March 2015 Tasks
I write this watching snowfall outside the window beside me. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear today was the start of February, not March. What’s more – Apparently, we’re supposed to get nearly five additional inches of snow today, […]
Envy-Based Design
I’m envious of anyone who can play with Legos and Pipe Cleaners all day. And yet, the idea of being a kindergarten teacher sounds like a level of hell Dante failed to describe adequately. But by reading The Pleasures and […]
Opening Those Big Eyes
“The point of art is to elevate, not to pander,” John Canaday, the art critic (portrayed by Terence Stamp) in the movie Big Eyes tells us. And yet, the pandering nature of Walter Keane, the villain in Tim Burton’s […]
In Service of Humanity
I love how MLK Day has become synonymous with service. And I love even more how, particularly with recent events in Ferguson, Staten Island, Paris and elsewhere, we are more cognizant than ever of the value of community. So in […]
Boot Camps in Bloomington
Have you ever visited the charming city of Bloomington, Indiana? If not, you are missing something truly special. (But shhhhh… Don’t tell anyone.) Recently Katy and I had the pleasure of presenting three workshops in Bloomington, Indiana, courtesy of […]
Jugyokenkyu Meets Art
We’ve all heard the fallacy, “I’m an artist; I don’t do numbers.” But we may have a new twist on that old favorite misconception: “I’m an American; I don’t do numbers.” Last week my inbox and social media feeds […]
Debt Sentence
As a client-serving CPA who happens to also work in higher education, the role of debt for young artists is never far from my mind. That’s why I was thrilled to talk to Diep Tran for her article “Debt […]
Ямар нэг туршлага (What an Experience)
Anyone read Mongolian? Me either, which is why I had trouble finding 976 Art Gallery, an incredible contemporary art gem in Ulaanbaatar last week. (Knowing it is near the Ramada is incredibly helpful.) I persevered, however, to meet Gantuya Badamgarav, […]
March (Tax) Madness
March Madness, for me, means taxes. I do our family’s taxes each year (shocking, right?), and I tend to do them during the first weekend of the March Madness basketball tournament. It just seems to be a more pleasant approach […]
Hands-On Learning
An accountant, a designer, and an architect walk into a bar… No wait; strike that. An intern, a visionary, and an island designer walk into a bar… They seem like they have nothing in common. And yet, they represent the […]
