Art Transforms.

“Rest & rejuvenation are important parts of the creative process.” – Bex Lipps

FREE VIA HUGO HOUSE Hemingway and the Art of Dialogue Along with his awards and persona, Hemingway is also famous for his literary style, particularly his approach to dialogue. Complementing the PBS Hemingway documentary by Ken Burns and the corresponding KCTS 9 virtual event Hemingway: Misogynistic or Misunderstood? this course […]

INSPIRATION FROM WILDLIFE What I miss from being homeless is sleeping outside among the trees and the wildlife, and having the warmth of the sun greet you in the morning as you wake up. There is nothing like it. I witnessed a lot of great things, from a snow owl […]

A childhood story from Lynette Jenjen Douglass THE MUFFIN LADY The years between four and seven were some of my favorite years of growing up! We lived in a neighborhood of middle-aged and elderly people. I had another pair of grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa Hoppie, and there was another aunt, […]

Who are your heroes?

“When you haveexhausted all possibilities,remember this: you haven’t.” — Thomas Edison

I converted a section of the poem into a Photoshop brush and created amandala. I then layered the mandala with a pattern and clipped out a section. A conversation with my psychiatrist inspired me to write the poem. He asked me why my feelings of hopelessness led to thoughts of […]

AN EXHIBITION IN DUBLIN, IRELAND From building hospitals to caring for the homeless, these are the untold stories of the wives of the men who governed Ireland before independence from Britain. Portraits of the women are on exhibit at Dublin Castle.

Happy June! This month we invite you to create and share art around the following theme: COLOR! Here are some ideas to get those colorful juices flowing: ~Paint with your favorite colors, or colors you don’t often use ~Write a poem about the emotions of different colors ~Experiment with the […]