Art
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My Emblazoned Saint
“I don’t think we need to set the world on fire. We’re on fire. That’s good enough, isn’t it?” — Ann St. John Hawley Continue reading
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My Wise Saint
“Pain is absolutely essential. You are not a whole human being unless you have experienced the depths. And then, you are also able to experience the heights.” — Ann St. John Hawley Continue reading
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My Inspiring Saint
“No words can express the happiness I feel in knowing that you wish to live with my paintings.” Continue reading
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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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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 Ascent
The story behind one of my award-winning sunrise photographs. Continue reading
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Save the Art Tour I
To save art sometimes requires traveling thousands of miles in less than two days. Continue reading
