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What if everything we make– Art– is because someone else, thousands of someones, placed their order?? What if nothing is made in a void,...

“An atmosphere,” he said. What he was trying to create with “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was “an atmosphere that allows people to be...

Oh, what does the New Year see in me? I certainly see myself. But from where does it reckon who I am? -John Bragstad, Bringing in the New...

How to draw my cat, Per. I just realized that for me, drawings are symbols / touchstones / hieroglyphs– they don’t tell all of the story,...

Last winter I saw a photo of these two fabulous ladies swimming in Superior… in January. I said, “I need a wetsuit!,” and next thing you...

I’ve been thinking about my 11-year-old self a lot lately. As I planned my 37th birthday party, as she always does, 11-year-old Rose...

I’ve never liked “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” I hated that the fable was pro-hard-working, no-time-for-fun-or-art ant. I identified...

photo by John David Dela-Peri What is Magic? It is fierceness and generosity. It is one hundred children sitting cross-legged on the...

My own art, other people’s art– it’s all part of being an advocate for Joy. When we all experience life as being Magical and Good, then...