Google Arts & Culture App

The Google Arts & Culture app is a free download full of creative art-based activities like scavenger hunts, mazes, virtual tours and more.  You can explore museum collections from around the world and see thousands of artworks in very high resolution. You can also have fun with Art Transfer.  Once in the app, click on […]

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THANK YOU!

My sincerest gratitude to all those who tuned in to last night’s presentation of “Art History in Pop Culture” for the Orlando Fringe. If you have ever attended one of my lectures or classes, then you know that I am not like most art history instructors. I am a big nerdy weirdo with no shame […]

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Virtual Fringe in 2020

The Fringe that almost was… LIVES ON! That’s right, we are currently on Day 7 of Fringe Today! the virtual Fringe Festival of 2020 here in Central Florida. Because the Orlando Fringe moved to the world wide interwebs, more people can participate and all performances and presentations are FREE! So far I have watched the […]

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#MuseumFromHome – MoMA

I found some really wonderful online resources provided by the Museum of Modern Art that are meant to inspire creativity in children.  I have to say, I think all of these exercises and projects could apply to adults as well and they look like a lot of fun! Activities include drawing prompts, step-by-step art projects […]

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FRINGE TODAY!

It appeared that all was lost. The Orlando International Fringe Festival had been cancelled due to the pandemic.  Then, in a stroke of brilliance, the Fringe became VIRTUAL. That’s right, the Orlando Fringe has become FRINGE TODAY! for its 2020 season!  Two weeks of incredible programming – art shows, theatrical performances, creative demonstrations, concerts, dancing, […]

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Special Guest

I am so honored to be a special guest speaker in St. Luke’s summer programming series, Wednesday Nite Lite, this Wednesday, July 11th.  Wednesday Nite Lite offers the St. Luke’s congregation and the local Central Florida community a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a home-cooked meal, fun learning opportunities and activities for every member of the […]

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Explore Your Creative Side!

This past Sunday I was invited to paint LIVE during two services at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL as a way of promoting their upcoming Take pART event.  I am honored and humbled to be a member of the planning committee for this event and the curator of the Fine Art Gallery area of […]

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