A recommended video from one of my Twitter friends has a bit of age on it but is definitely timeless in it’s message and has got me to thinking about my own journey to find who I am and how creativity influences what I do. Speaking at a TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) Conference in [...]
OK, so maybe that title is a bit substandard compared to the art involved but the YouTube video of Kseniya Simonova and her performance art brings to mind finger painting. But, trust me, you have never seen such beautiful or powerfully moving finger painting before. Simonova was the winner of Ukraine’s Got Talent back in [...]
After four straight days of shoveling, chopping and otherwise hacking at the snow and ice in our driveway, my hands, wrists and arms complained terribly every time I tried to do any crocheting. So what if it was the week before Christmas and Mom’s hat wasn’t done. So, what else is new? Mom getting something [...]
Someone shared this story of giving with me and I thought I would help to spread the world. Krista Shugart, a high school student in New Jersey was inspired by her volunteer work in a local soup kitchen to do something more. People would come to the soup kitchen without scarves and hats and Krista [...]
We all have those things that we participate in that change us. Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the worse. And then there are those things that are just so much bigger than the participants themselves and where it is amazing to just be able to say, “I was there”. Last Thursday was one [...]
Take one talented artist, pair her passion to inspire others through art in these dark days of a recession and you’ll find a great way to brighten what might be an otherwise dreary day. Feed Your Soul: the free art project is a way for talented artists to share their gifts while promoting their art. [...]