“Dreams will come true. Prepare to be amazed. Feel the joy when you daydream. Take baby steps in the dark. Every single day physically do something about your dreams. And most important, saunter.”

Saying that a current band of pre-tweens is the “best new punk band” is a bit like asserting that the “best new Impressionist painter” is an American. It’s neither here nor there because there are no new Impressionist painters…

“Same-sex marriage makes for stronger families and happier people overall.”

“Practice imperfection – Read a little of Anne Lamott. Wait. Read a lot. Often, stuck = fear of imperfection.”

“My work is confessional…My self portraits beg for viewers to examine them, and in turn me, as closely as I do myself.”

Ed Winkleman on the changing nature of corporate sponsorship in the Arts.

“I need to submerge my body into a large, warm tub of water, where I can float for a little while. Totally blissed out, relaxed, quiet. Someplace beautiful and green. Someplace private and cozy.”

Silver Spring Studio artist Carol Weibe writes about cropping, and the art of capturing photographic images of ones artwork.