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Whenever I’m on a plane it’s hard for me to avoid thinking about all philosophers, artists, writers, and eager romantics of the past that would have relished the opportunity to see the world from that unique vantage point. We take it lightly now in modern life but for centuries people stared up at the sky…
The other day I was staring at the word “unwire,” and I began to fantasize about what that meant. The notion of rest and relaxation seems so different today and with my Dick Tracy device in my palm all the time, I literally feel like there is a wire plugged directly into me. Everyone I…
I’ve shown Dawn Clements’ work to students for years, and upon first sight someone will invariably ask me why she leaves so much paper “blank”. This is a perfectly reasonable question when one is used to looking at drawing in the usual ways, but Dawn Clements’ drawings are anything but usual. Seeing one of her…
Are you done with it yet? No matter what happens, every year at this time I start to take a deep breath and prepare myself for the final push through February’s doldrums. But, this year I have some new tools that are helping me deal with these gray, cold days. Here is my trick: I…
We have become enamored with entrepreneurship in America in a way in which I have not seen in my lifetime. Twenty-somethings and baby boomers are sharing the same spirit… the will and motivation to create something unique and to turn it into a profit generating entity. Last night, I was reading the Rhode Island School of Design magazine and…
What would it be like to make food and not eat it? To write music and not perform it? That’s what it would be like to make artwork and not share it. This past weekend our schools across the country opened student shows and I spent time at our two locations in New Jersey connecting…
One of the most special aspects of One River School is the fact that we really focus on teaching art AND making it fun to learn here. As part of that philosophy, we are just as excited about the students who want to come here once a week for a recreational opportunity as we are…
I always think of this time of year as the final rush to get some real accomplishments nailed down before the end of the year. Sometimes these accomplishments may mean simply preparing my plan for next year. Either way, the finality of a year that is winding down causes me stress, but it also allows…
Without a doubt, one of the key elements of our mission is to be the “best place to work in the arts”. Having said that, it goes without saying that the promise comes full circle when we find the best people. Today, I am happy to announce that we are promoting Agnes Zabawa, our second…
Every once in a while, I am moved by something that my team and our students are able to accomplish. During the month of October, we gave our teen students in New Jersey a really cool assignment and ten days ago we installed over 100 paintings in the Garden State Plaza! The artwork is a…