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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

     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…

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…

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…

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…

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…