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2026 Fall Flowers
The Autumn Equinox has come and gone, but it did not leave any cool temperatures in its wake. I am glad we are no longer experiencing the 100-plus Fahrenheit weather of the summer, so the 90 F days do feel like a cool wave. I am not yet ready to break out my sweaters or…
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Learning to Art
An art lesson in geometric perspective with commentary from Rudyard Kipling’s poem about creativity reminds us the artist’s experience and expression is as important as the image itself. We also are always called to do our best, not just for human praise, but for the joy of the work itself.
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The Benefits of Boredom
Boredom is an opportunity for creativity and exploration, as well as independent thinking and direction for growth in both children and adults. “I’m bored” is the magic opening phrase for all creative practices. “Let’s see what you can come up with this…” is a great way to build authenticity and uniqueness in our children and…
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How Do I Love Thee?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet answered in her Sonnets from the Portuguese, “Let me count the ways.” On Valentine’s Day, some of the many ways people shared their love were by sending chocolates, flowers, and cards. Most of us think we are honoring St. Valentine, or at least one of the three third CE saints…
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Not Sad to See the Old Year Go
Happy New Year to All! May 2026 be full of light and life, art and soul, grace and generosity, as well as Joy and Peace.
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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS
Halloween pumpkins painted in one of Picasso’s artistic styles was the prompt for our day, but our actual mission was to be present for a neighbor in need of a place to rest and recover her sense of self. Art affirms the makers, but we need to put our needs aside for the needs of…
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Learning, Growing and Thriving
In most adults, learning and thinking plateaus and then begins to decline after age 30 or 40. The old adage, “Don’t trust anyone over thirty” takes on new meaning in regards to creativity. People after this age start to perform worse in tests of cognitive abilities such as processing speed, the rate at which someone…
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OAKLAWN FRIDAY ART CLASS
WE’RE BACK!!! The older I get, the faster time flies! When I was a child, summers were long and lazy times. I actually got so bored, by the first of August I’d start to play school. I’d line up my brothers and the neighborhood children and pretend to teach them. It was our way of…
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE SCHOOLS
When does an image become a meme? Or an icon, an idol, or a shibboleth? I ask those questions, and then have go about defining them. We all know what an image is—a representation of something which actually exists. An icon is the Greek word for image, but to become a venerable image, it must…
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It’s Not Under Control!
All things will renew themselves in good season, yet we have only the present moment before us. We can’t live in the past, nor can we control the future. We have to recognize even our present moments aren’t always in our control, as we witnessed in the big Super Bowl game last Sunday. Who would…
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