Listening to the Call
We all have art that calls to us. If we listen to the call, we become performers, or makers, or active appreciators. We spend time on our art, because all the arts require time … but when we’re...
View ArticleHappy New School Year!
Summer has unofficially come to an end, and the kiddos are back to school … and I’m extending my summer sabbatical so I can finish a lingering project. I do not yet know how this is going to affect...
View ArticleCreativity within boundaries
I spend a lot of time reading about creativity in our schools, and while it’s easy to find articles and reports that explain how and why our public schools aren’t encouraging creativity in teaching and...
View Article“Our Children Spread Their Dreams Beneath Our Feet”
The education of my children is very much on my mind lately, now that the Joint Finance meetings have ended and our town leaders did not step up to declare education a top priority. I’m wondering how...
View ArticleThe One That Started It All
A few days ago my dad was sharing stories with me about his week in Texas at the SXSW conference when he mentioned, kind of offhand, that one afternoon he found himself in a conversation with Michael...
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