by Carrie | Why do the Arts Matter?
Art does more than change the world: it changes YOU. I’m very fortunate that just before I left Oman, a friend asked me if I’d come with her to a local artist retreat. I’d heard about it since I first moved here, but my own labels and judgements kept me away. I don’t...
by Carrie Brummer | Build Your Skill
I have a great book I want to showcase to you today. It’s the perfect tool for people looking to loosen up and have some creative play. The book interviews artists and asks them to share one art based activity for readers to try. Today, I just randomly opened the book...
by Carrie Brummer | How to be An Artist
Today on Artist Strong we welcome Kimberly and Caitlin from The Daily Inkling, a website that “celebrates creativity and shares ideas for work or play.” Carrie: What motivated your desire to create Daily Inkling? We were working on a book for...
by Carrie Brummer | Build Your Skill
Do you miss drawing? Have you always wanted to try? Today’s How-To offers a way to dip your toes in the creative waters. Have you heard of thumb nail sketches? Thumbnails are small drawings (thus the moniker thumbnail drawing) that artists generally use when planning...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
We live in a world where play is for kids and having time to ourselves is selfish. Scary truth: research by Dr. Stuart Brown discovered that lack of play was an important predictor of criminal behavior. Somewhere along the way we forgot what it means to have fun. (The...
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