Do you want your hands to learn to see? Not possible you say? Read on… Wherever you are this very moment, look around, hone in on a cluster of objects. First, look. Trace the edges with your eyes. Next ,…

  In her book Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech repeatedly uses the phrase “trying to catch fish in the air” to mean trying to achieve the impossible, when disillusionment is a much more likely situation. And as a writer with…

It was time for Section five and the creation of a project inspired by The Mozart Season. Two things struck me as funny. One. Let's begin by saying that this little book is a sleeper, a quiet little thing. The story…

Did you know that, when it comes to art, every line has a personality? That the lifework of the master artist has a particular voice? When it comes to the lines of Matisse, spare, weightless, whimsical, and articulate come to mind.…

  I must admit that I am not an animal lover.  To all of my friends whose families are complete because of their furry friends – please don’t misunderstand me.  While I love our family bunny (sweetly named Comfy Cozy…

“Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye.”     -Leonardo DaVinci We are designed to see and understand an object based on the relationship between the play of light…

I have been discouraged when people don’t like my writing—when people don’t like my voice. I'm sure this is true for all writers. The truth is, it’s hard to be yourself when people disagree with what you personally find interesting and…

This is not a typical high school project. This is a watercolor composition, a gift from a friend. This is the prized possession that hangs in my kitchen with Mona Lisa’s ubiquitous gaze following my paces patiently, “Kim, you can.” Lore has…

Would you believe me if I told you that I wrote my first poem when I was six years old? Even when I was in elementary school, I wrote little illustrated verses almost every week. I’d be too embarrassed to…

Thanksgiving is a terrific time to connect with friends and family across the miles. But it's also a perfect time to help young writers creatively communicate thankfullness. Visit our Pinterest page and let the writing begin:  Telephones come in all…