Jan Dicks has a favorite quote: “The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things.” Author Hans Christian Andersen said that, and to Dicks it perfectly expresses her quest to find the miraculous in the …
By Kelly Rasmus The doodling on the edges of Gretchen’s classwork did not go unnoticed by her Fourth Grade teacher. Suggesting art lessons to her parents, her teacher probably didn’t realize she was setting a path for Gretchen’s life … Read the full article in …
by Kelly Rasmus The idea is attributed to an old Yiddish proverb. We plan; God laughs. No one knows that truth more starkly than Bill Stewart, our cover artist. Several times in his life he has planned and proceeded, only to be turned abruptly this …
by Lori Murphy Never underestimate the power of immersing children in experiences, values and talents you hope they will carry with them into life. It is often to those earliest memories they turn in times of struggle and challenge. That has been true for this …
CINDY TRIST is a very talented woman—and her talents range and vary. Her Northshore surroundings are only enhancing her creativity. Whether she is working in her interior design business, cooking, gardening, or painting, Trist is constantly creating. “I have always enjoyed painting and the arts. …
by Leah Draffen NESTLED INTO THE BRICK and mortar of downtown Covington’s East Gibson Street, a surprising ray of colorful boldness exudes from Marianne Angeli Rodriguez’s studio gallery. Patterns, shapes and vibrant hues that speak joy and as the artist explains it, “vacation mode,” hang …
by Anne Honeywell COLOR IS HER GREATEST INSPIRATION. And if you spend any time in her home, studio or on her Instagram page, you will know this is a true statement. Her dining room ceiling is hot pink! Meet Jessica King- Bernard. She’s a New …
by Poki Hampton, photos by Candra George “MY GRANDMOTHER WAS an amateur artist who colorized black and white photographs with colored pencils. She was also a nature enthusiast,” says cover artist Rebecca Buras. Rebecca’s grandmother would take her through the nearby woodlands near their house …
by Joey Kent, photos courtesy: NASA ON THE FAR EASTERN EDGE of New Orleans where I-10 begins to curl upward toward Slidell sits an area still known as Michoud. Pronounced “Mee- Shoo” by the locals, the most renowned remains of the small 18th century village …
by Michael Harold IT WAS ALWAYS the last week in July when our family packed up the Country Squire wagon and headed to the beach. We were rambunctious and whiney children. (Picture a chorus of “Dad, are we there yet?”) My parents decided Biloxi was the …