Diversity is a Blessing

How do you spice up your life?There is an old American proverb that says, “Variety is the Spice of Life” I have always loved this saying. It seems to apply to almost any subject matter weather you are talking about people or art. I try hard to have a...

Free Spring Giveaway

How can you heal cabin fever? Mother Nature has certainly been busy these past few weeks bringing ice storms, deep snows, gale force winds and freezing temperatures all across our nation. If you live in Montana you get use to natures nasty winter battering and cabin...

Peace , A Response to Violence

Can art bring us peace?In recent months and in the last several days there have been life threatening events that have caused people around the world both concern and grief, from Tuscon, to New York, to Cairo. Many of our neighbors, friends and family suffer daily...

Art with a Sense of Humor

Can humor be a sign of intelligence?I have heard it said that creating word puns can be a sign of great intelligence. I believe that there is some truth in this statement. Taking a word and playing with its meaning in order to create a play on words can be a rigorous...

Happy New Year-2011

Is it possible for art to change and redirect us in daily life?I believe a piece of Art has the potential to be a powerful means of grace in a persons life. More than once a painting or sculpture has redirected my emotions, my thinking and my actions. I am grateful...