Art Saves

The Known • by Denise Sharp

2013-05-19T21:20:00-07:00

Paying Attention I had an art professor who was captivated by the idea of twins. Doppelganger means to “walk twice” and he believed that through art we make ourselves, we make our own twin that embodies our values. Through the act of working we discover something simultaneously about the physical...

Create from the HEart • by Stephanie Ackerman

2013-05-05T21:20:00-07:00

Personally, I cannot create something that doesn’t have a specific purpose, something that is not me, nor something that I would not welcome into my own home. I have to be authentic when I am creating something because if I am not, it is evident. The same rings true for...

Living the Life of an Artist • by Monica Sabolla Gruppo

2013-04-28T21:20:00-07:00

Creating Art in my Childhood I grew up in a big city in the north of Italy, where I used to feel lost because I couldn’t find cheery faces (flowers), happy voices (birds) and arms that hug (trees) ... just a chaotic, uncomfortable environment made out of asphalt, cement, high...

Art Saves • by Danielle Daniel

2013-04-21T21:20:00-07:00

Creating to Survive Creating is the way that I survive. It also makes me feel connected to humanity. It makes me a better person, it keeps me balanced and grounded, and it helps me make sense of the nonsensical. It helps me relax, heal, and grow, all in the same...

Art: Proving Amazing Things are Possible • by Jessica Swift

2013-04-14T21:20:00-07:00

A Defining Moment Memorial Day Weekend 2004 was a defining moment in my life. I was 23 years old, and I had a booth at my very first juried art festival. I’d applied to the show on a whim and was shocked to receive an acceptance letter. I’d graduated from...

Saving Lives, Not Bodies • by Beth Livesay

2013-03-31T21:20:00-07:00

Writing & Breathing One of my favorite writing professors used to remind us that “writing saves lives, not bodies.” That is how I have always felt about my craft, since I began writing at the age of 7. And ever since I have been reading, this is a truth I...

I Am a Maker • by Mimi Kirchner

2013-03-24T21:20:00-07:00

Art saves—oh yes! It saves my nearest and dearest from having to deal with a crazy lady every day! Creatively Coping I am a maker. If I’m not making, I am not me. There are always the stresses—the kids are small and then they are teenagers and then young adults!...

Art Saves • by Eileen Hull

2013-03-17T21:20:00-07:00

Like many people, I started out creating. I was the oldest of six and there were four girls in five years—my poor mother! We played paper dolls every day after school and learned to embroider. Life was one big art project. But somehow that side of me got buried for...

Art Saves • by Michele Lynch

2013-03-10T21:20:00-07:00

I have always created. It seems to be a part of me as much as breathing. I grew up as an only child, with an over-active imagination. Art was something I did in my spare time, filling the days when I couldn’t be with friends. Later after I got married...

How Art Saved Me • by Catherine Zacchino

2013-03-03T21:20:00-08:00

Growing Up in an Art-Filled Home I grew up in a home that allowed me to be creative, inside and outside. I could paint inside and make mud pies outside. There was never any issue about being too messy. My dad drew, painted, and sculpted, but not for a living....