Yesterday over twenty-five people filled The Democracy Center for our monthly Dinner, Art, + Music night. This month, we featured our very own Hearth Member, the talented Kara Kulpa. After being snowed out in February, we were stoked to have such beautiful weather for our April event and even more excited that such a great… Continue Reading
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The Importance of Wishing
-written by Hearth Founder, Miranda Aisling There are three things that I wish on whenever I notice them: 1.) The clock at 11:11 2.) A clementine peeled in one peel. 3.) A fallen eyelash Although, I am generally not a superstitious person, I’ve wished on each of these three things for as long as I can remember.… Continue Reading
Searching for Happiness
–written by Hearth Member, Marika McCoola Our third Hearth book club selection was Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord. The book follows Hector, a psychiatrist, as he travels the world searching for what makes people happy. Specifically, he’s looking at why his well-to-do, secure clients are unhappy with their seemingly stable lives.… Continue Reading
Grieving through Granny Squares
-written by Hearth Founder, Miranda Aisling At the beginning of March I took the snow-lined highways from Boston to Norwalk to see my mother’s most recent play. As the technical theater director at a K-12 school, she puts on quite a few productions and I’m always glad when I can break away to go see one. But this… Continue Reading
A Community For Artists and Non-Artists
–written by Hearth Member, Ryan Bonaparte Growing up, I was always attracted to science and technology. I would read books and magazines, and pretty much anything I could get my hands on. After high school, I went to MIT to study engineering, which many would probably see as a complete immersion into the study of… Continue Reading
Tiny House Panel at Miranda’s Hearth
-written by Hearth member Rebecca D’Antonio This past Sunday Miranda’s Hearth hosted one of the biggest Dinner, Art, and Music nights to date. Over fifty attendees curious about the Tiny House Movement that is sweeping the country showed up to learn. Miranda headed a panel of experts in an open question and answer discussion on the… Continue Reading
Mapping the World We Live In
-written by Hearth Member Marika McCoola The problem with The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, is that once you start writing down your favorite quotes, you can’t seem to stop. This seemed to be a common experience for those who read our February bookclub pick by Reif Larsen. The illustrated novel is narrated by T.S.… Continue Reading
Marika McCoola
MARIKA MCCOOLA Former Hearth Member Illustrator, Author, Maker What’s your story? I was raised by an art teacher and an architect who gave me huge sheets of paper, clay, carpet samples, museum visits, and a stocked dress-up box. Though I was always told I didn’t have to be an artist, I ended up studying illustration,… Continue Reading
Why I Ask People What They Make
I was recently sent Debbie Chacra’s article, “Why I Am Not A Maker.” Then I was sent it again, and again, and again. As the author of Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, which was used to kick-off the #whatimake project, many of my friends were interested in my take on the article. I must… Continue Reading
January Book Club Summary
–written by Hearth Book Club Leader, Marika McCoola I love books that people react strongly to, books that spark opinions and lead to discussions. That’s partially why I chose The Family Fang as the first selection for the Hearth Bookclub. The Family Fang, with its dysfunctional characters, evoked strong reactions in readers and lead us to… Continue Reading