Sharon J. Anderson
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First-Grade Beauty
What were — if any — the artistic consequences of surgery to straighten my crooked eye when I was in First Grade? Continue reading
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Kindergarten Beauty
Art isn’t about drawing. It’s about learning to see. But what kind of art do you create as a child when you can’t see straight? Continue reading
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So much beauty. So little time.
Keats wrote that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. But when does someone begin to recognize a thing as “beauty”? Continue reading
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When A Great Tree Falls
To passersby it no doubt was not a great tree, but for me, it was a great signpost, perhaps even a lodestar. Continue reading
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Ignite — 10/31/25
This year on Halloween, is there ANY way that law enforcement can be funny rather than scary? Continue reading
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Gathering My Thoughts
Meet Laura Ellen Bacon, an artist who uses natural materials to create astonishing cocoons and spaces that integrate with their surroundings. Continue reading
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What Do You Care About?
To create your art — in its myriad manifestations — start with the question, “What do you care about?” Continue reading
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Sunrise Tornado Watch
Risk and grief fueled the story behind my first place sunrise photo. Continue reading
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Sunrise Ascent
The story behind one of my award-winning sunrise photographs. Continue reading
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Ignite — 9/5/25
Patriarchal society fears strong and opinionated women. Continue reading
