How does your garden grow?
Growing your own vegetables is only as healthy as the plants and soil that is used. Go one step further and include mulch. If you select mulch that is riddled…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal
One huge homegrown talent
While The Artist Is Away, acrylic on panel, 20 x 16 inches, Debby Gregory It’s always amazing to watch how one’s talent can transform into an area of expertise with…
The art of the Crèche
Christmas is one of the most important holidays of the year for people of the Christian faith, and many Christian homes feature prominent display of a Crèche (French for “mangerâ€),…
Simple is beautiful
In the complexity of today’s world, we often scan a picture and miss the most crucial parts, but there is Dan Pyle, who has an eye that can scan any…
The Bad Boy of Renaissance Art
He lived not quite 37 years, but in that short span he was a rebel in both life and art, with a reputation for disorderly behavior unmatched by any other…
Freshen up with scent of cinnamon
Walk into any craft store and the scent of cinnamon will lead you to the decorative dried pine cones. These lovely reminders of the holiday season are hard to pass…
Drink and be merry
Remember when you would sneak that cup of coffee because your mom said that it was bad for you? “It’ll stunk your growth,” was the most popular catch phrase. Then…
A stellar review
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-trump-could-now-lose-everything-including-his-freedom-148995141760
Hemp verses regular toilet paper
Americans use an average of 50 pounds of toilet paper, per person, each year. This accounts for millions of trees being destroyed. While the Western world has cut back on…
Air-Cleaning plants
Plants are nature’s filters for absorbing gases through pores on the surface of their leaves. It’s this skill that facilitates photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert light energy and…
They are unforgettable
Lilacs often indicate the first signs of spring. Colorful, fragrant and full with bloom, they often turn on your memory bank that brings back a favorite story, a visit…
Cast Iron Skillet benefits
Sometimes technology doesn’t offer the best results. Take cast iron skillets, for instance. Made from pig iron, recycled cast iron and recycled scrap steel, one company in Tennessee has maintained…
A better ‘mousetrap’
Peppermint oil is used by exterminators to rid buildings of mice and rats. Saturating cotton balls and batting then stuffing into holes and corners will drive them away from the…
Dream became real
Encountering new opportunities in our young lives often cause a favorite passion to sit in the back of the bus. Some finally toss off their dream as a silly notion…
Prose book roars like a ‘tsunami’
Author Rice as well as to name a few like, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Emily Bronte and Maya Angelou are not your ‘standard’ authors because they have been…
Writer inks her love to Dad
♥ Tell me a story of a farmer at sunrise; Starting a busy day of combining beans. Feeling joy and sadness, anticipation and relief; Of a completed harvest, a job…
A tribute to Native American modernist
GRAND PORTAGE, MN (PNAN) – The United States Postal Service celebrates the life and work of George Morrison, one of the nation’s greatest modernist artists. Morrison is best known for…
Youth works ‘fight’ climate change
PORTLAND, ME (PNAN) – On Friday, April 22, 2022 six were recognized for their artworks which raise awareness to our climate crisis whereas they were bestowed with the Tidal Shift…
His art has risen
In my review of “The Art of William Emboden” published by Premium Modern Art, its written text, as I see, a collaboration among William Emboden, Peter Shire and Chevalier Tony…
Choose the right running belt
No matter what we do, a mirage of stuff has to go with us. Take jogging, for example. You need your house key, cell phone, ID and money. In addition…
My ‘pie in the sky’ is special
When I was little, I always requested cherry pie instead of cake and ice cream on my birthday. Somehow, it just tasted better and settled better on my stomach than…
Japanese Way: A traditional Twist
We pride ourselves in having a wide diversification of American citizens from all over the world. English, German, African and Irish are among the most popular ancestry line. This holiday…
A Windy offers a distinctive cuisine
Bored with the same restaurants, same food and same atmosphere? Ready for an artistic adventure that will stimulate your mind as well as your taste buds? Welcome to Alinea…
A festive look in a ‘sack’
A Muumuu is a loose-fitting long dress that is unflattering to the shape of the body. Originated in Hawaii in the 1820s, they were made from cotton sheets in bright…
Celebrating America’s pastries in paint
For thousands of years, one thing has brought people together; a common bond that crosses the boundaries of culture and generations. This common bond is food, and thousands of…
Ceremony returns to the museum
NEW YORK, NY (PNAN) – The American Museum of Natural History held its eighth commencement under the iconic blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. On Thursday, October…
How to Make a Neck Lanyard
Some people collect them, others have never heard of them. A lanyard is a long strip of fabric or rope that is secured on one end with a clasp or…
What is type of fabric is it?
