Tag Archives: visual arts
I Met a Guy at a Bar
I met a guy at a bar. No, this isn’t one of those stories. It was a sushi bar, and he was getting takeout while I was getting something to eat on the way home. A few minutes of chatting … Continue reading
Experiencing Cuts to Arts Education
[Six days after writing this piece about cuts in my school district, the New York Times reported on the use of digital technology there: "even as technology spending has grown, the rest of the district’s budget has shrunk, leading to … Continue reading
Prague, Vienna, and artistic production
In the car today, my son asked, “how much art does an artist usually make?” We had returned less than 48 hours previously from a ten-day trip to Prague and Vienna, during which my children were exposed to more creative … Continue reading
An Object of Value
Tissot “La Mondaine” I flew across country and back last week for a conference, which afforded me the time to read a novel, something I don’t often get to do in the middle of a semester. I chose Steve Martin’s … Continue reading
