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Friday Favorites

August 3, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

Favorite Ear Candy Serendipity Favorite Occasion “a “happy accident” or “pleasant surprise”; specifically, the accident of finding something good or useful without looking for it” via Salmon Favorite food & […]

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Art, art history, creativity, fashion, friday, life

The Creative Act

August 3, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

“The creative act is a letting down of the net of human imagination into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended, and the attempt to bring out of […]

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adventure, Art, creativity, life

Hey girl, it’s show business.

June 12, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

((Musings about my first year of  learning about museums  with help from heygirlmuseums.tumblr.com and the lovely and Ryan Gosling. This is, by no means, and exhaustive report of things. Just […]

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Art, art history, creativity, exhibition, life, museum, Teaching

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”

May 10, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

 1974 was a good year, or so I’m told. Gas was 55 cents a gallon (imagine that!), Linda Blair graced the big screen in The Exorcist, and the sweet sounds of David Bowie […]

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“Focused. I’m a hustler

April 19, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.” – Mos Def printmaking at work today.

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“That’s my DJ” Illustrated Mix CDs

April 11, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

Students will curate an illustrated  “mixtape” using images of artwork and digital music files. The official title of this says “mix CDs” instead of “mixtape”. I’d want my students to […]

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adventure, Art, creativity, Hip Hop, life, Photography, Teaching

“Chase after the truth

January 17, 2012by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails” –

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adventure, life

“and if you don’t know, now you know”

January 16, 2012by catherinelivesart 3 Comments

“Other modes of inquiry simply do not and cannot construct knowledge in such expansive ways as those integral to the study of visual arts.”  No matter what your profession is […]

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Art, creativity, life, Teaching

‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’

December 12, 2011by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

–Henry David Thoreau http://www.flickr.com/photos/kendrickbrinson/490530018/ I can’t embed the image, but please please click the link to see the portrait. I found this image while randomly googling street/portrait photography that I’m […]

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Art, creativity, life, Photography, Teaching

Be brave enough to live life creatively

December 9, 2011by catherinelivesart Leave a comment

…‎The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You […]

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