Tag: art

Symmetry and Picasso: What I’ve Learned From My Third Grade Art Students About Writing

Symmetry and Picasso: What I’ve Learned From My Third Grade Art Students About Writing

Every year I present a week-long program at my kids’ elementary school called “Art Goes to School.” It’s a wonderful idea sponsored by the local art institute. I meet with volunteers weekly throughout the fall to study a portfolio (which changes annually) of about 20 reproductions of pieces located in art museums throughout the world. […]

September 23, 2016 | By | 6 Replies More
Blindness, Art Theft And Creation Of A Story

Blindness, Art Theft And Creation Of A Story

A few months ago, I received a letter from an old acquaintance. While reading about the masterpieces stolen from the Gardner Museum, she recalled another art theft near Boston, in the 1970s and googled my ex husband. Finding nothing, she googled me and discovered the novel I’d written about our relationship. I called him Angus, […]

July 25, 2016 | By | 2 Replies More