Blossoming Creativity: What Ikebana Can Teach Us About Art, Design, and College Dreams

Whether you play the violin, flute, saxophone, or any other instrument, here’s a step-by-step guide to help you shine.

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College application season can feel overwhelming, especially when it’s time to sit down and write your essays.

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Imagine it: you, sitting in a cozy corner of a college campus, jotting down the beginnings of a masterpiece.

Is this grandma’s house yet made brand new again?  The sagging porch and broken rails are mended. Torn screen door is replaced, anew....

I know that talking about art can be a little challenging sometimes. Relax—you don't have to be an expert to talk about art.

Developing skills in: creativity and innovation, collaboration, self-discipline...

(Forthcoming Publication in GreenPrints Magazine, August, 2024)   It’s a steamy summer evening in Atlanta. My husband, Curtis, is inside...

( Published in Academy of the Heart and Mind , July, 2024)   Planning and scheming. Writing and dreaming.

 You write ideas in a book...

( Published in Academy of the Heart and Mind , July, 2024) There were days when the world was available before us.

 We found ourselves...

(P ublished in Academy of the Heart and Mind , July, 2024)   The notebook captured everything.
 Open sky, the birds glided free. She...

Use These Art Terms In Your Portfolio

( Published in Academy of the Heart and Mind , July, 2024)   We had a guidebook and two backpacks.

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How To Write an Artist Statement for College

(Forthcoming Publication in Ink Pantry)   Vibrant colors and geometric prints burst from the curated and manicured environment. Fanciful...

(Forthcoming Publication in Ink Pantry)    Driving carefully through the storm. Lines of swollen clouds like black and grey ribbons. Take...

(Published in GreenPrints Magazine , July 12, 2023) Gardening is an experience of the senses. No one is talking, drink it in. The site...