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6 Questions Artists Should Regularly Ask Themselves

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Meena

While I was living overseas working with a non-profit org, it was regular practice to take a step back and reassess our situation to make sure we were staying on track with our values.  It was an effective way to…

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Posted in And the Distance Dissolves Into the Love, Austin Kleon, Creative Practice, Exhibits, Forming A Collection, Gallery Shows, Inside My World, Inspiration, Self Awareness, Solo Show 2017, The Jealous Curator

Over-Spiritualizing Making Art

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Meena

I get defensive when artists over-spiritualize art-making. It has a bit of a foul smell of desperately justifying what we do.

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Posted in Artist's Talk, Autism, Creative Practice, Inside My World, Makoto Fujimura, Mother-Artist, Motherhood, Self Awareness, Utilitarian Pragmatism

Lillias Trotter, Regret, and a Sketchbook

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Meena

This is my biggest regret over the last ten years – that I didn’t “see” China and the Hui people through the lens of art that has been given to me.

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Posted in Acceptance, Beauty out of Pain, China, Creative Practice, Inside My World, Inspiration, Jesus, Self Awareness, Sketchbook