Photo by Valeria Ushakova When it comes to everything art-related, artists always preach the same thing: “Do it from your heart.” This means not caring what it looks like and whatever people will say about it as long as you’ve expressed what your heart says. Perfectionism in art isn’t about making immaculate artwork. Being a…
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The Starving Artist: Exposing Five Untrue Stereotypes
Photo by Thirdman The starving artist struggles to get by. It’s part of the harmful ideas spread by society over time. With the underhanded romanticizing of an artist’s life, uncovering those lies must be done. The starving artist is often depicted as a grungy person with messy hair, living in the middle of a bustling…
Motivation in Art: What Makes Art Inspiring?
Photo by Zack Jarosz Art is everywhere, and with it comes an abundance of values. To have the power to ignite a new resolve in life is a foundation of good art. A story to move to by Orliczky is a beautiful example of this. Through this story, children are encouraged to live with newfound…
The Children’s Picture Book
For children, reading can be a daunting task. The squiggles, lines, and dots could be very threatening, especially if the little ones do not even know what they mean. For some children, this ability to not understand what the zigzags, spirals, and circles mean can quickly put them off reading. It is such a shame,…
IMAGINATION: HOW POTENT IS IT?
According to Albert Einstein, Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world and all there ever will be to know and understand. Research has shown that imagining an act can activate and strengthen brain areas involved in its real-life execution and…
To Sam It All Up 