by Charity Singleton Craig | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog, My Word of the Week
In Our Only World, Wendell Berry talks about making things in his essay, “Local Economies to Save the Land and the People.” As usual, Wendell is talking about much more than just the stuff we create, but this one point stood out to me as I thought about how little I actually make each day.
by Guest User | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, In Your Own Words
surrender – verb | \sə-ˈren-dər\ : to agree to stop fighting, hiding, resisting, etc., because you know that you will not win or succeed : to give the control or use of (something) to someone else : to allow something (such as a habit or desire) to influence or...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog, Read and Respond
I don’t know when I came up with the idea, and maybe the idea wasn’t even mine, but sometime shortly after the new year, I gathered together a few things I love–a couple of journals, some books about painting and gardening and poetry, my new sketch pad and...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Sep 9, 2013 | Archived Blog Posts
On a trip to the art museum a little over a year ago, I stumbled onto an exhibit of famous Indiana fashion designers: “An American Legacy: Norell, Blass, Halston & Sprouse.” Having heard of at least two of the names, I decided to check it out. The dramatically...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Dec 15, 2012 | Archived Blog Posts
The art form was new to me: small sculptures created from pieces of glass. But the chance to be creative, to use my hands to mold what normally lives only in my imagination, was a draw all its own. If there was art to be made, I wanted to be part of it. Joining others...