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    She Looked Like Georgia O’Keeffe

    Every family has a story. They called her “Grandma Ach” because of her habit of beginning each sentence with a guttural sound of disapproval. “Ach! What…

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    Portrait of Artist Tsvetomir Iliev

    Meet Working Artist Tsvetomir lliev

    I learned to do the work without expecting anything in return, and to concentrate on the things that I can do now and in the…

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    How To Live Like A Wild Artist

    My heart stopped when I saw it. How could I have lived in this house for the past five months and never known it was…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
    Portrait of Artist David Foster

    Meet Working Artist David Foster

    Artist David Foster has had a passion for nature photography for nearly fifty years. He focused heavily on photography during his twenties. Then life carried…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
    Portrait of artist Tom waters

    Meet Working Artist Tom Waters

    In a world that often thinks being an artist is not a responsible thing to do, The Working Artist course gave me the ‘permission’ and…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
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    How To Be The Greatest

    I imagine that you’ve heard of the boxer named Mohammad Ali. When he passed away a few months ago, the whole world mourned. But Crista,…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
    Crista After the Dive

    How Artists Achieve Breakthroughs

    This picture of me is not the most glamorous, yet it’s my favorite. Let me explain. All my life I’ve been terrified of sharks. Truly…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
    Artist Jeannie Motherwell

    Meet Working Artist Jeannie Motherwell

    Jeannie Motherwell is an artist whose career has seen a solid, multi-layered path within the art field, in spite of the fact that she spent…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
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    My Secret Remedy For Being Stuck

    There I was, up the Petrohué River. Luckily I had a paddle, however much good it did me. You see, last week found me white-water…

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    crista-cloutier May 19, 2017
    How to sell art online

    Selling Your Art Online

    Have you ever noticed how people talk about selling art online as if it’s easy? Post it, pin it, tweet it or link it and…

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