shelter: art, healing and home
Are you looking for a change? So am I! The good kind of change: positive, optimistic, meaningful. So many things have been out of our...
- Jul 17
- 1 min
wishes transformed
A fascinating look at what one person can do to curb waste and impact climate change. Told from the unique perspective of an artist and...
- Jul 13
- 2 min
the times they are a-changing
As a gardener, I often measure the success of the season in terms of harvest. There's nothing unusual about it. Abundance is the result...
- Jul 6
- 2 min
the arts can heal your brain
There are songs that can make you recall very specifics moments of your life. You can, through the music, experience the smells and...
- Jul 2
- 2 min
collage: and she was
The attributes of femininity are many and as diverse as wildflowers in a field. Women, for instance, are uniquely suited to putting...
- Apr 5
- 1 min
out and about - immersive Van Gogh exhibit
I highly recommend you take a moment to see if this wonderful exhibit will be in your neck of the woods. I saw the first iteration of...
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Book of the Month
When I say that I have the best supporters, I mean it. I don't consider them mere customers and I try to foster a closer bond than the...
- Mar 2
- 1 min
out and about - Virtual Realities: The Art of M.C. Escher @ The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, TX
Many people are familiar with the mind bending work of Escher. His images defy convention and invite the viewer to suspend disbelief...
- Feb 1
- 6 min
madcollage snippets february 2022
“nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it" - Michel de Montaigne if you love somebody, give them free...
- Jan 1
- 6 min
madcollage snippets january 2022
“If I knew what the picture was going to be like, I wouldn’t make it.” – Cindy Sherman happy new year...dream a new dream to a better...
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
madcollage snippets december 2021
“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” Twyla Tharp HAPPY HOLIDAYS & PEACE TO ALL Because each pebble on the beach is as...
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
madcollage snippets november 2021
“Collage is a supersensitive and scrupulously accurate instrument, akin to a seismograph, able to record the exact amount of human...
- Oct 1, 2021
- 9 min
madcollage snippets october 2021
“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever." Alfred Tennyson madame moineau: print of...
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
out and about - near and far
Boston is always a great destination for museum goers. I used to make a few treks every year from my home in Vermont just to explore...
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
pint size museums: free little art galleries
I discovered my local little art gallery at the beginning of the summer. It was delightful to scroll through the FB posts and watch the...