When journalist Bianca Bosker set out to understand the world of contemporary art, she took the opportunity to observe artist Julie Curtiss in her studio. She writes: “Seeing Julie paint offered clues for how to look at a painting like an artist. I needed to slow down, examine its physical form, and consider the artist’s […]
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We stand at the beginning of a brand new year, or a new season, or a new month, or a new day, and time stretches before us, waiting to be filled. And we have a pile of blocks beside us, ready to build something beautiful with the time we’ve been given. Some of the blocks […]
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Every year, it never fails to seduce me: that shiny new planner with all the extra pages for goal setting and notes. The colorful, felt-tip pens. The bright stickers. The pretty planner supplies call my name, beckoning me to open my wallet, because this year, this planner is going to be the magic bullet that […]
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My boys are out shopping with their grandma, and that means I have the house to myself. In this instance, it’s my in-laws’ country farmhouse, and I can literally hear the crickets chirping. Two glorious months are coming to a close today. I’ve been living in a fantasy world this summer where my husband is […]
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Sarah K. Butterfield 