Emergence

May 16, 2023 at 3:07 pm

In solitude, I rest in darknessEnclosed inside my hardened outer skin The cool earth surrounds me, protects me, gives me stabilityI feel its abundance all around meHolding me, feeding me Slowly I breathe inthe air piercing my shella breath of clarity, a moment of knowingand there is a change in my being I […]

Creative Growth

May 16, 2023 at 2:53 pm

Our theme for the blog this spring is Creative Growth. At Path with Art, we foster healing through arts engagement and community-building. Participants tell us that making art can help reduce feelings of isolation, can give purpose and meaning, allows for creative self-expression, foster confidence-building, and provides an outlet for processing emotions. […]

“Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts”

March 18, 2023 at 6:02 pm

Last month, on February 17, 2003, Path With Art hosted a screening of the film, “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts” at the SIFF Film Center. There was a full house for the one-hour-long film, followed by a robust  Q&A with the filmmaker Dru Holly, and three representatives from the […]

Perseverance

March 13, 2023 at 12:10 pm

“Everyone who says you can’t do something,” she said, “is afraid that you will.” Patty Murray This was Patty Murray’s response to the resistance towards women of political power but can equally be applied to artists. Has someone told you that can’t art yet you preserved and proved them wrong?

Wasted Paper?

January 13, 2023 at 11:45 pm

How many times have you worried about “wasting” your art supplies? Have you ever been inspired but then stop dead before making a single mark on paper? I sure have! Especially if I have a really nice piece of watercolor paper or some cool papers that I want to cut […]

Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Trailblazing Chicago Sculptor

January 4, 2023 at 2:40 am

Read about this amazing woman at the Art Institute of Chicago site. aaronjhill

Happy New Year Everyone!

December 31, 2022 at 3:45 pm

The Lake of Beauty

December 30, 2022 at 9:28 am

Let your mind be quiet, realising the beauty of the world,and the immense, the boundless treasures that it holds in store.All that you have within you, all that your heart desires,all that your Nature so specially fits you for – that or thecounterpart of it waits embedded in the great […]

Every person matters

December 27, 2022 at 1:32 pm

“Every person matters.” This is the subject line of a message I received in my inbox. Every person matters. Never forget this. Every person matters. aaronjhill

I agree — totally

December 23, 2022 at 2:17 pm

This hit my inbox today, so I thought that I would share it with my art friends. I hope everyone is staying warm and safe during this ice storm. Perhaps we can arrange a field trip to the Bainbridge Island Art Museum when the weather is better. Enjoy the holidays. […]