Do you struggle sometimes with the seemingly impossible decision of choosing time to paint over time with the family? Karen Maruglis takes on this dilemma with her story of finding opportunities to paint without sacrificing time while on a trip to Italy with friends.
This week, we bring you this and other stories about the paths that art takes through our lives, and reveal those times when the two are inseparable. These range from ways to sketch the quotidian to the story of an artist couple who also make a living through art, together.
In this week's The Ask, we want to hear your reflections on the ways art impacts your family or social life, and vice versa. Click through and let us know!
Life is good! And so is art!
Scott Maier, Artists Network Producer
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What would you do if you were invited by friends to travel to Provence region in France during the lavender bloom? Pastel artist Karen Margulis had just this opportunity and turned it into many years worth of paintings – all without sacrificing time with her friends. Here's how she did it!
Each week, we'll ask a question about the creative life – questions that will help us share our best art habits and practices, our road-tested tips and our shared struggles. We'll select a few responses to share on our social media, so be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to see if your answer is selected!
For centuries , humans have used fish oils, orally or topically, to treat a wide array of ailments, from aches and pains to rickets and gout. The popularity of this supplement has shifted over the years, as have its primary uses. But over the past couple of decades, the hype around fish oil has arguably reached an all-time high. According to National Institutes of Health statistics , in 2012, at least 18.8 million Americans used about $1.3 billion dollars worth of fish oil, making it the third most widely used supplement in the nation. (Sales reportedly flattened out at about that level around 2013.) Today, many use it because they believe it will broadly help their heart health , but others hold that fish oil can help with renal health, bone, and joint conditions, cognitive functions and mental wellness, and any number of other conditions. But is fish oil really as good for you as millions of Americans believe it is? Who should be taking it and when? We dove into the research and
British rider Chris Froome launched one of his blistering mountain attacks to win the Criterium du Dauphine race for the second time, clinching the eighth stage to take the yellow jersey. from Articles | Mail Online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-3123660/Chris-Froome-sends-strong-message-rivals-storms-win-Criterium-du-Dauphine-second-time.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Periods are normal, but kids pointing them out in their sketches is something else. Australian woman Penny Rohleder shared a photo of her son's drawing on the Facebook page of blogger Constance Hall on Jul. 25, which well, says it all. SEE ALSO: James Corden tests out gymnastics class for his son and is instantly showed up by children "I don't know whether to be proud or embarrassed that my 5 year old son knows this," Rohleder wrote. "Julian drew a family portrait. I said 'What's that red bit on me?' And he replied, real casual, 'That's your period.'" Well, at least he knows. To give further context, Rohleder revealed she had pulmonary embolism in October 2016, and was put on blood thinning treatment which makes her periods "very, very bad," she explained to the Daily Mail . Read more... More about Australia , Parenting , Culture , Motherhood , and Periods from Mashable http://mashable.com/2017/07/31/period-mo
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