Dear Tina, How are you my friend? I have been craving some “soulful” listening while I am painting and came across this interview Krista Tippett shared from On Being with Joanna Macy, a philosopher of Ecology. I have never known or heard of this as a profession and I loved the idea of it. I was reminded… Read More
Dear Friends, You may have noticed it has been a little quiet on the blog. This has been intentional. After an incredible time of conversation and viewing art in Washington D.C. this past summer, we decided to diligently work on our individual art practices this Fall. Seeing this artwork made us realize we needed time… Read More
Dear Tina, While journaling this morning I found myself writing about things I hadn’t thought about in years. I wonder why some memories come back to us and others don’t. Do you ever think about that? Anyway my mind wandered back to when I was teaching at DCS. Often times after introducing my art lesson… Read More
Hi ya! Last night was spent in part drooling over picture books and the many unique artists renderings. Some of the books I knew and loved and many were new to me. I must say It had been a long time since I had looked at an Ezra Jack Keats book! He is most known for his… Read More
Dear Tina~ Isn’t it interesting how having guests, no matter how good of friends, allows you to see the world with fresh eyes? You learn things you hadn’t realized before~things like cinnamon raisin Ezekiel bread tastes delicious with peanut butter and honey, that not all honey is created equal, how to poach fish in the most delicious… Read More
Dear Laura, I have been doing some research on artists I would like to share with my Drawing I students at the College of Charleston this semester and came across Mary Heilmann on the Art 21 website. She has many insightful comments throughout the video about her art practice but one struck a chord with… Read More
Soulful Landscapes…What does that mean exactly? Coming from a traditional landscape background I very much appreciate the technical detail and effort that goes into a realistic rendering of something. But what stirs my senses and gets me to stop and look a little longer at a piece of art is when I can feel… Read More
Visiting Monhegan Island last week was such a treat! My friend Amy, whom I met on my Italian adventure made the whole experience of visiting Maine a gem of a trip. A package arrived the week before I left, complete with maps of the area, “moose lip balm,” “moose mints” and a nice note letting me… Read More
I have been a long admirer of Elizabeth Gilbert and really appreciated her perspective on creative genius. How many of you have had this experience? Such a juicy topic for conversation! Hope to start one…Laura
There is such MAGIC in visiting an artists’ studio, don’t you think? You get a rare little peek into their private, creative space and are given this amazing gift as they share their soulful environment with you. You never know how you will be moved and invigorated and I find that so intoxicating. Maybe… Read More
Dear Friends, Before we dive into some ideas about what we did yesterday, we want to refer you to our FREE ART GIVEAWAY. This will be open to submit (just leave a comment on that post) the whole time Laura is in Charleston. When she leaves, the giveaway opportunity will be closed so when you… Read More
Dear Laura and Friends, I have been meaning to look into the collaborative relationship/friendship between the poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin. They are known to have been on the phone all day; always having the other to talk to while brainstorming words for a poem or speaking of their everyday life. Sometimes the phone… Read More
Hello Sweet T & friends! Today I am a big mush ball thinking about my VERY SWEET husband and it being our FOUR year Anniversary TODAY! We just got back from a fabulous weekend get away that he had been mysteriously planning for weeks. All I knew was that it would take us 5 hours… Read More
Dear Tina & friends, I have been thinking a lot about serendipitous moments in my life, believing that things come to you when you are ready to receive them. Reiki is one of these things. I have been curious about it for some time, have many friends who practice it and even saw the benefits… Read More
Dear Laura and Friends, When is the last time you wrote a hand written letter and sent it through the mail? Before I dip into how correspondence art relates to Laura and I, I want to highlight a woman artist Laura and I both adore; Lenore Tawney. She is widely known for her fiber art… Read More
A painter of color and joy… Virtu Art in Wilcox Park-WHAT A DELIGHT! This is where I spent last Saturday, strolling around with the fabulous Sue, ogling diverse, creative treasures. We were both immediately drawn to a fantastic mixed media painting of a bird’s nest as we walked into the park by Carol Sokolowski I… Read More
THE ART OF NICK CAVE AND PHYLLIS GALEMBO Dear Laura and Friends, Yesterday I attending this fantastic exhibit at the Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art here in Charleston. The gallery was filled with a dozen “Soundsuits” by Nick Cave, a dozen large scale photographs by Phyllis Galembo, and a video of a performance in the… Read More
Dear Laura and Friends, To continue some thoughts related to last weeks post about maintaining a studio art practice and taming the impatient beast within, I thought I would share what I have learned about Eva Hesse. Both Laura and I have been wanting to do a little research on her life and work so… Read More
Denny Riviera Dear Tina & friends, This past tuesday was met with several wonderful surprises. I had the pleasure of going to “Art After Dark,” another wonderful program hosted by the marvelous Mystic Arts Center. Upon my arrival I was greeted with a beer and a big hug from my good friend SUE who was… Read More
Hi Tina & friends~ Since much of our focus is on the creative process and collaboration I thought I would share how this takes place in the classroom. Yesterday I was blown away by what my students (friends) brought in to share for the “Fearless Sketchjournaling” class I am teaching at the Mystic Arts Center.… Read More
Dear Friends, The artwork I was most affected by while in New York might have been Tim Burton’s exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, but it was sold out when we got there for the rest of the day. Word to the wise: go early and get a ticket before looking through all the… Read More
