We’ve all been moved by art, and this recent episode, “Messages,” highlights several artists who are driven by tragedy to use their craft to inspire change. If you missed the show when it originally aired on Tuesday, May 24 on PBS, be sure to check it out online! After watching, come back to the ACE blog and share your reactions!
Finding Inspiration in Art
Last week, I was a guest artist at Glenview elementary school. I taught some 60 children, aged k-5, acrylic painting and worked with them on self-portraits and landscape scenes. Next to my lovely table of students sat a group of senior citizens folding plastic bags, cutting and preparing the edges , making “plarn” (plastic yarn), and crocheting the plarn into …
Have you met an artist whose story is just as remarkable as their art?
As we all know, the American Craft Magazine, a non-profit educational organization that is “the leading voice for craft in America” (American Craft Magazine, 2011), just celebrated its 70th anniversary. And while the magazine has helped introduce those who I like to call craft rock-stars, an article published this May inspired me to talk about artists we might not have …