Playing Hide and Seek at Local Block Party
This past Saturday, I volunteered at the Hideout Block Party, which celebrated the venue’s 15th birthday.
Visual Learning–Postcard Project
In the class Methods and Materials for Teaching Visual Arts at the Secondary School Level, we are testing the idea of teaching two hig..
Books, books, books
I love books. Ask any writer about the possessions that he or she values most and I am positive that books are at the top, if not near..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: The Home Studio (Hardware)
The Rig
I’m going to break down the hardware I use in my home studio. This will get a bit technical, and its meant mostly for those ..
Elementary Education: And This Is How I Knew.
“To question means to lay open, to place in the open. Only a person who has questions can have real understanding.” – Hans-Georg Gadame..
Sacred & Profane: an InterArts Showcase
Sacred & Profane, the first InterArts show of the school year, opened earlier this month at the Flamenco Arts Center on N. Western Ave..
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Danny’s Reading
I think it was the first moment I realized how awesome living in a big city is.
I’d just finished doing the dishes. It was about 7:00P..
“The El” or “The The”
The commuter rainbow of Red, Blue, Green all serve the public good.
A Peek Behind the Veil of Islam
While looking for various immigrant groups in a Muslim community in Albany Park, I came across something completely unexpected…
A woman..
Sacred & Profane: Book & Paper and Media Combine
Every first year student in the Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts and Interdisciplinary Arts & Media MFA programs has to take a cour..