"As we approach the patriotic summer days of Flag Day and Independence Day, we should reflect on what the United State means to each of us. Join artist Jon McNaughton as he talks about his painting 'One Nation Under God.' Then ask yourself where you would be in the picture."
Click here to watch this inspirational video.
Showing posts with label artist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artist. Show all posts
Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
The man behind the masks: Eric Bornstein makes magic with paint, papier-mâché, and endless imagination
"Eric Bornstein’s art studio is a wild, cluttered, paint-strewn den overrun by hobgoblins, Egyptian deities, forest nymphs, and Father Time himself. As big as oxen heads, his papier-mâché masks of gods and monsters dangle from hooks and jut from walls like phantasmal hunting trophies — dazzling, colorful, and insane to behold."
For on Bornstein's magic touch, click here.
For on Bornstein's magic touch, click here.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Moonscapes from memory
"Almost 40 years have passed since Alan L. Bean walked on the moon as an Apollo astronaut, but he still wrestles with the experience every day, trying to recapture in the medium of paint what he and other astronauts saw and felt."
Click here to read more about Alan Bean the artist.
Click here to read more about Alan Bean the artist.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Good News Posts from Margaret
How to Choose Valentine's Day Flowers for a Gardener
"Choosing flowers for someone who gardens can be as intimidating as cooking for a gourmet. Don’t think that because they grow flowers, they don't like receiving them as a gift. Many gardeners hate to cut flowers from their own gardens to bring indoors; they like to see their garden full of splendor. So a gift of cut flowers or a flowering plant is a guilt free pleasure that might just inspire them to garden some more."
Click here to read some suggestions.
Spanish artist hopes her art opens people's hearts to God's love
"Contemporary artist Maria Tarruella hopes her first U.S. exhibit can open the hearts of people around her to the love of God."
Click here to read more.
Lighten Up!
"Police who? Police stop telling these awful knock-knock jokes!
Did you laugh? Or crack even the slightest grin (with a slight "oh-brother" eye roll added for good measure, perhaps)? I sure hope so, because our ability to laugh with our children and at ourselves during the rough-and-tumble years of raising preschoolers is often diminished by our pursuit of doing everything right. Doing things right requires our utmost attention and serious thought. It demands we strategically project the consequences of our mothering choices today to the distant future—say when our child is 20 or 30 years old."
Click here to read this article.
February 2, 2009 To Be: Grateful
"We talk a lot about being grateful and counting our blessings round about Thanksgiving time. But as Christians, it’s something we should practice year-round."
Click here to read more.
Dell expands US electronics recycling program (AFP)
"Computer maker Dell on Wednesday expanded its US electronics recycling network to more states and began an online gadget trade-in program.
People can bring used computers and other electronics to Goodwill stores in 18 states, where items in decent shape are resold and devices in need of repair are either refurbished or broken down to salvage as scrap."
Click here to read more.
"Choosing flowers for someone who gardens can be as intimidating as cooking for a gourmet. Don’t think that because they grow flowers, they don't like receiving them as a gift. Many gardeners hate to cut flowers from their own gardens to bring indoors; they like to see their garden full of splendor. So a gift of cut flowers or a flowering plant is a guilt free pleasure that might just inspire them to garden some more."
Click here to read some suggestions.
Spanish artist hopes her art opens people's hearts to God's love
"Contemporary artist Maria Tarruella hopes her first U.S. exhibit can open the hearts of people around her to the love of God."
Click here to read more.
Lighten Up!
"Police who? Police stop telling these awful knock-knock jokes!
Did you laugh? Or crack even the slightest grin (with a slight "oh-brother" eye roll added for good measure, perhaps)? I sure hope so, because our ability to laugh with our children and at ourselves during the rough-and-tumble years of raising preschoolers is often diminished by our pursuit of doing everything right. Doing things right requires our utmost attention and serious thought. It demands we strategically project the consequences of our mothering choices today to the distant future—say when our child is 20 or 30 years old."
Click here to read this article.
February 2, 2009 To Be: Grateful
"We talk a lot about being grateful and counting our blessings round about Thanksgiving time. But as Christians, it’s something we should practice year-round."
Click here to read more.
Dell expands US electronics recycling program (AFP)
"Computer maker Dell on Wednesday expanded its US electronics recycling network to more states and began an online gadget trade-in program.
People can bring used computers and other electronics to Goodwill stores in 18 states, where items in decent shape are resold and devices in need of repair are either refurbished or broken down to salvage as scrap."
Click here to read more.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Good News Posts by Margaret
"So Help Me God"
"[There was a ceremony in Washington yesterday] that’s the stuff that nightmares are made of — that is if you belong to the ACLU. [The] Chief Justice of the United States [asked]Barack Obama to place his hand on the Bible — the one used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 — and to swear allegiance to the Constitution. The oath [ended] with the words 'so help me God.' Even worse, this theocratic moment [included] a prayer by an evangelistic minister, one Rick Warren."
Read more of Charles Colson's comments here...
Overcoming Challenges in Your Walk with Christ
"When you choose to follow Jesus Christ, you face challenges head-on."
Read more of Billy Graham's message here...
CRI sends its next Great Crate to Ethiopia
"A large shipment of gently-used Bibles and Christian books will be sent out soon, made up completely of donations from Christians like you. These materials are scheduled to be sent to the mostly-Muslim nation of Ethiopia."
Read more about this effort here...
A New Look at the Multitalented Man Who Made Tropical Landscaping an Art
"Brazil teems with jungles, forests and all sorts of exotic plants, flowers and trees. But until the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx came along to tame and shape his country’s exuberant flora, his countrymen had mostly disdained the natural riches that, often literally, flourished in their own backyards."
Read more of this story here...
"[There was a ceremony in Washington yesterday] that’s the stuff that nightmares are made of — that is if you belong to the ACLU. [The] Chief Justice of the United States [asked]Barack Obama to place his hand on the Bible — the one used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 — and to swear allegiance to the Constitution. The oath [ended] with the words 'so help me God.' Even worse, this theocratic moment [included] a prayer by an evangelistic minister, one Rick Warren."
Read more of Charles Colson's comments here...
Overcoming Challenges in Your Walk with Christ
"When you choose to follow Jesus Christ, you face challenges head-on."
Read more of Billy Graham's message here...
CRI sends its next Great Crate to Ethiopia
"A large shipment of gently-used Bibles and Christian books will be sent out soon, made up completely of donations from Christians like you. These materials are scheduled to be sent to the mostly-Muslim nation of Ethiopia."
Read more about this effort here...
A New Look at the Multitalented Man Who Made Tropical Landscaping an Art
"Brazil teems with jungles, forests and all sorts of exotic plants, flowers and trees. But until the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx came along to tame and shape his country’s exuberant flora, his countrymen had mostly disdained the natural riches that, often literally, flourished in their own backyards."
Read more of this story here...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Coffee
I just thought it would be fun to pass along this free offer I found today for coffee. There wasn't any good news I found about coffee today, but for me somehow coffee and the news go together.
To go along with that coffee send away for your free* Senseo® Barista Blends™ Caramel Macchiato flavor packet
So while you drink up here are a few stories I found that I thought were excellent.
...to go with your coffee I recipe for Sour cream blueberry cake from the Boston Globe.
This story was sent in my one of our readers. There is an article and a video clip.
Artist Kaziah Hancock: Heroism and Patriotism
and last but not least a love story from the Dallas Morning News. They post these every Monday morning. A good way to start the day.
True Romance: Love flew in unexpectedly
See, Today was Good News Day.
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