March
Announcing March’s Theme
February had me Dressing the Part each day -- no jeans, no loungewear before 6 p.m., and wearing a mirror heart on my wrist, the symbol I chose for myself. IT WAS A WORKOUT! Today is March 1 and you can bet I will be back in jeans. I didn't realize how much I wore...
How Prince Delighted in Color
Kid in a candy store …. This is how I feel thinking about Prince’s catalog of a thousand songs! Although Prince will forever be identified with the color purple, his exuberant musical catalog skips across the rainbow, from one colorful reference to the next. Like a...
What a Synesthete Sees When She Listens to Prince
Erika Peterson is an L.A.-based artist and a contributor to the Muse 2 the Pharoah podcast that explores Prince, from a female perspective. As someone with synesthesia, until she was 20, she thought everyone experienced music the way she did -- full of color! Here,...
My Month of Color Finds Me In Art Class
I did not make this art although I wish I did! It’s the work of one of my talented classmates. Every Tuesday, I attend the Open Art Studio class at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. When I signed up, I assumed that “art” included writers (hey, I’m an...
Go Ahead, Play Favorites
This gold cover is my favorite. Too bad for the other colors! A good leader is fair and equitable. A good leader might feel more positive about one team member than the other but treats them both the same. A good leader makes sure all team members get an equal chance...
When Inspiration Comes, Grab It and Work as Fast As You Can
Sometimes at night I put a glowing orb on my nightstand and stare at it as it changes colors. (The color-changing orb is the goofiest thing, I swear. It cost maybe $3 and I've had it for years). I get so absorbed in the brilliant cobalt shade of blue that when it...
When in Rome
This week in Open Art Studio, I took the plunge and tried painting. I haven't taken art since 7th grade, so you can imagine that it all felt a little foreign! Expressing yourself in a new medium is a little like trying to write with your non-dominant hand. The act...