The Art of Creation: Bits and Pieces
June 13, 2024 - Artisan Richard Haining turns old, discarded pieces of wood into new, treasured pieces of art in his "STACKED' collection. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Trees in the City
May 30, 2024 - In 1982, Joseph Beuys heaped 7,000 stone markers in the middle of a German city to prompt the planting of that same number of trees around the city. Over 40 years later, the effects of that project continue. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Washed Ashore—Art to Save the Sea
May 16, 2024 - Guest writer Rev. Elaine Breckenridge shares a recent experience with an art exhibit that helped her see trash on the beach in entirely new ways. By Rev. Elaine Breckenridge
The Art of Creation: Collaborating with Bees
April 11, 2024 - Toronto, Canada-based artist Ava Roth works with tens of thousands of worker bees living within beehives which she places the creative work she has begun, expecting and hoping that they will complete the work. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Slowing Down, Part 2
April 4, 2024 - This second article on the work of Makoto Fujimura looks at how putting objects back together again can result in something more beautiful than the original object. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Slowing Down, Part 1
March 28, 2024 -As an advocate and practitioner of “slow art,” Makoto Fujimura believes that art should be made slowly and deliberately and viewed with this same respect, not just as a background but as a focal point we can immerse ourselves into. By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: Stems and Blossoms
March 7, 2024 - Some artists use broad strokes to portray the vision they want to communicate. Others, like Olga Prinku, lean into the small. By Louise Conner