Every time we create something, we take a risk. Not just whether it’s going to look good or sound good. When we create something we are exposing who we are. Even scarier, we are exposing who we want to be, but aren’t yet. Artists, writers, musicians, we all do it in our own ways. We… Continue Reading
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Q&A with Tiny House Owner, Drew Crawford
We are hard at work getting all the details in order for the BIG Tiny House Festival on September, 20. Thank you all for your patience as we work to make this the best event we can! Here is the first post about one of the wonderful Tiny Houses that will be at the event.… Continue Reading
Musicians at the BIG Tiny House Festival
The BIG Tiny House Festival is only three weeks away! We’re plugging away with our plans to bring you the best festival we can and are very excited with how it’s turning out. Just last week, we finalized the musical performances for the day and we’re happy to announce the four talented, local musicians who… Continue Reading
Applying Backwards Design to Creativity Training
I’ve been trying all week to write a blog post for the Creativity Training Program to keep my promise of weekly updates, but nothing has come. I hand wrote an entire piece only to sit down, try to type it, and realize it was awful. It wasn’t until I was talking to my sister (who… Continue Reading
Creating without an Agenda
I am a woman with an agenda. With many agendas, in fact. Whenever I do something, I like it to have a purpose or even better, multiple purposes. Whether it’s writing a book that serves as my masters thesis, gets me into craft fairs, and gives me an excuse to talk to interesting strangers or… Continue Reading
TINY, the movie, to be shown at the BIG Tiny House Festival!
We’re excited to announce that Merete Mueller and Christopher Smith’s documentary TINY will be showing at the BIG Tiny House Festival once the sun goes down. So come check out tiny houses and fabulous crafts from 3:00-7:00 and stick around to see the documentary at 7:30. After the screening, we’ll have a panel with the… Continue Reading
The Creativity Training Program, Take Two
Two years ago, in the summer of 2012, I was just starting to think about what my master’s thesis would be. I was halfway through Lesley University’s community art program, submerged in writing by Sir Ken Robinson, Daniel Pink, Tina Seelig, and John Maeda and enamored with their concepts of art, community, creativity, and what… Continue Reading
Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshop
On June 21st, I grudgingly woke up to my alarm–it was a Saturday after all–and drove down to Dedham for Tumbleweed’s Tiny House Workshop. I was riding a growing wave of excitement and momentum related to my plans to build a tiny house thanks to conversations with a friend who had just finished building his and meetings… Continue Reading
Call for Tiny Houses!
Do you have a tiny house? Do you know someone who has a tiny house? If so, we hope you’ll consider bringing it to the BIG Tiny House Festival co-hosted by Miranda’s Hearth and the Somerville Arts Council on September 20, 2014. Tiny houses will be able to park on the two acre Former Waster Transfer Site… Continue Reading
Technology and Art in Public Places
I was getting ready to have dinner with a friend from Lesley University when she messaged me and asked if I’d be up for going to the MIT List Center’s Catalyst Conversation Technology and Art in Public Places instead. Even though both my personal art and my community art projects are far from technological, my past… Continue Reading