Recommended by Kate Sullivan
I am a musician, singer, painter, poet, composer, author of children’s books, poetry books, musical saw player, scribbler, and general gad-about-town gal. Wendy knocked my socks off years ago when I saw her work in the NYTimes. Wendy knows so deeply that drawing works miracles. It makes us see ourselves and the world more clearly; it gives us pleasure, satisfaction, calm, well-being, the woiks! Thank you for your wonderful work, Wendy!
Jean Pouliot is pure Canadian at heart - grew up in Manchester, NH, and has all the stories and thoughts that go with his life, growing up on the Mighty Merrimack. He's also a huge fan of rhyme, which you don't see as much these days. He refers to himself as a 'word-threader.'
Harry Stooshinoff is a retired art teacher from Ontario. He says, 'It's a big NOISY world.....so I make small quiet paintings.' His paintings are truly small delights. His most recent newsletter muses about creativity. Wonderful.
A wonderful exploration of life and the creative spirit - what makes us all tick, who we are, how do we sustain ourselves and our spirits, how do we sustain and nurture eachother.
Matt Beane has spent his career studying how to gain and maintain expertise as technology evolves, and his analysis is both engrossing and edifying. His new book THE SKILL CODE (Harper Collins) will be out June 11. I also happen to be his mother. :)