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Twelve 8″x8″ Black and White Explorations in Line
By Polly Castor on August 18, 2018Read moreThis is a peak into my process of how I develop my visual language as an artist...
02Polly Preaching #1 (Forgiveness)
By Polly Castor on August 17, 2018Read moreForgiveness is the other side of the coin of healing. Because Jesus could forgive sins, he healed. Do it...
Pastel Show at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (with close up details)
By Polly Castor on August 16, 2018Read moreYou can see a majority of the paintings in the show in this post, along with many close-up details...
Unsheltered (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 15, 2018Read moreSo I recommend reading this book when it comes out. We all need to deeply hear the message here....
Visiting Extended Family in Michigan
By Polly Castor on August 14, 2018Read moreIn July, my father's side of the family gathered in Michigan to bury the ashes of our last aunt...
Nine Black and White 8″x8″ Collages
By Polly Castor on August 13, 2018Read moreAs someone who is so devoted to color, I feel it is important in my work to eliminate it...
Genuine Reconciliation (Desmond Tutu Quote)
By Polly Castor on August 12, 2018Read moreSuperficial reconciliation can bring only superficial healing.
Roasted Beet and Tomato Salad Recipe (with Dinner Party Menu)
By Polly Castor on August 11, 2018Read moreThis salad was delicious and pretty and merits repeating. Mix this together for some colorful joy!
Do Something You are Bad At
By Polly Castor on August 10, 2018Read moreWe all include the full range of wonderful qualities and attributes, but we rarely identify with them all. I...
My Childhood in Nature (New Large Abstract Pastel Landscape)
By Polly Castor on August 9, 2018Read moreAlthough not brought up to be religious or to have a doctrinal view of God, I regularly got this...
Shell Seekers (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 8, 2018Read moreIf you want to read something pleasant and absorbing, while mild and unthreatening, pick up this "oldie but goodie"...
More Commissioned Pottery Delivered
By Polly Castor on August 7, 2018Read moreI take commissions for my hand carved (sgrafitto method) pottery plates, and these are the ones I've recently delivered.