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July 1, 2010 |
Jenny
Doh
Editor-in-Chief
Many thanks to all the nice feedback about some of the changes we have made on our home page, including our The Place to Be department, which features inspired retreats, locales, workshops and gatherings from across the nation. Also new is the Studio CRESCENDOh department, where we bring you quality tutorials, projects, and creative ideas every single week. Please continue sending us feedback on anything that's on your mind at mailbox@crescendoh.com. |
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Alisa Burke
Guest
Curator
When faced with the task of writing my art saves story, I have to be honest I was a little stumped, I wasn't really sure that art had saved me ... |
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Fabulous hand painted shoes by Lyric Kinard. |
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Colorful and creative art journals.
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Painted parasol. |
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Karen Michel
Guest
Curator
Art saved me at an early age. I knew art as a vessel that allowed me to transport myself to another place, lose myself in my imagination, and return back to this world with proof of where I had been
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Kiki Smith at the Brooklyn museum. Love her! |
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Swoon! If you have never seen her work,
take a peek here. |
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I love all her birds, but these guys are extra special. |
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Christine Chitnis
Guest
Curator
Growing up in the beautiful state of Michigan, my childhood was spent running wild and free, skipping Petoskey stones on Torch Lake, scrambling up the slopes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes, and kayaking along the slow streams of the Grass River Nature Preserve
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I love every single one of her projects, especially this flower-filled basket. |
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Even my chickens deserve a fancy, colorful home. |
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Nothing says summer like
strawberry shortcake. |
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Sarah Hodsdon
Guest
Curator
It seems that every project starts with a something that needs a definition of sorts. A question to be answered ... even if that question is something as simple as, "Will this glue work on metal?"
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What if we stopped looking at the "cast-offs"
as landfill waste ... |
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Lynne Bruning. |
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Lynne's videos. |
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CRESCENDOh readers share their personal "Art Saves" stories
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Silver Bella
The 5th annual wondrous winter event by Teresa McFayden.
Complete events listing here.
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Yaxaira McNear-Echeverria
In the wake of night when the world sleeps
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Monica Mouet
When you go to an arts high school, it's sometimes
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