Art
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Tiny Sketchbooks
I’ve been using pocket sketchbooks* for years. I like knowing that I can draw whenever I want, as the palm-sized…
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Real Fake News
A small French museum dedicated to the work of Matisse-contemporary (and penpal!) Étienne Terrus is full of fakes. The forgeries are…
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To Kill Monsters
A local theatre recently put on a production of She Kills Monsters, a play about death, family, and Dungeons &…
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I Heart Painting: Part V
Welp, the world is on fire (again) and everything is (still) terrible but at least I can keep trying to…
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Urban Gardening in the Age of Trump
I’m bringing back the original selfie, the good ol’ self portrait. I have decided to paint some representational paintings and…
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I Heart Watercolors: Part IV
Before you start making your magnificent paintings you’ll need to get some brushes. You don’t need a lot, especially if…
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All Access Pass
Chicago’s Newberry Library may have closed stacks, but they’ve got a new open access policy that’s already making history. Since…
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MakerExpo is the Greatest
In keeping with a string of “this is this” posts, I wrapped an exhibit at a local maker event last…
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