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Collateral Joy!

Collateral Joy!

Photo by Edwin Andrade on Unsplash Yesterday when I was driving to the music school, I was thinking about how art and anything else we come up with that qualifies as self-expression is rarely about ourselves, as long as we don’t keep it private. I’m lucky...
Remember the Supporters

Remember the Supporters

Let’s hear it for people who support creative arts every day. Like your local art supply store, where you run in for pencils, and get great advice on the  best type of paper for your work, or meet a customer who becomes your student. And musical instrument...
Art + Tech = Unlimited Creative Fun!

Art + Tech = Unlimited Creative Fun!

Producing creative stuff should be fun. That’s why you did it in the first place, right? Kids are the masters of fun and creative activities; then life gets serious and we shelve it. But technology makes creative play legit again! Woohoo! Technology is...
Putting it Out There

Putting it Out There

Photo by Bianca Isofache on Unsplash One of the most ambivalent things about creative work is sending a part of yourself out into the world. I’ve had the honor of having many of my haiku published, and I’m about the worst one when it comes...
Are You a Teacher? Is it art?

Are You a Teacher? Is it art?

Teaching involves so many forms and goals. Classroom, tutoring, online, videos…….to learn a new skill, reach a goal, prepare school children for the future, to climb over a hurdle. Is it creative? Consider any subject in a classroom, for example; there are...