The Spring 2020 semester at Montgomery College is all about learning new skills (i.e., stepping out of my comfort zone) while continuing to practice my drawing skills (i.e., feeling good in my comfort zone) and keeping up with my painting…
When the professor in my Wednesday Yoga Class announced that there was a final exam coming up in December, I thought it was a very intriguing idea to have a final exam in yoga. But realistically, what would she test?…
We’re learning how to meditate in the Wednesday Yoga class. Meditation involves focusing attention on one thing, such as breath, a sound or an image. It is done while sitting or lying quietly and is accessible to everyone. Meditation consists…
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the difficulty in maintaining a home yoga practice to complement the yoga classes at MC. With lots of encouragement, I’ve been trying to do a little yoga every day. Sometimes just a round of…
Late this past summer I saw a call for artists to participate in the Shade Mural Festival, which was jointly sponsored by Montgomery College and Denizens Brewery on East-West Highway. I inquired about the project and thought it would be…
We artists, art lovers and art students are incredibly fortunate to have a thriving DC Art Scene to inspire us. Most museums here are free, unlike those in New York or Philadelphia. But sometimes a change in scenery is just…
Hi everybody! Have you ever noticed a poster or flyer for Student Life? I saw one the other day and decided to drop by the Office of Student Life in the Student Services Building on my way to the Library.…
The goal of Yoga is to quiet the mind so that one can more fully experience the present. It is a system of bodily and mental exercises which help to unite the individual self with the universal self. If this…
Full disclosure: I love clay. It is a perfect medium in which to create a 3-dimensional object, whether it be a functional piece like a bowl or a work of serious Art. Clay is elemental, primal, ancient, and its properties…
There are two very opposite schools of thought on whether or not Art can be taught. This post will present both arguments: Yes it can. Art is a discipline like any other. No one expects someone to sit down at…