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Photos of Food Presentation
By Polly Castor on September 21, 2017Read moreSo during food preparation, think ahead to plating the food. Consider the contrast of not only tastes and textures,...
00Featured Artists: Earth, Fire, Spirit Pottery
By Polly Castor on September 20, 2017Read moreCalled Earth, Fire, Spirit, these ceramic artists are both creative and affordable. Check out their work in this post...
Concentric Connections (Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on September 19, 2017Read moreAll are connected, although distinct, woven tightly together into a unified fabric full of dependencies and beauty.
I’m in the Guilford Arts League Juried Show
By Polly Castor on September 18, 2017Read moreI am fortunate enough to have two paintings in this Guilford Arts League annual juried show. It is a...
Pastel Society of America’s Materials Show in NYC
By Polly Castor on September 17, 2017Read moreThe highlight of the day for me was meeting Sandra Burshell, while she reviewed my portfolio. She was very...
Amaranth Photos at Hollandia
By Polly Castor on September 16, 2017Read moreIn this post are the photos I snapped that day, gobsmacked by this flower's intensely deep crimson and fascinating...
Mend What is Within Reach
By Polly Castor on September 15, 2017Read moreOurs is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend...
The Wright Brothers (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on September 14, 2017Read moreIt is the perfect blend of a great writer and thorough researcher– with a direct and unadorned style– writing...
Simply Delicious Beet Greens (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on September 13, 2017Read moreNow is a perfect time to eat the succulently delicious beet greens, which are such a treat. They my...
I’m in This “Wild and Crazy” Art Show in Essex
By Polly Castor on September 12, 2017Read moreI have two paintings in this show in Essex, Connecticut, where the theme was "wild and crazy." It is...
Photos from a Beautiful Weekend in Connecticut
By Polly Castor on September 11, 2017Read moreBeauty and good are impartial and universal. Here's a peek at some I've recently been blessed with. Despite claims...
Sunday School Lesson: The Walls of Jericho Tumble Down
By Polly Castor on September 10, 2017Read moreHere are our Sunday School gleanings from the story of the fall of Jericho, where walls fell down through...