

BTS With an Amateur Wildlife Photographer: Rattlesnake Edition
by Josh Ward Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), Giles County, Virginia, August 2021 Canon 5D Mark IV with Canon 100-mm f/2.8 macro...
Josh Ward
Oct 11, 20214 min read


Gazing at the Sacred Peak by Du Fu
by Kelsey Briggs At a time way back around the 1st century, before many nation’s histories had been established, poetry was upheld as a...
Kelsey Briggs
Oct 5, 20212 min read


The "Black" in Black Art
When I tell people I’m a writer, they often ask a reasonable question: “What do you write about?” Usually, I respond with a handful of my...
Joe Hughes III
Oct 30, 20203 min read


All dressed up with nowhere to go
When the pandemic hit hard this past March, people stopped being able to go out. Staying home became the safest option, and this meant...
Amanda Kraemer
Oct 30, 20202 min read


The Importance of Art in a Time of Crisis
It’s official: COVID-19 has been drastically reshaping our lives for over half of 2020 now. In some ways, it feels like we’ve been stuck...
Michelle Garcia
Sep 8, 20203 min read


A Magical Planner
What have I been doing to cope with what is going on with the world? Honestly, I’m still trying to figure that out. One of my main things...
Renata Pena
Sep 7, 20202 min read


Fine Art in Quarantine?
Stay at home orders have caused people to cease from frequently pretty much all public spaces. Although maybe not something at the...
Caitlin Beaver
May 12, 20202 min read


Stay Sane in Quarantine with Escapril
With all of us having to socially distance in our own homes these days, there’s very little structure to our daily lives. I no longer...
Isa Diaz
May 12, 20203 min read


Quarantine Boredom - Painting My Nintendo DS
Recently, in an effort to stay entertained through my lectures that somehow seem to last longer and longer as the weeks go by, I’ve...
Caitlin Beaver
May 12, 20202 min read


A Poetry Series - A Certain Kind
The love he gives me is the kind of love I hope everyone has the privilege of knowing at least once in their life. That kind of love— how...
Michelle Garcia
May 12, 20202 min read
