“Each day I go to my studio full of joy,” said painter William Bouguereau, born in France, 1825. “In the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come … if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am

‘My 87 year-old grandma just got her first look at my Handmaid’s Tale adaptation.’ So tweets Vancouver-born artist Renée Nault, illustrator behind the just-released graphic novel. Grandma opens it: ‘gasps “oh, it’s this kind of book!!” …she didn’t realize it was a graphic novel, she thought I’d spent all this

i.  I work as a Jewelry Designer. ii. I do this creative work because: I’ve never really liked store bought jewelry so I started making my own. I like the idea of wearing something that is made with thought and purpose. iii. Personal qualities that help me in my work:

The white poodle sits high above, looking down on we sneaker-people and our bedazzled leashes. Head and haunches are angled just right for passersby traveling north, south, east, west. Montreal artist Gisele Amantea’s controversial aluminum-cast sculpture stands 7 feet tall atop a 25 foot pole at 18th and Main. ‘It