How drawing taught me to see the extraordinary in the everyday
Ten years ago, I found myself sitting in on a drawing class in Oakland. The topic that day was shading—how to capture the play of…
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Stanley Kunitz’s The Layers: How poetry offers hope and vision for humanity
In 2001, during National Poetry Month, Robert Siegel on NPR’s All Things Considered asked Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz whether poetry was a dying art. Kunitz…
Honoring Paul Reynard: Insights on the creative process and the hidden possibilities of art
Last Friday January 23rd, the French painter and art teacher Paul Reynard died in his New York home. He wasn’t particularly well known for his…
The Art Spirit: Robert Henri’s Wisdom on Creativity and True Happiness
There are so many gems of wisdom in Robert Henri’s The Art Spirit that it’s hard to choose just one to share. (If you flipped…
Cooking as an art form: Lessons in creativity from Top Chef & Thomas Keller
I’m a huge fan of Top Chef, the reality TV show where talented chefs from across the country compete in high-stakes elimination challenges. The show…
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