Chocolate Sea Salt Toffee
Chocolate, toffee and sea salt melts in your mouth leaving an amazing mixture of sweet and salty. No one can deny the tantalizing flavor of this candy. What you will…
Author: Art-to-Art Palette Journal
Legends’ works on view
The first of two presentations of American works on paper is on view at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, “American Moderns in Watercolor: Edward Hopper…
Icon show making worldwide impact
Making its worldwide tour 15th stop, the “Roads of Arabia”, a collection of rare historic artifacts from the Arabian Peninsula is on exhibit at the Louvre Abu Dhabin to showcase…
White Sangria cocktail
White sangria is a crisp and refreshing wine-based cocktail. This drink is often prepared ahead of time in a large batch so the fruit can absorb some of the…
‘Oldie’ subject still challenges artists
From prehistoric times to the present day, artists have returned to one subject again and again. It has been scratched on cave walls; carved from riverbank mud; painted and drawn…
Artistic talents shows kinship roots
On display until March 9, 2019 in the Sen. Stan Adelstein & Lynda K. Clark Gallery at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, “Tatánka Nunpa Owe Okele, a…
Show of taste will be real
Through filmed interviews, art installations, utensils, tools, recipes and food, scheduled for Friday, February 22, 2019, “What Why How We Eat” will be an exhibition about the real food…
Little people art projects
For ages 3 and up, “Cinnamon Drawing†is fun, and it smells good too. You will need cinnamon sticks, sandpaper and scissors. Cut the sandpaper into any shape (star, circle,…
Colored pencils are fun as crayons
When we were very young, we drew and colored with absolute confidence and joy. As adults, we’d like to return to that level of enjoyment. Many people have chosen colored…
Unstoppable wills made it in USA
Starting a trend in fast food products is easier said than done. We have seen wraps, flat bread and handy fruit cups with dip, but will they stay? In…
First woman to reign over an icon
Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has named Kaywin Feldman to be its next director who will assume her duties on March 11, 2019.…
Du Broy has new role
The Rapid City Arts Council has named Denise Du Broy as its new Museum Director and Curator of the Dahl Arts Center. She has served as curator for the Rapid…
Artist Fellows chosen
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists, Santa Fe, New Mexico has chosen 16 artist fellows for its 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Program. The selected artists will participate in CHF’s innovative…
He is dancing his way up
Albert Einstein said, “Dancers are athletes of God” and I have discovered one recently added to the San Diego Ballet and in my view, a rising star to their company,…
New leader takes over
The California Historical Society has appointed Susan D. Anderson as its new Director of Library, Collections, Exhibitions and Programs. Anderson comes to CHS from the African American Museum & Library…
George 41: His words ‘raise her up’
Head West Young Lass When Horace Greeley (1811-72) advocated the migration to the west, chances are he never had women in mind when he popularized the phrase “Go West, young…
Volger’s shoes filled
Joining Arts Place, Inc., Portland, Indiana, Carolyn Carducci is its new Director of Development and Corporate Records, who succeeds Lisa Vogler. In her role, Carducci leads the nonprofit’s fundraising efforts,…
Coats that hide insecurity and more
If there is an upside to winter, coats have to be at the top of the list. How many times have you heard someone remark that they would prefer to…
Artistry is deep-rooted
The black soil farming country of Kansas where Cheri Wransoky grew up and the red clay in north Georgia where she lives and raised her children on 30 lush…
Inspiration is always within sight
Sheryl Holstein of Ellijah, Georgia receives her creative inspiration from nature’s artwork: mountains, rivers and flowing landscapes. These natural wonders are woven into her functional pottery. “Becoming a potter…
Works in Smithsonian gallery
Beth Cavener Stichter of Portage, Ohio is one of four artists exhibiting in the 2007 Renrick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Lloyd E. Herman…
His travels has raised him up
Larry Watson’s artistic skills took on new heights when he became part of a Sister City Art Exchange to Nancy, France. The trip provided him with more knowledge…
Kentuckian finds creative peace on farm
Matthew Gaddie is a potter from Bardstown, Kentucky. This twenty‐six year old changed his major from painting to ceramics at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He admired Les Milley,…
Asian culture seen in potter’s works
Shirley Wassenaar has become fascinated with the beauty, symbolism and simplicity of Asian designs and it is reflected in her own pottery works. Pottery has been a useful form…
Cloth becomes works of art
Stitched, embroidered, woven or sculptured, fabric has a texture for design like no other media. Eager to serve the needs of the private and public sector, award-winning international American…
