Art as a River of Life (Inspiration from Loretta Marvel)
“Art is the river that runs through my life. I drink from it as often as I can to refresh myself.”
Similar Posts
“Sightlines” audio book video log begins!
To view this video log, click on “full story” below. This video log is now posted on You Tube and more will be coming, too.
Art? It’s the magic of the mundane
Jenny Hazard and I met when she participated in a dialogue about “Five Tips for Creative Independence: Don’t sell your soul to the company store.” Jenny is a trained Advocate and Counselor with 20 years experience working with Youth and Families. Most recently she’s worked with Domestic and Sexual Violence Counseling and support. Jenny says…
“Art of Critique” by Riehl & Farrow on Telling Her Stories
Critique is an art when done well–and potentially damaging when it’s not. In our fifth cycle for our Creative Catalyst column on Telling Her Stories (Story Circle Network) Stephanie Farrow and I take on this topic. “Art of Critique” is our keynote post in this cycle of three.
Naomi Silver founder of Culture Surfer.com (Your Window on the World) honored as leader of arts & culture at St. Louis International Women’s Day Luncheon
I met Naomi Silver at the Friends of African American Art seminar on Black Artists and Abstraction at the St. Louis Art Museum this January. Here’s what Culture Surfer says about Naomi and her award: Naomi Silver, a native of St. Louis, is the creator of CultureSurfer.com. Her years of experience as a political consultant…
Riehlife Back of the Envelope Book Marketing Plan for “Pen to Print” Panel at SCN National Memoir Conference, Austin, Texas
In 2006 I published my book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary”with iUniverse. While my first-line audience was friends and family, I quickly found there were second-third-and-fourth-line audiences rippling out there who were interested in my book, my topic, and by extension, in me and what I thought and had to say. I marketed “Sightlines” by every…
“Naledi in the the Underworld: A New African Folktale,” by Janet Grace Riehl
When I lived in Botswana during the 1970s, my name in Setwana was (and is) “Naledi”–which means “star.” Although it sounds exalted, it’s not an uncommon name. Here’s how I got my name. During the first weeks of Peace Corps language and cultural training, I asked my teachers if I could have a name in…
Yes, for artists, art is a life source…and those who enjoy what we create from sipping at the river.