When I ask you the following question, what is your first response: Is it the end of the year or the beginning of a new year? Frankly, since it is December 30th, on a technical basis the objective and correct answer is: We are one day away from the end…

The holiday spirit, to me, is about a shared sense of warmth, generosity, and connection. It’s the time when people come together—whether with family, friends, or even strangers—to celebrate kindness, express gratitude, and create meaningful moments. It’s the twinkle of lights on a winter evening, the joy of giving and…

As we move through the holiday season towards the end of the year, I wanted to share an artwork / graphic that I stumbled on a few years ago that has resonated with me.  It’s called “The Gratitude Tree” and if you take a minute and really stare at this…

There is no American holiday like Thanksgiving, and there is no holiday that provides a better opportunity to pause and reflect on what we are grateful for. This has been an intense year, and it seems like time ticks by so fast these days while the noise and discontinuity hum…

We recently had a change in our leadership, and it brings me great joy to announce the promotion of Agnes Mauro to CEO of One River School.   Agnes has been with the company since we opened our doors in the fall of 2012, and for the last two years…

Every week when I sit down to write my Monday Thoughts, once I decide the topic I try and find an image that blends interesting artistic qualities into the message that I’m trying to convey. I’m an arts educator and love the fact that we could take any topic and…

I run an art school because my mission in life is “to be positive and to help people find their magic and their creative inspiration”. I wasn’t built to be in politics and it’s even hard for me to talk about it because everything is so layered and so multi-faceted.…

Not sure if it ever crossed your mind, but art collecting isn’t only for the super-rich. In 2010, when I was just beginning to think about the idea of building One River School, I started to research and take classes to better understand contemporary art, and along the way, I…

One of the most fun parts of my life is connecting with artists to understand what goes into their craft. It takes massive time, effort, and commitment to cut through the clutter and artist Summer Wheat is one artist that is doing some really special things that I want to…