Cast Iron Skillet benefits
Sometimes technology doesn’t offer the best results. Take cast iron skillets, for instance. Made from pig iron, recycled cast iron and recycled scrap steel, one company in Tennessee has maintained…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal
A better ‘mousetrap’
Peppermint oil is used by exterminators to rid buildings of mice and rats. Saturating cotton balls and batting then stuffing into holes and corners will drive them away from the…
Dream became real
Encountering new opportunities in our young lives often cause a favorite passion to sit in the back of the bus. Some finally toss off their dream as a silly notion…
Prose book roars like a ‘tsunami’
Author Rice as well as to name a few like, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Emily Bronte and Maya Angelou are not your ‘standard’ authors because they have been…
Writer inks her love to Dad
♥ Tell me a story of a farmer at sunrise; Starting a busy day of combining beans. Feeling joy and sadness, anticipation and relief; Of a completed harvest, a job…
A tribute to Native American modernist
GRAND PORTAGE, MN (PNAN) – The United States Postal Service celebrates the life and work of George Morrison, one of the nation’s greatest modernist artists. Morrison is best known for…
Youth works ‘fight’ climate change
PORTLAND, ME (PNAN) – On Friday, April 22, 2022 six were recognized for their artworks which raise awareness to our climate crisis whereas they were bestowed with the Tidal Shift…
Choose the right running belt
No matter what we do, a mirage of stuff has to go with us. Take jogging, for example. You need your house key, cell phone, ID and money. In addition…
My ‘pie in the sky’ is special
When I was little, I always requested cherry pie instead of cake and ice cream on my birthday. Somehow, it just tasted better and settled better on my stomach than…
Japanese Way: A traditional Twist
We pride ourselves in having a wide diversification of American citizens from all over the world. English, German, African and Irish are among the most popular ancestry line. This holiday…
A Windy offers a distinctive cuisine
Bored with the same restaurants, same food and same atmosphere? Ready for an artistic adventure that will stimulate your mind as well as your taste buds? Welcome to Alinea…
A festive look in a ‘sack’
A Muumuu is a loose-fitting long dress that is unflattering to the shape of the body. Originated in Hawaii in the 1820s, they were made from cotton sheets in bright…
Celebrating America’s pastries in paint
For thousands of years, one thing has brought people together; a common bond that crosses the boundaries of culture and generations. This common bond is food, and thousands of…
Ceremony returns to the museum
NEW YORK, NY (PNAN) – The American Museum of Natural History held its eighth commencement under the iconic blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. On Thursday, October…
How to Make a Neck Lanyard
Some people collect them, others have never heard of them. A lanyard is a long strip of fabric or rope that is secured on one end with a clasp or…
What is type of fabric is it?
There are all sorts of buzz words used today to make you think that fabric is free from chemicals. Natural, organic and eco-fibers are the most common descriptions of material…
People and nature inspires a creator
Born in Ft. Riley, Kansas in the late 1960s, Todd Buschur grew up in rural west central Chatt, Ohio farming community. As a youngster, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, which…
Illumination trail on track for the feet
LISLE, Ill (AAPNW) – Set to open Saturday, November 20, 2021, “Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum” is in its ninth year whereas it will return to a walking experience…
Art of Story Telling
Have you ever tried to tell a story but the words get so twisted that the entire story becomes a disaster? There is an art to storytelling and it has…
Plein Air artist revealed
A plein air artist is often gifted with the ability to see beyond the immediate display of color and light. A sunset, a tree or a person’s facial expression can…
Paint, Dream and Reach for the Stars
Watching a theatrical performance can bring a sensation of emotional bliss. Viewing the real-life setting of actors and actresses, dressed in the finest attire and moving among simulated props, makes…
Solid roots never perish
Alfredo Rodriguez never dreamed of what he wanted to be when he grew up. He already knew. Imagination is imperative when growing up around eight siblings and Alfredo became engrossed…
The Art of the Wild
Joel Rosenthal fell in love with animals when he was 4 years old. Growing up in an apartment complex of Washington D. C., he knew nothing of his desire until…
Beathelier works to go on view
PALM BEACH, FL (AAPJ) – Recently closed for about five months, the Galleria Ca’ d’Oro at 179 10th Avenue is open and upcoming exhibition, “Deeper Blue” will feature the latest…
Craft Show to be online
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AAPJ) – A new online marketplace, San Francisco Bay Area Craft Week, which is taking the place of the annual American Craft Show, will offer the diversity…
Use a soft pencil to make easy, unique prints
