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Expectations of an Artist

Posted on April 16, 2022April 9, 2022 by Megan0

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Nurturing an only child in an age of social distancing.

Posted on April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 by Megan0

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Can’t I Just Make Pretty Things: The WTF of Visual Vocabulary

Posted on February 22, 2020February 20, 2020 by Megan1

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Why I Dislike “Do What You Love” But Chose To Do It Anyway

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Megan0

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Creating surface design with everyday kitchen items.

Posted on August 29, 2019August 28, 2019 by Megan1

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Embroidery can create beauty from randomness and remind us that all things are connected.

Posted on March 9, 2018March 8, 2018 by Megan4

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Embroidery Renaissance: Revisiting embroidery as a fine art medium.

Posted on January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 by Megan4

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Slow Art (Making): Why time is an important factor in the creative process.

Posted on October 23, 2017November 7, 2017 by Megan2

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The Quiet Game: The relevance of “The Tortoise and the Hare” in an age of immediacy.

Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 by Megan0

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Bird & Botanical Drawings for Inktober (Oct 1-10)

Posted on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 by Megan2