‘Miss Potter’
Dear Artist, The tale of Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Mrs.…
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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…
Peak shift
Dear Artist, Nigel Spivey, in his insightful book How Art Made the World, speculates on…
Creative memes
Dear Artist, Memes are like genes — they carry characteristics from one generation to the…
Nothing much here right now
Dear Artist, I always thought it was just my problem. Every time anyone — friend,…