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No Universal Path to Success (Quote by John Arnold)
By Polly Castor on May 24, 2019Read moreThe unfortunate truth is that advice is almost always driven by anecdotal experience, and thus has limited value and...
20Working on Visual Texture in Pastel
By Polly Castor on May 23, 2019Read moreVisual texture in pastel is born of work and experience.
Linchpin (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on May 22, 2019Read moreThis book is about you living up to your potential and becoming indispensable for exactly your own unique gifts....
Other Graduation Weekend Photos (Including a Few Bloopers)
By Polly Castor on May 21, 2019Read moreAnd maybe more than anything, it was a joy to see our daughters’ love for each other in their...
Our Graduate’s Lovely Church Sendoff
By Polly Castor on May 20, 2019Read moreThe State College Christian Science church has been loving and supportive, and has made a big, positive difference in...
Our Younger Daughter Graduates with Honors
By Polly Castor on May 19, 2019Read moreWe are so proud of our younger daughter who graduated with honors and a special medal of distinction today...
Our Daughter’s Ceramic Capstone Show at the Museum
By Polly Castor on May 18, 2019Read moreYesterday we got to see our youngest daughter's senior capstone ceramics in the college's museum.
Paint the Bird (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on May 17, 2019Read moreIt is not a fun read, and is R-rated in places, but the metaphors ring poetic on the rebound....
We Have the Mind of Christ (Polly Preaching #3)
By Polly Castor on May 16, 2019Read more"What does it even mean to be prepared to 'receive Christ?' Christ is the perfect reflection of God, the...
Don’t Block Your Unique Expression (Martha Graham quote)
By Polly Castor on May 15, 2019Read moreThere is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and...
Tony Alain (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on May 14, 2019Read moreI thought I'd introduce you to Tony Alain's work, since I'll be taking his workshop at the International Pastel...
Fragrant Explosion (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on May 13, 2019Read moreA few warm days and boom. The lilacs erupt like detonating fireworks,