There are all sorts of buzz words used today to make you think that fabric is free from chemicals. Natural, organic and eco-fibers are the most common descriptions of material…
People and nature inspires a creator
Born in Ft. Riley, Kansas in the late 1960s, Todd Buschur grew up in rural west central Chatt, Ohio farming community. As a youngster, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, which…
Illumination trail on track for the feet
LISLE, Ill (AAPNW) – Set to open Saturday, November 20, 2021, “Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum” is in its ninth year whereas it will return to a walking experience…
Olden strokes weaves new masterworks
Music may be considered the universal language, but fine art is not far behind. From all over the world, artists align with the classical beauty of the ‘Old Masters’ style…
Art of Story Telling
Have you ever tried to tell a story but the words get so twisted that the entire story becomes a disaster? There is an art to storytelling and it has…
Plein Air artist revealed
A plein air artist is often gifted with the ability to see beyond the immediate display of color and light. A sunset, a tree or a person’s facial expression can…
Trending American Indian style
Tradition runs deep, especially to those who have had it ripped from their lives. Native Americans have endured tribes being separated, land confiscated and family members being brutally murdered. However,…
Paint, Dream and Reach for the Stars
Watching a theatrical performance can bring a sensation of emotional bliss. Viewing the real-life setting of actors and actresses, dressed in the finest attire and moving among simulated props, makes…
Sharing memories with watercolors
Robert W. Cook doesn’t need a photo album to remember his favorite spots. He paints them in watercolor. From the old buildings of Cuervo, New Mexico, to cafes in France,…
Solid roots never perish
Alfredo Rodriguez never dreamed of what he wanted to be when he grew up. He already knew. Imagination is imperative when growing up around eight siblings and Alfredo became engrossed…
Antar artfully ‘freezes’ the real
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The Art of the Wild
Joel Rosenthal fell in love with animals when he was 4 years old. Growing up in an apartment complex of Washington D. C., he knew nothing of his desire until…
Beathelier works to go on view
PALM BEACH, FL (AAPJ) – Recently closed for about five months, the Galleria Ca’ d’Oro at 179 10th Avenue is open and upcoming exhibition, “Deeper Blue” will feature the latest…
Craft Show to be online
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AAPJ) – A new online marketplace, San Francisco Bay Area Craft Week, which is taking the place of the annual American Craft Show, will offer the diversity…
Use a soft pencil to make easy, unique prints
To make a unique greeting card or even small frameable gift art, try offset tracing, also known as tracing-paper transfer. With this technique you can make one or…
Color me red, yellow and blue
    You only need three colors of paint to make a painting.   If you have red, yellow and blue, you can create almost anything you need. All the other colors…
A link with ancient artisans
    Archaeologists excavating the remains of an ancient site in Israel found a surprise hidden under a floor. The 1,700-year-old footprints of artisans who laid an exquisitely detailed mosaic floor…
University in best guide
OXFORD, OH (AAPDN) – The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 reports, its strong academics, undergraduate research and leadership growth opportunities ranks Miami University among the nation’s best. Miami consistently maintains…
School design is a ‘silver’ innovation
CELINA, OH (AAPDN) – A Silver Citation for design excellence from American School & University’s 2020 Educational Interiors Showcase was awarded to Fanning Howey recently for the design of the…
Printing with fish
The ocean and marine life are popular subjects in Japanese woodcuts, paintings, pottery and fabric design. If you live in a small country made up of many islands, such as…
Hoosier private college week begins
FORT WAYNE, IN (AAPDN) – Indiana’s nonprofit and private colleges are offering online and in-person visits to students and their families as part of Indiana Private College Week from Monday,…
Huether installation completed
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (AAPDN) – Inspired by the waterfalls dispersed among Utah’s canyon landscape, “The Falls” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoD4bQoT5w&feature=youtu.be) sculpture cascades down the escalator well at the entrance to the new…
Generation II of essential oils
Hydrosols are the result of steam distillation of essential oils. This process is able to keep the superior aroma and therapeutic benefit that is experienced by adding drops of oil…