Category Archives: Art

Pin Tales: The Boy With The Hat

I’m 137 pins distributed into this project as of today. This means about 140 interactions with people so far, and as you might expect, those interactions vary widely. This project is about human interaction — how we choose to treat … Continue reading

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A Field Guide To Love Bead Safe Harbor Pins: The Civil Rights & Social Justice Pin

A Field Guide To The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin (kind of like a bird watcher’s guide to birds) If you’re new to the Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin and you see one “in the wild,” on someone on the … Continue reading

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Beauty and Art and Junk

Mark said this morning, “I was just thinking about the difference between beauty and art. Art is deliberate. Beauty can happen without an artist. Art may not be beautiful, but there is thought involved.”  Conversations like this are part of … Continue reading

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Happy H-OWL-oween!

Celebrating the bird of Halloween, the Owl, with owl trivia: Did you know that a group of owls is called a “parliament of owls?” Probably because they seem so dignified most of the time (not that most parliaments, or congresses, … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Dances and Good Vibrations

I created this short video as a holiday greeting for our Facebook page. It’s set to the music of Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers.   Fortunately, we have good working relationships with a few artists who allow us to … Continue reading

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