Category: Arts
Arts – From Trash to Treasures
For most of us the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” involves sorting through the plastic and paper in our homes and putting bins on our curbs once a week. Who would think to turn those recyclables into works of art and statements about the state of our planet? This month, in honor of Earth Day, we [...]
Arts – Getting Paid What You Are Worth
As an artist and free-lance designer my ability to sustain myself solely on my art and design was actualized once I realized my self worth and resolved negative money connotations. In an effort to feel more “professional,” I bumped up my prices for my art and an amazing thing happened – I started to sell more [...]
Arts – 4 Easy Winter Craft Projects
Oh the weather outside is frightful! And let’s face it, being cooped up indoors in cold blustery weather is less than delightful. So we’ve gathered a few fun winter craft ideas to do by yourself or with the whole family to make the most of your time inside. Paper snowflakes Paper snowflakes are a winter [...]
Arts – The Gift of Inspiration
Every holiday season, for whatever reason, the gears begin to shift and change inside me and my creative side shines through. Being creative musically takes a backseat to my crafty side as I brainstorm different, unique gift ideas for my family and the people I care about. I find handmade gifts to be the most [...]
Arts – The Lost Art of the Thank You Note
Letter writing, in our age of instant communication, is a dying art. Why write letters when we have e-mail, text messaging, Google chat, Facebook, and Skype? I have family in Iran, Sweden, and Canada, and a boyfriend in Prague, so I appreciate and rely on the many quick and easy ways that we can all [...]
Arts – Alice Lovelace: Art Changes
The following keynote speech was delivered by Alice Lovelace at the Coalition for Juvenile Justice’s 2003 Southern Region Training Conference, The Art of Juvenile Justice: Innovative Practices for Transforming Youth, September 18 – 21, 2003 at the Seelbach Hilton in Louisville, Kentucky. My first awareness of youth and crime came when I was only eight [...]
Arts – Brooklyn Peach
An elder woman nurses the sunflowers along the front of the building a few houses down from mine. We’d spoken before, and she’d offered my sons and I some of the peaches from the tree in her backyard. On this particular day, in August, I was alone, but more than glad to accept her offer [...]
Arts – Summer Craft Time: Paper Plate Maracas!
Summer is filled with so many things for families and children – summer camp, beaches, swimming pools, vacations – but the hot, lazy days can also fine parents or caregivers at a loss to stimulate young minds during their down time when sending them to school is not an option. Here’s where craft time can [...]
Arts – Graduation Bowls
Family Guiding searched for an artist inspired by graduation and we were able to find the perfect woman; a teacher for many years, Ms. Robin Gunn. Robin shared with us a beautiful story of making art for graduates in her school. Because Robin is now a busy mother, we had her simply tell the story [...]
Arts – Playful Plagiarism
The first poem that I ever wrote, I copied out of the back pages of a magazine for teens. I was in 6th grade and already a felon. Sitting in the locked bathroom, I read through the dozen or so poems submitted by other teens and painstakingly searched for the one that “sounded like me.” [...]
Arts – Pirate Hat, Cowboy Hat, Birthday Hat, Oh My!
In my fifteen years of working with young children with special needs and their families I have worn a variety of hats. I’ve donned teacher, behaviorist, socialization coach, language builder, social worker, counselor, art instructor and toileting trainer. The hat I love most of all, is most definitely playmate and friend. The role of playmate [...]
Arts – Dream Job Discovered
I’ve been a painter now for seventeen years. Through the years, I have developed a unique style that is intuitive, bold, layered and full of soul. As a rule, I never know what I’m going to paint before I start—allowing my paintings to emerge naturally and on their own time is an important part of [...]
