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it's a Good day: An Interview with Katie Schmid
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It's a Good day. Saturday, December 7, 2013. An Interview with Katie Schmid. Katie Schmid is an artist, a teacher and a student. Her work resides in private and permanent collections. In her Artist's Statement, she "hopes for transcendent images that speak of the very depths of our existence." Here are a few thoughts she had to share:. Tell me about your Stations of the Cross Series. How did you arrive at the final mood the paintings carry (e.g., lighting, composition)? Currently, I have been in love wit...
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it's a Good day: Tedd Galloway
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It's a Good day. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. The single greatest lesson that I learned is rather simple: Love is costly. My prayer is that someday the body of Christ will be color-blind, that we will stop talking about loving people and simply demonstrate it.". Every writer has a unique style and method. Recently I had the chance to ask my friend, Tedd Galloway, a few questions about his approach to writing. Every writer has a method they tend to follow. What is your routine like? What advice would you gi...
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it's a Good day: An Interview with R.O. Blechman
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It's a Good day. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. An Interview with R.O. Blechman. Dear James, Letters To A Young Illustrator. Recently I had the privilege of asking R. O. Blechman a few questions. Mr. Blechman is an award winning author, illustrator and animator. His work has graced the cover of The New Yorker. Magazine 14 times. Blechman's The Soldier's Tale. Won an Emmy and, in 1999, R. O. Blechman was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame. In 2002 the Museum of Modern Art. Would you consider yoursel...
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it's a Good day: Debby Topliff- An Interview
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It's a Good day. Saturday, August 31, 2013. Debby Topliff- An Interview. I gave myself permission to play with paint, even if my skill level was minimal. For me, overcoming inhibitions and ignoring the voices of my inner critic have been crucial in creating art.". How do you describe the imagination of God? Some would say, 'take a walk in the forest' or, better yet, 'take a look in the mirror', but, the best place to begin is the Bible, the God-breathed. What led to your art-making? I consider my paintin...
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it's a Good day: The Day After Mother's Day
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It's a Good day. Monday, May 11, 2015. The Day After Mother's Day. There are those who say that most of our holidays were invented by the greeting card industry. I say that some people should be celebrated, even if we are told when to do it. Yesterday was Mother's Day- a day set apart to remember and honor our mother. My Mom died twenty five years ago. As I think about her, I remember things. her laugh, the way she played The Tennessee Waltz. As she showed it to me, I remember the look. Diary of an Arts ...
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it's a Good day: An Interview with Michael Card
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It's a Good day. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. An Interview with Michael Card. As a songwriter I can tell you that the greatest moment of encouragement comes not from awards or high numbers on some soon-to-be-forgotten chart but from the singing of a new song for the very first time.". Did you write or play an instrument as a child? Yes, I did. Growing up in Nashville it was hard to escape. I was in prom bands and bluegrass bands pretty much all thru high school. I would say that the only thing that ever ch...
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it's a Good day: Lucid Moments
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It's a Good day. Friday, July 17, 2015. Music is the place where people come to share melody and memory.". Life is a series of lucid moments between interruptions. This week I was blessed by a few lucid moments. My view from the entrance of Presbyterian Hospital). Kierkegaard said, "The moment. it is not an atom of time, but an atom of eternity.". The daughter of the late singer and drummer Levon Helm of The Band, releases her solo debut "Didn't It Rain" on July 24th. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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it's a Good day: E.33rd Breeze Memory
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It's a Good day. Saturday, June 20, 2015. At 33rd and Madison. I ate a banana while counting floors. Grateful for the breeze. While Maya Angelou is on the back. Of my Metrocard silently. Waiting to be read. The E33rd breeze memory. While I stare at untied shoelaces. Untied is my tribute to Homeland Security. For I am waiting for homeland. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Curriculum, Rubrics and Things People Say. Whiteboards, Blackboards and Wordscapes. Hulon Stringer- An American Luthier. Glen Eyrie ...
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it's a Good day: Finestra- An Interview With James Lytle
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It's a Good day. Friday, November 22, 2013. Finestra- An Interview With James Lytle. Finestra is Italian for window,. But its root meaning evokes the opening of a world of possibilities.". A good father gives his children good gifts. Jim Lytle is a good father. He graduated in 1975 from the Maryland Institute College of Art, as a skilled artist. Here is an excerpt from Finestra- The Backstory by Jim's son, James. Imagine. what would Leonardo have thought of such possibilities? What was the ‘sparkpl...
