Buy The Intercessor paperback or ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, or Ingram! The other night my husband and I were discussing reasons to make art. Someone who was writing about his sculpture had asked Rick to describe his intentions. We talked a bit about his work, especially his wood pieces, which to me …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 58th episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 21 November 2025. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net‘s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 43rd episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 16 August 2024. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net‘s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 42nd episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 19 July 2024. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net‘s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 41st episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 21 June 2024. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net‘s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
I’d never heard the term “moral injury” until I read about it last week in a New York Times article about a crisis among doctors precipitated by the accelerating treatment of healthcare as a privilege rather than a right, a profit center rather than a social good. (This phenomenon rhymes with much I’ve written about …
Most of Western culture defines Art by its nouns—its buildings, its ballades and its ballets. The U.S., in particular, is the noun-centric hub of the known universe, so Art is made of things. However, teaching artists are masters of the verbs of art—the things artists do to make those artworks. They are the same verbs …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 27th episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 17 March 2023. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net’s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
NOTE: This post is to introduce you to the 26th episode of François Matarasso’s and my monthly podcast, “A Culture of Possibility.” It will be available starting 17 February 2023. You can find it and all episodes at Stitcher, iTunes, and wherever you get your podcasts, along with miaaw.net’s other podcasts by Owen Kelly, Sophie …
I have been learning so much from painting since I resumed in earnest three years ago after a very long hiatus. (You can read more about how and why here.) The first lesson isn’t about painting per se, but about planning. When I picked up my brush again, I began painting portraits from life as …