by Karen Hewitt | May 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
I was intrigued by the Green Light Workshop presented at the 2017 Venice Art Biennale. Although the final object is already delineated by elisson’s instructions, the process of working with materials in a group setting has its own form of creativity. “olafur...
by Karen Hewitt | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
I thought about the inherent but delightful contradiction of the building toy after reading Edwin Heathcote’s article. Architectural structures are designed to endure but building toys, by definition are meant to be impermanent –they go up, they collapse and they go...
by Karen Hewitt | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few useful things to consider when designing or purchasing toys in the Trump era. toys that encourage children to question. “what would happen if…?” toys that present facts that children can verify.”This block really fell down. I saw...
by Karen Hewitt | Nov 30, 2016 | Architecture, Art and Design, Block Play, Education, Uncategorized
“We do not welcome Donald Trump to the White House and will revile and oppose him until he can conclusively demonstrate that the hideous pronouncements and proposals of his campaign have demonstrably been set aside and in favor of positions and actions that genuinely...
by Karen Hewitt | Oct 31, 2016 | Art and Design, Block Play, Play, Uncategorized
“The exhibition examines the term “unfinished” across the visual arts in the broadest possible way; it includes works left incomplete by their makers, a result that often provides insight into the artists’ creative process, as well as works that engage a non...
