How art and beauty guide us through times of change
In the process of writing up some new course proposals, I discovered some old writing I’d never sent out. The ideas are still present for…
Art
The aesthetic mind: Your superpower in creativity
I stumbled on this gem in my notes the other day, from David Edwards’ book Artscience: Creativity in the post-Google generation: “When I speak of…
How art invites us to see—and become—more
“Why should an artist’s way of looking at the world have any meaning for us? Why does it give us pleasure? Because, I believe, it…
Why creativity and life thrive in being ‘too much’
One of my favorite art quotes is from Pauline Kael, the American film critic known for her witty and insightful movie reviews: “Art doesn’t come…
Textile & clothing class at Iowa State University, 1956
I discovered my mother’s final project for her Textile and Clothing class. She got a B on the project, even though it looks like many…
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