Pass the Pencil – Making Art Accessible

November 16, 2012

How can I make art accessible to my children? – the young one, the reluctant one, the inexperienced one? I …

The Teaching Artist

November 15, 2012

So far this week, I have highlighted the artwork of my husband and my two daughters. This post – fourth …

July 27, 2012

(5th in a series) Practice, Practice, Practice. And don’t be afraid to make mistakes flub it. Practice – on-going, stick-at-it practice …

July 26, 2012

(4th in a series) Calligraphy…an exercise in patience. Yes, I’m afraid it is so. In our age of instant messaging …

July 25, 2012

(3rd in a series) Keep a lettering notebook. This is not rocket science; it is learning to notice pleasing letters …

July 24, 2012

(2nd in a series) People are anxious to get pen in hand and produce something. But pause a moment…what do …

July 23, 2012

(1st in a series) I love letters. I love writing. I love the mechanics of writing: of forming the letters, …