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02 Jan

holding on to this rare moment

dear child of mine, it’s so rare that i have the time to just let you sleep on my lap. i know i should put you …

12 Dec

your job is the relentless pursuit of who God has made you to be. and anything else you do is sin and you need to …

06 Oct

for the past two weeks, i have been looking at, thinking about, talking about art. sometimes i’ve been writing about art. i have been thinking …

04 Oct

this morning, i noticed the way the morning sun slid into my bathroom, casting long shadows on the pink tile. the morning “sweet light” and …

02 Oct

maybe it’s my love of really good street art and graff, after having lived in a european city that honors the true art of the …

01 Oct

last night, i went to critical discourse, hoping to get honest critique of the Top Ten at ArtPrize this year. instead, i got a chance …

01 Oct

this is a call to action, without apology, to the arts community in grand rapids, michigan. two nights ago, our artprize top ten for the third …

27 Sep

i cannot tell you how thrilled i was when i walked in to kendall college of art and design and found jonathan brilliant’s ArtPrize entry …

26 Sep

Often when there are show calls for entries to competitive shows, there are so many details that I have a hard time fulfilling. In this …

26 Sep

perhaps it is because i have my own giant stack of old encyclopedias in my closet, from which i have harvested many pages for my …