In praise of the squint
Dear Artist, Yesterday, while hanging out in my studio with some fellow travellers, we got…
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Imitation learning
Dear Artist, Researchers at the Volen Center for Complex Systems at Brandeis University have taken…
A sacred event
Dear Artist, “One thing about Indianapolis,” says the taxi driver as we pass by the…
‘Miss Potter’
Dear Artist, The tale of Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Mrs.…
Drawing skills
Dear Artist, As I’ve grown older I’ve noticed a decline in my ability to draw.…
Creative insomnia
Dear Artist, Conventional wisdom says you must get your sleep: next day’s creativity demands it.…
A box of paint
Dear Artist, On her last day of high school, Kelly McArthur was called back into the…
Firing pots
Dear Artist, In the potter’s art there’s a magic time when the kiln finally cools…
Wild child
Dear Artist, About fifty documented instances exist of children reared by animals. Children brought up…
Notes from a cave
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you from a cave on the northern coast of the Dominican…