State of Wonder is a gem of a NPR show. Produced by OPB, and hosted by April Baer—an indefatigably curious journalist—the show digs into the personalities of those making the arts in Oregon. (Arts in a wide definition, and encompassing interesting, engaging and relevant peeps, not the hoity toity types). Why am I telling you this? Because you […]
Armature Studio
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With Armature Wide Open
Local arts studio reopens with new diversified purpose
Author, novelist, playwright and poet James Baldwin summed up the solidarity of the artistic lifestyle saying, “The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone.” Yes, the vision of the artist can be a lonely one. The solipsistic painter […]