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My Word of the Week: Make

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.

In Your Own Words: Donna Falcone – Surrender

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...

Read and Respond: A Million Little Ways

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...

Leaving a Legacy: Life After Art

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...

Art We Leave Behind

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...