17 Art Teacher Quotes
Art teachers can never have too many inspiring quotes in their lives! These art teacher quotes are intended to be shared wherever it brings you…
Musings
Art Shaming
Often when people find out I’m an artist, they will lean in very cautiously, and embarrassingly admit to me that they just don’t “get” most…
The Strength of Beauty
What makes a bridge strong? Is it the materials used, or the engineering technology employed in its creation? Is it how much weight it can…
On Mastercopies in Art
Is copying bad in art? In my experience within art education communities, there is a deeply held belief that copying anything in art is harmful….
It’s OK to Be Afraid of Atelier Training
Are you afraid you might not be good enough to start atelier training? You’re not alone. Atelier Training Can Be Intimidating I constantly field questions…
Community Suppression of Art Knowledge
What happens when an art community suppresses itself? Types of Community Suppression When I was 14, my classmate, who I will call “D” and I…
Does Training Ruin Artists’ Voices?
“A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.” –…
Why Not Just Use a Camera?
Cameras are just one way of translating information onto a 2D surface in a realistic way. But photography is not the only way. And definitively…
Art As a Collective Body of Knowledge
Is atelier training Eurocentric art? When considering mathematical concepts, rarely do people worry if the Pythagorean Theorem came from Ancient Greece, and that the symbols…
Seeing with Your Eyes and Not Assumptions
Artists work hard to lose their assumptions about what they are seeing, and truly observe the scenes before them. This is known as nurturing an…
Art & Beauty
When artists abandon beauty and the human figure as worthy subjects, the advertising industry fills the vacuum with glee. This article explores why the creation…
Art Prodigy Propoganda
As an art teacher, nothing is more ire-inspiring to me than the proliferation of prodigy propoganda. We see them everywhere on social media – young…