The Call of the Wild

September 12, 2018

I take a moment to celebrate my 80th blog post by veering away from the fine and performance arts to share …

Camera Obscura: Christmas Edition

December 20, 2016

The golden voiced Cantori New York gave a choral concert on Sunday. Sitting there listening to their beautiful renditions of …

May 31, 2015

The usual depiction of the titan Atlas, carrying the weight of the celestial sphere, is a classical view of the …

January 27, 2015

How do you know the real thing when you encounter it? We are now, all of us, so steeped in …

January 27, 2014

At the Museé des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle in Alençon, France, there are works made of linen and air …

January 20, 2014

The wonderful and wise teacher and designer Sally Melville writes and speaks quite often about the art and craft of …