On September 30th, we met at Diesel Cafe to discuss The Happiest People in the World, by Brock Clarke. The book follows a Danish cartoonist who, after receiving death threats, moves to upstate New York to become a high school guidance counselor. It’s a odd book full of dysfunctional characters, none of whom you think… Continue Reading
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Miranda’s Hearth goes to 193 Winthrop Ave, New Haven
The Yale School of Architecture’s First Year Building Project and NeighborWorks New Horizons have teamed up with Artspace and Guest Curator Elinor Slomba to present temporary and permanent artworks throughout the rooms and grounds of the newly constructed house at 193 Winthrop Ave in New Haven, CT. This space is open to the public during… Continue Reading
Riding the Rollercoaster
-written by Hearth Founder, Miranda Aisling This past week, while recovering from my second illness since Labor Day, I managed to cajole many a well-intentioned friend into the long-winded conversational introspection that serves as my primary form of processing. As an extrovert raised in a family of introverts, my favorite past time has always been a… Continue Reading
#WhatIMake Speaker Profile Joshua Louro
Talk: Bridging The Gap; a holistic approach to land care, health care, and everything in between This talk and following workshop will focus on connecting the health and quality of the food we grow and eat and how much that can impact an individuals health, a communities health, and the health of the environment in… Continue Reading
BIG Art; Tiny House Post No. 13: Starting the Siding
This Saturday dawned cold, rainy, and gray. It was also the first day in the entire project that I was slated to work on my own. Suffice to say, the desire to stay in bed sipping tea and reading one of the fantastic books lent to me by Hearth Member Marika McCoola was strong. But… Continue Reading
The Difficult Thing About Writing
-written by Hearth Member, Marika McCoola I’m at that point with the book I’m working on where I hate it. It always happens about two-thirds of the way through the first draft. The only remedy is to push through it. The thing about this book, compared with my others, is that it’s realistic fiction. There’s… Continue Reading
BIG Art; Tiny House Post No. 12 – Ondura Roofing
The past four weeks have escaped in a blur of traveling, hospital visits, and a wee bit of building. Hard as it is to believe, the last time I posted was five weeks ago when we finished installing the windows. The plan was to come back strong and get most of the roofing done over… Continue Reading
Matthew Reese
MATTHEW REESE Member Aspiring philosopher, dancer, writer of some brand, folk musician What’s your story? My limited concertina and whistle skills unexpectedly propelled me into the New England folk community. Away from my home in the hills of East Tennessee, I found my unsettled-self playing music for my sister’s Morris team at a dance weekend… Continue Reading
Supporting The Artists In Your Life
-written by Hearth Member, Ryan Bonaparte There are plenty of artists around and chances are if you don’t identify as one, you know someone who does. If you believe in the importance of art, then you know how important it is to find a way to support them. However, it’s not always clear how to… Continue Reading
#WhatIMake Speaker Profile: Cameron Gray
Talk: Mindful Munching Cameron Gray of Abundance Catering talks about the path into plant based foods. He will touch on how plant based foods challenge us be creative with our eating habits, from substitutions to entirely new meal plans that draw inspiration from around the world. Cameron will explore how vegetarian and vegan eating can introduce… Continue Reading