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*This writing was originally published on September 28, 2026 on the pateldanceworks website. Shared here with permission by the author. Turning Toward Exquisite Attention by Bhumi B Patel I’ve been thinking a lot about the many times protesters have used mirrors facing the aggressors as shields so that those approaching…
Today San Diego-based artist Jess Humphrey shares about her studio practice. Please also check out Jess's artist profile on the blog from 2017 here. What’s…
Photo: Stephen Texeira Amy Foley’s Let Slip the Witches is Flat-out Transcendent By Sarah JG Chenoweth The irresistibility of witches is markedly familiar, even if you…
Today New York City-based artist Jodi Melnick shares about her studio practice. Click here to read Jodi's full artist profile on the blog from 2015.…
Today we hear from San Francisco Bay Area artist Randee Paufve. Studio time is solo time, when I work on everything, something, or nothing for…

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