The Childhood Origins of Working Artists

I am a big skeptic of the cultural obsession to bestow the term “child prodigy” as a way of signifying … More

Artful Recipes for Feeding the Mind, Body and Spirit

By its definition, a recipe embodies key elements of various educational and learning theories and methods. Often on paper, but … More

American photographer Helen Levitt was once considered to be “the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time.” This … More

TV Party was the name of a public-access television show based in New York City, which ran from 1978 to … More

The act of drawing takes many forms and shapes. It is the most versatile of all traditional art media because … More

Like 2020 and 2021, 2022 was a tough year. Personal struggles with mental health have continued to impact my daily … More

You would be forgiven for thinking the soft-sculpture above was a modern or contemporary piece of art. In fact, it … More

Research has shown the benefits art has on individual and collective well being. The arts are one of the foremost … More

In a prior post titled Artfully Ancient Learning, I analyzed an early 2022 archeological discovery of pottery fragments from Ptolemaic-era … More

Parody is a time honored artistic strategy that has potential to prompt critical thinking, stir emotions and even inspire cultural … More