National Clear Off Your Desk Day

by | Jan 1, 2016 | Editorial

Editorial January 11th is apparently National Clear Off Your Desk Day. Who knew? When I think about desk-clearing, I immediately think of the creative process, and how idiosyncratic it is for each individual. I know people who cannot stand a clear, empty desk. It's as...

On Discovering I Could Draw

by | Jan 8, 2015 | Editorial

art Whenever I give workshops to elementary school students – usually on art, calligraphy, and poetry or some combination thereof, I always share with them my work-in progress. I will read to them and show them illustrated pages and they will be enthralled and always...

The Joy of Doodling

by | Aug 18, 2014 | Editorial

art One of my grandsons, who’s in elementary school, was home sick for a few days and very bored. He loves to draw so I went to the bookstore to buy him some kind of How-to-Draw Monsters or Superheroes – type of book. What I found – in the kids’ section – were several...