Assuming you are not already endowed with brilliant natural artistic talent in music or the arts, what medium would you choose if you could? Fill…
In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, the monster in the story is never actually given a name. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist whose obsession…
I saw a Facebook post this week of Albert Einstein’s quote, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” That got me to wondering who else has a…
Circa 1967 or so, my mother was the original inventor of the mute button. She loved her television shows but detested the advertisements. She would…
Last June, I accompanied my sister to Pittsburg to attend the woodturning exhibition in which she was participating. See https://blog.contentmentisforcows.com/?p=229 While there, I realized just how…
How to visit museum might seem like an odd instruction — you just go, right? Sure, just walk in and start looking around… Recently, I…
“What is Art?” My standard answer to that old question is, “Art is what looks back at you.” It is my way of saying art…
Practice might not make anything perfect but it does make most things easier. Practice will increase your comfort level with just about any activity. Practice…
The phrase “late bloomer” usually refers to children whose physical development lags their peers. The term is also used to refer to adults who come…
A few months back, I wrote about erasures as a metaphor for making life changes. ( Life’s Erasures ) Because every once in a while we all…