What Makes Something Art? And Why Do We Care Where the Line Is?
What makes something art? Explore how skill, beauty, intention, craft, context, technology, and authorship shape where we draw the boundary around art.
Jessica Carey
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When the Safety Net Has No Category for You: Familial Abuse Survivors Left Hanging
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The Materials Lab: What Else Can Sculpey Clay Do?
Experiment with Sculpey polymer clay and Liquid Sculpey through molds, marbling, jewelry, sculpture, mistakes, and creative possibilities.
The Beauty of the Unfinished: Not Everything You Start Needs to Be Finished
Not every creative project needs to be finished. Explore the value of unfinished art, abandoned experiments, creative process, curiosity, and letting go.