On April 16, 2016, Emily Garfield kicked off the first annual WhatIMake event with a talk on Imaginary Maps. Emily, a local artist from Somerville who also serves on the board of Artisan’s Asylum, maps places that she makes up as she draws. “People have described them as something like my brain drawing itself,” she… Continue Reading
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Book Review: Commonwealth
– written by Hearth Ember, Amy Beth Harrison Ann Patchett was someone I already admired before starting Commonwealth. I knew her from Bel Canto, a very memorable read, and then heard the story of how she opened her own bookstore because the last bookstore in her hometown of Nashville closed. Despite being an author rather than a… Continue Reading
Comfort Foods Potluck: Beef Stew
Hearth Ember Rebecca D’Antonio is at it again! For the Comfort Foods Potluck on March 12, she’ll be making beef stew in the slow cooker. Below is her recipe for a meal that will immediately make you want to curl up in a cuddly ball and fall asleep: This is one of those recipes that is highly… Continue Reading
Dancing Across Disciplines
When I first moved to Boston five and a half years ago, I was eager to dive into the creative worlds I had spent so much time preparing for in college. Figure drawing nights and open mics, art workshops and theater performances. As an interdisciplinary artist, I started going to as many different events as I… Continue Reading
Book Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
written by Hearth Board Member, Nina Earley I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is a book I had been meaning to read for a long time. It’s easy to put off, I think I might have been worried that I wouldn’t be able to relate to the story and characters, it… Continue Reading
Cook to Impress: Pears Poached in Pinot Noir
Pears Poached in Pinot Noir (6 half pear servings) This month, Hearth Ember Rebecca D’Antonio is pulling out her Pinot Poached Pears for the Cook to Impress Potluck. Read her recipe to learn how to make it for yourself, and don’t forget to bring your signature date night dish next Sunday! Ingredients 3 cups Pinot… Continue Reading
Learning How to Talk to Each Other
written by Hearth Founder, Miranda Aisling This past Friday, The United States performed what is possibly the most impressive of our ceremonies: the peaceful transfer of power. The following day, an equally American tradition swept through the nation and across the world: the peaceful assembly in dissent of that power. Following last year’s seemingly endless,… Continue Reading
Year 2 of Waltzdays!
written by Hearth Ember, Matthew Reese I love waltzing. It is a dance form that is easy to learn, because of its simple structure, but is interesting because of the freedom to improvise within that structure. Much as I like “looser” forms of dance, the starting steps of waltzing make it more accessible for dancers… Continue Reading
Maker Monday: Make Change
–written by Hearth Ember, Jaclyn Wood With an emotional week ahead, this week at Maker Monday we welcome all to join us in making art to express our frustrations or hopes and make posters to take action. We’re about to enter the term of America’s 45th president and the direction of a new leader. As always, change is never… Continue Reading
Book Review: The Creative Habit
– written by Hearth Ember, Amy Beth Harrison A great teacher is able to inspire not just those who think and act similarly to themselves, but those who act completely differently. That’s what I keep thinking while reading Twyla Tharp’s The Creative Habit. Of the authors of the best books I’ve read on creative habits… Continue Reading