Coffee Table verse Cocktail Table
A long, low table that is usually placed in front of a sofa is referred to as either a coffee table or a cocktail table. Not required to be used…
Book reveals the whole man
Named the recipient of a 2018 Kentucky History Award given by the Kentucky Historical Society for her book, “James Still: A Life,” President of the Appalachian Studies Association and former…
Arnholt and Schaufele: ‘Wes is the total package – young, hip… Southern…’
Creative Director of Carolina Herrera New York Wes Gordon has been selected as the featured designer for the 14th annual 2019 Symphony Fashion Show which will take place on…
Final to roar with Bluegrass soul
For the final concert of the “Appalachia in the Bluegrass” series, on Friday, November 16, 2018, The Wooks will bring their own bluegrass style to the University of Kentucky.…
Works reveal a ‘naturalism’
Going on view Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, Ted Kincaid’s first solo museum exhibition, “Even if I Lose Everything,” features…
Doodling raised her up
In late fall 2012 author and illustrator, Nancy Carlson heard two words from a neurologist that would rock the happy life she had created with her husband Barry McCool. Those…
Give Interior Design a rest
New interior products are always hitting the market. Designers hope that the intrigue from buyers will begin a trend that will last through the next decade. Unfortunately, most products are…
The Mystery of Truffles
Truffles are a delicacy that only a few have ever experienced. Described as having an intoxicating smell, the mere scent of truffles increases the appetite. While we know that salt…
Tips & Techniques
Knepper: Launches new website
Dan Knepper was born In Amherst, Ohio in 1961. His mother painted murals on his bedroom walls and window shades, influencing him from his start. He had an early love…
What is Art
Artists are the most compassionate people in the world. While others are busting their brains to try and better themselves financially, an artist has little need for the frivolous material…
Artist defies classification
HARTFORD, CONN – (PNAN) – The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will present “Gorey’s Worlds,” the first museum exhibition to contextualize the work of celebrated American author and illustrator Edward…
Outside is artist’s paradise
BLOOMINGTON, MN – (PNAN) – Featuring the work of Lisa Bigalke in the exhibit, “On the Status of Fields and Rocks” opens Thursday, January 11 through February 25, 2018 in…
Works of fashion will dazzle the eyes
COLUMBUS, OH – (AAPNW) – Making the Wexner Center for the Arts, his first major museum retrospective of his work and the only Midwest stop, the exhibition, “All of Everything:…
Nagle supplies the ‘sleighs’
TOLEDO, OH- (AAPDN) Although an affiliate of the national organization, a special aura surrounds the community of Perrysburg, Ohio, one that has been supported, nourished and driven by the local…
His heart still dances among the stars
Have you ever wondered whatever happened to that little boy on a favorite TV commercial or the nine-year old girl that could sing soprano like a nightingale? Tony Clark was…
Earth Energy and Tactical Urbanism
Fort Wayne, Indiana, sits in a unique position of the Midwest. Surrounded by fields of wheat, corn and soybeans, the city’s inner structure can make the outlying rural life seem…
Homegrown talent
“I like to translate something like the sound of insects in a hay field into shapes and colors.” Northwest Ohio prides itself in producing extra-ordinary, creative-minded citizens. The public…
Man behind the brush
There is much to be said for knowing what you want out of life, creating a plan and sticking with your ultimate dream; few actually do. Pursuing your genuine happiness…
Art-writing lesson fun way to learn
“I wanted to see how familiar my students were with the proverbs and whether they had ever heard them from their grandparents or parents,” said former teacher Carol Jones with…
‘Historian´ spotlights legendary songster of rhythm
Francesco Paolo LoVecchio aka “Mr. Steel Tonsils”,”Old Leather Lungs”, and “Mr. Rhythm”, but mostly known as Frankie Laine (1930-2007) has been given a posthumously validation by the authorship of…
Across the pond artists to show in NYC
NEW YORK CITY, NY (AAPDN) – Opening Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Quin in New York City, this new exhibition, “The Voice of a Generation” will feature works…
Visual bonds of humanity
ANCHORAGE, AK (AAPDN) – Currently on view at the Anchorage Museum through April 2018, “Neighbors: Portraits by John Raymond Mireles” are his photographs of people up-close, full of character and…
Life-at-sea quest show’s theme
RAPID CITY, SD (AAPDN) – “The Curious Art of Jerry Root†is on view until Saturday, January 20, 2018 in the Inez & Milton Shaver Gallery at the Dahl Arts…
What if Pop Art re-emerged?
Writers are known to begin new novels with 2 simple words – what if? What if he didn’t come home one day? What if a car could actually talk?…