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Till Death Do Us Apart
Grief comes in many forms. It doesn’t happen according to plan or schedule. Sometimes, it hits you right in the gut when you least expect it.
By Katrina Yang4 years ago in Humans
Artist Without A Cause
I’ve always had a creative streak and yet after trying on multiple hats, I’m still struggling to find my medium. As a formally gifted child, harnessing both my strong academic skills and nurturing my artistic skills felt urgent, I craved an outlet for everything although I would later discover through becoming self aware that I was just trying to be anything other than me. Harsh situations in childhood led to at age thirteen being hurled into mental health issues and a had a great need to express myself even though the deep sadness left me so devoid of confidence and energy to pursue anything in the way that all great artists do through determination and discipline.
By Liz Wall4 years ago in Humans
Unfairly Greedy
In 2005, Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Salvator Mundi painting was sold for $1175. In 2017, the same painting was sold for $450 million to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, making it the highest-priced art ever. But it turned out to be fake. The prince pressured the Louvre museum to lie about the authenticity and exhibit it alongside Mona Lisa to spare the public humiliation of having spent $450 million on a fake painting.
By Human Dilemmas4 years ago in Humans
Blossoming Marigolds
The students were all gathered together, seated at what looked like a long vertical dining table created by their individual desks. The playlist of student requested songs played on a laptop in the background to help support a mood that would drive the working class towards completing their projects for their upcoming student showcase. During the last few weeks of the students’ summer program, I was partly in charge of teaching on the topic of art and music. To me this was great! Not that I have ever been some sort of musical genius and I still do not know if my half written songs will even be considered works of art to be studied by on looking admirers long after I am gone. And even though I know art is comprised of more than just drawing, I to this day often chuckle to myself when noticing my attempted drawings of human figures continue to resemble much of what I drew in grade school. In any case, I have always enjoyed the encouraging message of hope and comfort through the listening and creation of music. I have discovered for every season in life there is a song that can somehow make its way to the address of the soul to whom it is intended to be felt by as if it had a life of its own and in a way being an extension of the person or persons who composed it. The unique ability music contains to act as a living being that can seemingly manifests itself into one’s consciousness has always been a power I have hoped it would lend me for the sake of helping heal or encourage others.
By Ellie4 years ago in Humans
Before everything fades away
I was on lookout at the corner of the alley while Mary began spray painting the wall. It was just after midnight, and the hot June day had melted into a beautiful evening. I glanced over as she unleashed a long flowing spray of orange that twisted into itself. She repeated it a few more times, and her movement cast wild shadows beneath dim lights along the back of the shop wall. We probably wouldn’t get caught but adrenaline still surged through me. I felt alert.
By Heath Hardin4 years ago in Humans
A Crafters Keepsake
When asked why I make things for other people I generally don’t have a response. I make things because I can. I want to be able to share something that I love to do with someone else, and they always love it.
By Charlotte4 years ago in Humans
How Yarn Helped Me Find Myself and My Community
I liked my life there. I liked myself too. I was a single mom with a preschooler who made the bold move to emigrate from Russia to Finland to get her Master’s of Arts degree. The move wasn’t easy, but I found a place where I felt like I belonged. I was developing, creating, and living up to my potential.
By Varvara4 years ago in Humans
Warring Halves
Part I: A troubling conflict It was always a conflict. One that I think will last until I die. It’s funny how one can want to create so badly and be terrified of it at the same time, so full of dread even. It took me years, more than a decade, to overcome such simple and innocent ideas as writing a short story or composing a song.
By Clemence Maurer4 years ago in Humans
Thank You For The Music
Music has been a special part of my life for as long as I could remember. It’s hard to trace back to how and when the love of music snuck up on me, but before I knew it, it had already been long in place. It could have been during one of my last days in kindergarten, when I was almost 6 years old. I was running around with my friends in the courtyard during recess, when suddenly the PA system started playing a popular children song in Vietnam at the time: “Goodbye, my beloved doll”. The melody in A minor key longingly accompanied the lyrics:
By Nga Tran4 years ago in Humans
Threading the Needle Submission
Since childhood, creative practices have been a natural necessity for me. Whether it be drawing, painting, collages, or weaving dandelions together in the summer months, my hands have always had the need to be busy. To put it in fewer words, creating has always been a comfort to my most essential being. It wasn’t until college where I was finally able to begin putting words and explanations to the passion I had towards these activities and why they created such a sense of calm and relief for me.
By Jackiellen Ada Bonney 4 years ago in Humans
Video Game Music Meditation
Creating music is like speaking a foreign language. You don't always know what you're doing, and it takes some trial and error to learn the rules. As with all languages there is a learning curve, but with a strong work ethic and a little help from experts, you'll be well on your way to becoming fluent.
By Jordan Hailey4 years ago in Humans
Lines and Shapes
There are a few things I like to do to relax. Play video games, look up videos, but one of the most relaxing has been drawing. I have been interested in drawing since a young age and it was something I only did once and a while. As an adult, I now find myself drawing more to relax and just let myself get caught in what I am trying to create. I get so caught up in trying to finish certain aspects I lose track of time and what I was doing before I started drawing. It’s both funny and a bit embarrassing when I get lost and I was asked to do something but got caught up in drawing that it took a while to stop in order to do the task.
By Kris.D.S4 years ago in Humans