FOR DECADES, Western culture has been reluctant to assign an inherent value or a purpose to art—even as it continues to hold art in high esteem. Though we no longer seem comfortable saying so, our reverence for art must be founded on a timeless premise: that art i…

I feel like I have SOMETHING to CHEER ABOUT . . .

Being creative and WANTING to be creative are two completely different things. At least that's how things actually start out within your brain. Forming the points beyond that phase is exactly where you want to be i…

AFTER the CHILDHOOD Stints . . .

MOVING ON to QUICKLY get us past the mundane parts of this blog . . .

After high school I received a small tuition scholarship to Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus Ohio.

I attended for two years and a year beyond what …