Why creating space is more important than content in learning and life
When I teach, my focus isn’t on the content itself but on creating space for learning and magic to unfold. In the grand scheme of…
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Learning to draw: Unlocking creativity with Betty Edwards’ right-brain techniques
I’m learning how to draw, and let me tell you—it’s nothing like I expected. Drawing doesn’t require years of art classes or fancy tools. According…
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…
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…
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