Books

Get Ready for an Easy-breasy Summer

Hi friends! Is it starting to feel like summer where you live? We recently pulled out the Slip-n-Slide and popsicle-eating is in full effect. In case you’re starting to get the summer bug, I wanted to share something fun that’s been brewing behind the scenes over here. I’ve been working hard with a handful of my [...]

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Red Ted Art: Cute and Easy Crafts for Kids

I love arts and crafts books and often dream of opening a maker space where I can share shelves and shelves of inspiring books full of hands-on goodness with my friends and readers. Wouldn’t that be fun? I just added a new book to my library that I love, and I’m excited to share it with [...]

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The Artful Parent Book: A Review and a Project

As a longtime fan of Jean Van’t Hul’s charming, approachable, and ever-inspiring blog, The Artful Parent, I’m thrilled about the upcoming release of her book, The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art & Creativity. Not only has Jean been a huge source of inspiration to me and countless others, but [...]

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Sister Corita Kent | Art Department Rules

I was grew up in Los Angeles, not too far from what was once Immaculate Heart College (IHC). Perhaps one of the biggest legacies of IHC is Sister Mary Corita, better known to many as Corita Kent, artist-activist and chairperson of the IHC art department from 1951-1968. Do you know about Corita Kent? In her own [...]

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5 Creativity Books That Will Inspire You

Are you reading anything good right now? I always have a few things on my Kindle and bookstand (I just finished the Hunger Games series), and I recently discovered some creativity books that I thought you might enjoy knowing about. Jillian Riley from the popular parenting blog, A Mom with a Lesson Plan, just released her highly [...]

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Why Our High Schools Need the Arts

“A must-read for anyone who cares about dropout prevention, Dr. Hoffmann Davis’ latest book is laid out like a map of the developing teenage psyche, leading the reader to a clear understanding of why learning in the arts is critical to adolescent development and engagement in school.” –Kristen Paglia, Executive Director, Education and Programs at [...]

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