A Woman Gave Me Music: Q & A with James Spaite
For Californian folk artist James Spaite, a cello, a guitar, and a pair of voices are all it takes to craft a record that is breathtakingly beautiful and immensely satisfying.
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The Fiddler’s Secret to Foot-Stomping Improvisation
The fiddler (and nearly any other artist) needs these two sets of skills to improvise well.
Who Is Your Art For?
Should you make art for an audience, or for one person?
Someone Needs Your Art
No one’s going to miss your unfinished novels or paintings. Or will they?
C.S. Lewis’ Creative Process Will Inspire Any Artist
Overcome your fears and artistic blocks with some help from this beloved author
When Art Finds You
…what will you do?
Should the Artist Be a Rebel?
Contrasting the perspectives of Albert Camus and Fyodor Dostoyevsky on art and rebellion
Sculpting the Music: Q&A with Ian Randall Thornton
This Norfolk-based folk artist is southern Virginia’s best-kept secret
“If You Taste Almond, You’re Minutes from Death”
Artist extraordinaire Erica Brown talks about the joys and the dangers of painting with encaustics
Being a Writer with Children
Art doesn’t have to end when you have children. It just needs to become a regular appointment.
Love Among the Pyramids
Why I read ancient Egyptian love poems
Love the Process, Or You’ll Miss Half the Beauty
In art, to skip the journey is to skip the creation.
Here’s An Octopus for Your Ceiling
An interview with world-renowned chandelier maker and artist extraordinaire, Adam Wallacavage