A quote from Luann

May 17, 2021 at 4:21 pm

“ART is something that MAKES YOU BREATHE with a different kind of happiness.” – Anni Albers Luann, a creative mentor, shared this in the open studio today, which by the way is every Monday at 3:30 PM. We would love to see you there! I love the photo of Anni […]

This is a poem

May 15, 2021 at 8:54 pm

Neysa has been working on getting the video and audio right for quite awhile, and thankfully she has persevered and captured her poem in quality high definition for posterity. Please watch or give it a listen, or both. Bex, by the way, is a fan.

For Our Poet

May 4, 2021 at 12:01 pm

She said to usI need a nudgeWithout a pushI just won’t budge Call it a blockTo write my wordsMore like a rockPerch for some birds Toss me a themeFloat me a boatIf it’s a dreamI’ll help it float Pen to a pageFingers on keysIt’s just a stageLeaves off of trees […]

Ode to My Mom

April 22, 2021 at 1:10 pm

Ode to My Mom Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020 By Holly Jacobson You were not a Kool-Aid mom. No grape jelly. No white bread. Ugly peanut butter, ugly brown apple butter. I was a lunch room outcast. And now I know. You were right. Peaches. Hanging like a sunset, a […]

Celebrating Johannes Gutenberg

April 14, 2021 at 12:36 am

Google celebrates Johannes Gutenberg with a Doodle. I am a big fan. Anyone who likes reading should be. I love books and I love printmaking, so I like Johannes a lot. Learn more about movable type and his creation of the printing press by following the links. His invention was […]

From the Path with Art newsletter

April 5, 2021 at 10:38 am

< “I found I could say things with color and shape that I couldn’t say any other way.” — Georgia O’Keeffe Be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter to stay informed.

Growing

April 2, 2021 at 11:48 am

“As a writer, I look to expand my range. Poetry has always been challenging and I was excited to start the Spoken Word class through PWA. The teaching artist, Samuel, had a way to aid your writing that I haven’t experienced before. This was the result.” — Michelle M. In […]

Paulette paints Jimi Hendrix

March 30, 2021 at 11:59 am

“This is a painting I made in a painting-from-a-photograph class with Pamm Hanson. I am a fan of Jimi Hendrix since I was a teenager. I have been trying to draw and paint his likeness for close to 50 years with no success. I learned a lot in this class […]

Becky and Baby

March 26, 2021 at 3:57 pm

This is Baby. I came to meet him in a very unusual way. His owner’s sister called me for help. It seems the owner, a fifties-ish woman, was fleeing a domestic violence abuser. They had been sharing an inoperable RV on an urban farm. She’d had enough, so she had […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 17, 2021 at 2:01 pm

This Google Doodle is by artist Arron Croasdell, based in Dublin, and honors that beloved Irish holiday celebrated worldwide: St. Patrick’s Day. “Being an Irish designer, it’s so nice to represent our national holiday on a global scale.” The artwork features symbols that represent Ireland’s geography, architecture, and history. The […]