Early and late bloomers
Dear Artist, Economist David Galenson of the University of Chicago has published several books and…
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The value of the bozzetto
Dear Artist, “Bozzetto” is an Italian term for a sculptor’s small-scale model, usually in wax…
A complex effort
Dear Artist, Off the northern tip of Haida Gwaii lies Langara Island. It’s wild and…
A labour of love
Dear Artist, Yesterday, as Dorothy and I were scrambling up and down a Cariboo creek,…
The mother lode
Dear Artist, I’m laptopping you at midnight from a bedroll under the Milky Way. We’re…
A parade of wonders
Dear Artist, Within easy walking distance of my studio is Crescent Park. When we’re at…
Art and Power
Dear Artist, In the jungle mores of high school, the choosing of teams was my…
The nature of serial process
Dear Artist, We’re all familiar with the problems associated with Sunday Painters. Cranking up the…
The mother of all tips
Dear Artist, It seems that a struggling young composer asked Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to give…
Rocks in the head
Dear Artist, The rapid turnover and point-of-sale nature of the greeting card business lends itself…