Sarah Chen•
Exploring the Psychological Aspects of Art
Why looking at—and making—art moves us: the psychology behind art's emotional pull, and how art therapy uses creativity for insight and self-discovery.
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Explore 26 articles in much about nothing from the Artmoments collective.
Mila Brushwood•
Poem: The Power of Dark Feminine Art
A short poem on dark feminine art, a style that reclaims the goddess and the shadows alike as a force too bold and luminous to be dimmed.
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Mila Brushwood•
Experiments in Writing - Sarah
Meet Sarah: a farm-raised dreamer turned bestselling travel writer, the first character sketched out for a novel currently in progress.
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Mila Brushwood•
A Poem About Art
Art as a canvas of emotion, a masterpiece born from the soul: a short poem celebrating creativity as a way to express, connect, and be bold.
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Sarah Chen•
Getting Enough Sleep
Why quality sleep matters more than hours logged, plus practical fixes—and a few herbal remedies—for the restless nights that keep creative minds awake.
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Mila Brushwood•
No I Won't
A defiant, sweater-clad portrait pairs with a moody spoken-word poem, a mother's rumor answered with one stubborn, repeated refusal.
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Mila Brushwood•
The World Above
Inspired by Robert Frost and Edgar Allan Poe, a short poem on frost, dawn, and the world above, paired with a quiet forest painting.
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Mila Brushwood•
Yeah, We Can Make It
A Renoir-inspired portrait meets a hopeful, song-like poem about staying strong and believing in each other when the world calls it foolish.
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Sarah Chen•
A Few for February
Three short, dreamlike poems paired with oil paintings—a couple's kiss, a winter mountain sky, a western canyon—marking February's mix of love and reflection.
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Elena Volkov•
A Few Poems About This and That
Foes, Venice, and Dangling this Lone Vale: three brief, surreal poems written as rain clouds gathered on the horizon, each paired with a painting.
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Yuki Tanaka•
The Arrival of Time and Angst
Two surreal, stream-of-consciousness poems written during an anime marathon weekend, inspired by Spirited Away and other favorites watched along the way.
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Sarah Chen•
The Dragon Boats of Time
A short reflective poem written for China's Dragon Boat Festival, honoring Qu Yuan's legacy alongside the races, rice dumplings, and rituals of the day.
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Mila Brushwood•
Three Poems About War
Marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, three poems reckon with war's bitter sadness, senseless carnage, and lasting futility.
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Anastasia Evermoore•
Poems About Family
Four poems on family life: a marriage coming apart, a lost uncle's memory, a shared meal, and the easy, carefree bond of a household at peace.
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Marcus Rivera•
Wave at Sunset
A cresting wave glows under a painted sunset sky, paired with a surreal poem and a critic's tongue-in-cheek take on its jumbled imagery.
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Mila Brushwood•
Alone On the Ice
A lone polar bear stands on drifting sea ice in this painting, set alongside a surreal poem of fleeting warmth, longing, and quiet memory.
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Mila Brushwood•
Sunny Day of Yoga
A relaxed, sun-drenched yoga pose captured on a bright Los Angeles afternoon, softened here with a painterly photo-painting treatment.
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Mila Brushwood•
Art Of Rap Featuring Immortal Technique and Ice-T
A video look at the art of rap, featuring performances and craft from Immortal Technique and Ice-T shared here for fellow hip-hop fans.
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Mila Brushwood•
Art of World War II Posters
Prompted by a video game with a WWII theme, a gallery of favorite wartime propaganda posters from the era, plus a short video collection of more.
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Mila Brushwood•
How can you stay motivated and inspired?
After an exhausting week, some hard-earned advice for artists: dream big, be patient, talk to other artists, and cut out distractions.
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Sarah Chen•
Looking at the pieces while taking in the big picture
A step-by-step approach to assembling jigsaw puzzles without frustration, plus a gentle metaphor: how every piece, like every person, has its place.
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Mila Brushwood•
The Art of Yoga
The human body as its own art form: a small gallery of yoga poses celebrating the grace, strength, and beauty of the figure in motion.
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Sarah Chen•
Salvador Dali - Crazy Like a Fox
Two favorite stories about Salvador Dali's flamboyant eccentricity—a pet ocelot mistaken for op-art, and a bookstore encounter that ended without payment.
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Mila Brushwood•
Art of Harry Potter
A look back at the American Harry Potter covers painted by Mary GrandPre, plus the same hand-painted style found throughout the Pottermore game.
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Sarah Chen•
Painting Some Bunk Beds
A weekend project diary: hunting down a secondhand pine bunk bed on Craigslist, then stripping, cleaning, and repainting it in bright colors for the kids' room.
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Anastasia Evermoore•
Hot Summer and Lemonade
Ninety-five-degree days and an air-conditioned retreat inspire a lavender lemonade stand in this personal essay, complete with the family recipe.
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