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You Don’t Need the Whole Crayon Box to Make Great Art

You Don’t Need the Whole Crayon Box to Make Great Art Have you ever opened a brand-new box of crayons or paints and thought, “Wow… I need all of these to make something good”? Here’s a happy secret from an illustrator (hi, that’s me): you don’t. You can make beautiful, joyful art with just a few supplies—and you can make art every day. Less Stuff, More Magic It’s fun to have fancy markers and every color ever made. But fancy supplies aren’t the boss of your creativity. Your i

Carlotta Walls LaNair and Carlotta's Special Dress

Carlotta Walls LaNair was one of the “Little Rock Nine,” the first nine Black students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Facing angry mobs, threats, and daily harassment, Carlotta and the other eight students showed extraordinary courage as they fought for the right to learn in a previously all‑white, segregated school. Their perseverance—supported by federal intervention—became a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement and a powerful reminder that yo

I'm Back

Hello good Peoples! I know it's been a long while, but life was life-ing for SURE! Oh my goodness all the deaths and many sicknesses and all. How about I am SICK of social media and I just am tried of it all. I am a person who is really about peace and joy. If it is a whole lot of opinions and gosip and arguing I really don't want to be a part of it. I have had a few people come here and leave some unkind messages as well. Some people just like drama and this ain't the stage