Sylvia Fein has had the type of career most artists would covet, and she is still going strong at age … More
Tag: Artistic Development
Artfully Failing
In our society, we associate negative opinions and emotions with failure. In truth, failure is a significant ‘teachable moment’ that … More
Artful Autodidacticism: Art making for Well-being and Self-care
Lizz Brady, To be confirmed, 2018, 9:03. Courtesy of the artist. The self-taught artist has generally been contextualized within … More
Quotes from the Field, Volume 1
Throughout the posts on this site, I have contextualized the work of modern and contemporary artists within an educational framework. … More
Attention to Details: Noticing Deeply Through Art
The art critic Ben Davis recently described the artist curated works at the 33 Bienal de Sao Paulo (components of an … More
Life Lessons Through Children’s Art: How they learn to represent their world, and how that learning can teach and inspire us
The wonderful thing about children’s art is that it is detached from the socioeconomic structure of the “adult” art world … More
Artfully Learning 