This painting isn’t leaving me alone
My current muse is this painting by Tsuguhara Foujita (1886-1968), a Japanese artist who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western-style paintings. There’s something that’s really…
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An American Beauty: A poem celebrating joy & timeless beauty
I wrote this poem ten years ago, and just recently rediscovered it. It’s a poem about beauty (and my Great Aunt Thelma). I visited her…
From teen dreams to creative inspiration: What Project Runway taught me about creativity
When I was 14, I dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Fueled by enthusiasm, I sketched what I believed were marvelous designs and sent them…
Finding space within grief: The creative power of tragedy
I heard some amazing poetry on public radio last week. Terry Gross interviewed Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno, a poet whose daughter was murdered by her ex-boyfriend….
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…
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