New entryways on High Street. A rooftop wing featuring open space and live trees. Three separate nods to the Wabanaki. Those are some of the concepts incorporated by four teams of finalists chosen for the Portland Museum of Art Campus Unification + Expansion International Design Competition. The museum has outgrown […]
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To Develop Your Taste, You Must First Become Attuned to Your Senses
In my previous article, I introduced the power of aesthetic intelligence to transform your businesses. Aesthetic businesses tend to draw on all five senses and provide products or services that are a pleasure to buy and consume. In turn, consumers gladly pay a premium not for the utility of these […]
10 YouTube Art Videos to Share With Your High School Students
Many students spend hours watching their favorite YouTuber’s videos, so why not use the platform as a learning tool? YouTube videos offer attention-grabbing graphics and animations that are often beyond what teachers have the time to create. It’s these features that capture and, more importantly, keep the students’ attention. Eugene […]
What Makes A Good Pot | Brad Lail | Episode 867
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Brad Lail | Episode 867 Brad Lail trained in North Carolina as a production thrower. Brad’s training has been informed by the teachings of Leach pottery, Michael Cardew, and traditional North Carolina pottery. Brad studied abroad in Jingdezhen, China, and then in England. […]
Popular Products for the 2021 Holiday Season
Art Board Prints Customers love art boards as they’re budget-friendly, good looking, and easy to hang. They’re one of our most popular wall art products. Art boards prints are made from textured watercolor paper mounted on 4-ply art board, with 3M velcro dots for easy application and removal. They’re perfect […]
Friday Vibes – 2023 Workshops Are Waiting!
Nov 11 2022 Things have really picked up this year in terms of international travel – from Brazil to Morocco, a couple tours in Africa, and all manner of points in between. It’s been good to get back to traveling again with new faces and old friends and I’m looking […]
The “Faire” Way To Sell | Jannalyn Bailey | Episode 883
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Jannalyn Bailey | Episode 883 Curious Clay, founded by Jannalyn Bailey, was born out of an intense love of the handmade form and the desire to make attainable art objects. As a former painter, the presence of the artist’s hand in Jannalyn’s works […]
Painting from Scratch: Nora Kapfer
Looking from a distance at Untitled (2022), a small painting on wood that does not seem to show anything but scribbles in white paint mixed with some traces of black, orange, and yellow, you might imagine Robert Ryman’s never-ending endgame of painting in all variations of white. But if you […]
A Sanctified Art Selah—We’re Taking a Brief Pause This Summer (2022) — A Sanctified Art
In the psalms, selah is often understood as a pause or the invitation to take a breath. This summer, we as a creative team are taking a short pause. Three of us—Lauren Wright Pittman, Anna Strickland, and Lisle Gwynn Garrity—are all pregnant with children arriving sometime this April and May.* […]
London Police Barge Into Gallery After False Tip About Sculpture – ARTnews.com
A pair of bemused officers forced their way into a London gallery on Sunday, reportedly under the misconception that a sculpture of slouched-over woman was a real person in need of help. Artnet News first reported news of the incident at Laz Emporium, which involved taking a locked door off […]