Learn about improvisational movement from Liz Roncka in this short video by John Douglas Manson. Check back throughout the year to catch upcoming episodes that highlight makers in the Greater Boston area. If you would like to nominate someone to be interviewed, send an email to mirandashearth@gmail.com.
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What We See When We Read
-written by Hearth Member, Marika McCoola In many ways, What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund is a difficult book to get through as it invites the reader’s mind to wander, to figure out what, exactly, we visualize when we read. Can you picture the protagonist from the last book you read? How… Continue Reading
#WhatIMake Conference: Call for Speakers
#WhatIMake: the conference where ideas meet practice October 17, 2015 Hosted by Miranda’s Hearth at Groundworks in New Bedford, MA Miranda’s Hearth is seeking presenters for the #WhatIMake Conference on October 17, 2015 at Groundworks in New Bedford, MA. The conference will benefit local artisans, makers, and small and independent business owners by providing a venue… Continue Reading
May Dinner, Art, + Music Night
Miranda’s May Dinner, Art, and Music Night was yet another smashing success. It was a featured event for Boston’s own Annual Art Week and highlighted the Hearth’s “What I Make” Project. There were a series of six speakers that began the evening speaking about one piece of their multifaceted life of art. Robin Miller spoke… Continue Reading
A Visit from the Goon Squad
written by Hearth Member Marika McCoola Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad takes a few chapters to get accustomed to. At first, it seems like a series of short stories. But when characters from one chapter start popping up in subsequent chapters, the connections start appearing. What emerges is not a clean map… Continue Reading
The Stories behind #BlackLivesMatter
As I was preparing today’s e-blast my mind was full of my upcoming projects and events and deadlines. But as I began to put it together, all I could think about were the riots in Baltimore. I spent the past two days home sick, completely unaware of what was happening, curled up in bed reading Americanah… Continue Reading
Conversations between a Strategy Consultant and a Painter
-written by Hearth Member, Ryan Bonaparte Although I’d like to consider myself an artist from time to time, the truth is the vast majority of my time is spent working with my “left-brain”. Spreadsheets, reports, and client meetings fill most of my days, with only snippets of my creative side slipping into my work from… Continue Reading
#WhatIMake Episode One: Gilmore Tammy
Step into the life of interdisciplinary artist Gilmore Tamny in this short video by John Douglas Manson. Check back throughout the year to catch upcoming episodes that highlight makers in the Greater Boston area. If you would like to nominate someone to be interviewed, send an email to mirandashearth@gmail.com.
Creative Resilience Tools
-written by Hearth Member, Amy Beth Harrison As we FINALLY move into spring here in Boston, it’s a good time to make a creative fresh start. Creative slumps are just part of the territory of being a maker, but they don’t have to define your creative practice. Here are some ideas to help you that… Continue Reading
What Celida Makes
After the first anniversary of Miranda’s TEDxTalk on Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, we received this wonderful submission of handmade bracelets by Celida Allen. Learn about Celida and what she makes in the bio below, taken from her website: “Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Celida is the granddaughter of an Afro Canadian immigrant dressmaker. Inheriting… Continue Reading