the idea: put aside pride and get excited over taking pretty flower pictures I’m not sure if it comes from my childhood as a tomboy, my college experience as a “sophisticated artist,” or some weird unconscious cultural thing, but sometimes I get self-conscious when I see a beautiful flower and want to take a picture of …
the idea: animate one of the spoken word poems from Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something As an abstract oil painter, drawing animation is about as far from my artistic comfort zone as you can get. However, I guess that’s the point of school. For my final semester, I’m taking a class called Power of the …
the idea: learn how to make a hand-bound journal with a letterpress cover I am on the last legs of my journey creating my book, Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, and am coming face to face with decisions about publishing and distribution that for the most part are an equal mixture of daunting and exciting. …
the idea: take the night off Thesis: done. Snacks: bought. Movie: started. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your mind is give it a break.
the idea: stop and take a picture I honestly should not be writing this right now. I should be writing the rationale for my master’s thesis which is definitely pressing the deadline. But instead I am on the phone with my sister and writing a blog post after having spent the evening at an open mic …
the idea: ask the kids if they want to play. Over the past year or so I’ve spent quite a few Thursdays in Medford at the Farmer’s Market going back and forth between telling stories and playing songs. Through my visits I’ve developed some followers who are always thrilled to see me, which is of course …
the idea: record every interesting thing that you hear Last fall I was one of eight fellows who were asked find, review, and summarize articles to include in ArtsEdSearch, “an online clearinghouse that collects and summarizes high quality research studies on the impacts of arts education and analyzes their implications for educational policy and practice.” As …
the idea: go out and see a local musician play Yesterday I went to see my incredibly talented friend, Emily Schonberg, play at the Burren in Davis Square. As an extremely biased observer, I can say that she seriously kicked ass. If you don’t believe me, check out some of the videos below. But I also …
the idea: every day in May post a picture of something that someone has made On June 1st, Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, the book that has taken over my life in the past six months or so, will be launched! Because of this I have many plans in motion to help spread the word. The …
the idea: record a spoken word poem from Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something How do I begin? Nobody tells you that. They show up to our graduations, say a proud congratulations, and for a day it feels like we’ve done everything. But then the next day comes, and the next, and suddenly it’s …