To make a unique greeting card or even small frameable gift art, try offset tracing, also known as tracing-paper transfer. With this technique you can make one or…
Color me red, yellow and blue
    You only need three colors of paint to make a painting.   If you have red, yellow and blue, you can create almost anything you need. All the other colors…
A link with ancient artisans
    Archaeologists excavating the remains of an ancient site in Israel found a surprise hidden under a floor. The 1,700-year-old footprints of artisans who laid an exquisitely detailed mosaic floor…
University in best guide
OXFORD, OH (AAPDN) – The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 reports, its strong academics, undergraduate research and leadership growth opportunities ranks Miami University among the nation’s best. Miami consistently maintains…
School design is a ‘silver’ innovation
CELINA, OH (AAPDN) – A Silver Citation for design excellence from American School & University’s 2020 Educational Interiors Showcase was awarded to Fanning Howey recently for the design of the…
Printing with fish
The ocean and marine life are popular subjects in Japanese woodcuts, paintings, pottery and fabric design. If you live in a small country made up of many islands, such as…
Hoosier private college week begins
FORT WAYNE, IN (AAPDN) – Indiana’s nonprofit and private colleges are offering online and in-person visits to students and their families as part of Indiana Private College Week from Monday,…
Huether installation completed
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (AAPDN) – Inspired by the waterfalls dispersed among Utah’s canyon landscape, “The Falls” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoD4bQoT5w&feature=youtu.be) sculpture cascades down the escalator well at the entrance to the new…
Generation II of essential oils
Hydrosols are the result of steam distillation of essential oils. This process is able to keep the superior aroma and therapeutic benefit that is experienced by adding drops of oil…
Drawing for a painting
It’s fun to watch the late artist Bob Ross on television. In a half-hour, he whips out a beautiful landscape painting and makes it look easy. Not everyone realizes…
Better summertime nutrition choices
With warm weather upon us, most people can’t wait to take advantage of the longer days and great sunshine. However, nutrition can take second place to trying to fit it…
Make your own fabric softener
Stop and think about what you are rinsing your clothes in. Here is the list of ingredients of most commercial brand liquid fabric softeners: Benzyl acetate: linked to pancreatic…
Chinese food cures
The Chinese diet is quite different than Western diets. While Western diets strive toward providing protein and vitamins while watching calories and carbohydrates, the Chinese system concentrates on flavors, energies,…
Eating well daily tips
Most people don’t know as much as they should about nutrition. Consequently, although they might want to eat better, they don’t know how. This report will give you a good…
Education exhibit to stop in Ohio
PLAINSVILLE, OH (AAPDN) – A mobile education exhibit by Wreaths Across America will stop at two Ohio locations on July 24 and 25, 2020. The goal of the exhibit is…
Pair to pioneer new program
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY (AAPJ) – Tania El Khoury as Distinguished Artist in Residence of Theater and Performance and Ziad Abu-Rish as Visiting Associate Professor of Human Rights have been appointed by…
Bulbs that are cool to the touch
LED light bulbs never get hot to the touch have a different internal makeup than the electric light bulbs. Technology has created a way to shelter LED lighting inside of…
Maintaining those older models
Newer shower curtain rods are made of plastics or coated with a no-rust finish, but there is no reason to discard an older model that does not have the protection…
Flooring choices now considered
Carpet used to be a must have in every home. It kept floors warm in winter and gave each room a warm feeling. Wall-to-wall carpeting was a sign of prestige…
Natural ways for a healthy pond
Ponds are becoming an alternative to lake water and pools that hold bacteria and other contaminants. Without getting into the gross details, both are prone to hold unhealthy levels of…
The original ‘color’ of Snow White
    Most of us know Snow White as the heroine of Disney’s 1937 film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfsâ€, in which an innocent young girl fleeing her wicked stepmother…
In Step with Anna Fisher
Creating of the Dragon The window portrays a quiet, gloomy mirror of green spotted by dark towering trees. A sudden crack of lightning has brought me upright from a…
A nation is in honor mode
About the birth of the United States of America The Fourth of July (Independence Day) marks the Declaration of Independence of the United States which was declared on July 4,…
In Step with Pat Rayman
Making Leaf Sun Prints This is a fun technique that leads to a lot of creativity. Tape a piece of watercolor paper to a board; hot pressed…
In Step with Deb Henkener
Please pass the salt! Nature paints our trees with a broad brush of earthy autumn colors. Fall leaves are favorite subjects for many watercolor artists, and the perfect project to try a salt…