bit stunned that we’re already here, mid-March, nearly a quarter of the way through 2024. Spring, though, is my favorite season and I’m working hard to stay present, appreciate the small things (like bees…
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January Mixed Media Art Showcase
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I am currently showing mixed media art in the window of Atelier No. 5 in Cologne, Germany through the end of January. There’s something for everyone: larger pieces on canvas, wood panels, and paper, as well as smaller, more affordable pieces on paper (not shown here). Details of the above,…