In The Interview: Episode #01, Ciara Pressler interviews Nick Onken, world-renowned photographer and host of the NIONlife podcast. Nick and Ciara talk about: How creativity is beginning to look different in life during Coronavirus Tools to utilize in coming to terms with uncertainty The journey of a career in a creative field Staying true to […]
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Amy Hutcheson is an artist based in Memphis, TN. Her work has been exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States including, Globe Fine Art, Santa Fe; Mongerson Gallery, Chicago; The Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville; and Jack Robinson Gallery, Memphis. Her work is included in several private and corporate collections in Memphis
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I have a confession to make. I only read nonfiction. Well, not entirely. I read a fiction book on vacation last month (thanks, Kevin Kwan!), and before that (cough), on vacation two years ago (thanks, Haruki Murakami!). As your resident goal-getter, nonfiction just seems so much more… important. Who has time for frivolity when there
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How’s this for luck: leaving PDX Airport, I happened to select a shared Lyft at just the right moment and found myself on the ride with a smart, savvy, NYC-based journalist who would quickly become a good friend: Karla Starr. Karla’s first book, Can You Learn to Be Lucky?, was a smash success, named as
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Every year, we kick off the New Year with a Vision Board Jam at Pregame HQ. Artist Marissa Cade (née Johnson – new year, new name!) leads Pregame members through creative exercises, resulting in a physical representation of our intention for the year ahead. If you’ve done a vision board before, you might think you
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Chellis Baird blurs the intersection of painting, sculpture and textiles. She explores the elements of painting by reconstructing handwoven canvases from a unique perspective. Baird’s bespoke process begins with woven structures as her base. Each canvas starts with neutral toned materials that are then painted, dyed and sculpted into dimensional brushstrokes. She creates tangled compositions
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“Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.” – Henry Brooks Adams I began my first career as a high school English teacher, full of idealism about the impact I would have on my students. The reason I went into teaching (aside from being completely clueless about what else I might do
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