The Different and Unfamiliar

The Different and Unfamiliar

  As an art educator, I try not to impose my sensibilities, my taste, my preferences on my students work. Sure, I share them with my students because in them,…
Welcome to the Show

Welcome to the Show

  Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Show.   You are about to step foot into the Greatest Show on Earth! And in doing so, you need to be the…
Find Your Pace

Find Your Pace

  In my first year of high school, I started to run track. I ran the mile and two mile. In my first race, I tried to go out as…
50 Words

50 Words

  Author, Stephen King writes 2000 words per day. Author, Kate DiCamillo writes two pages per day.   Author, Neil Gaiman wrote his book Coraline over several years sometimes writing…
How Ideas Become Powerful

How Ideas Become Powerful

  It’s simple really. Ideas become powerful when they are shared. Ideas like to be shared. Ideas want to be shared. Ideas need to be shared. It’s what gives them…
Peaks & Valleys

Peaks & Valleys

  Some days, you will ascend to the peak. And some days, you will need to trudge through the valley. Sometimes, you’ll do both in the same day. It’s always…
Joy is an Intervention

Joy is an Intervention

  #4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don't worry, we'll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. Trevor is up  this week with…
Bad Work

Bad Work

  #4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don't worry, we'll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. Trevor is up  this week with…
A Grown Man Coloring

A Grown Man Coloring

  #4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don't worry, we'll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. Rich goes first this week with…
Master Forgetting

Master Forgetting

  #4OCF is taking a Summer Vacation for two weeks! But don't worry, we'll be sharing some of our favorite posts during this time. Rich goes first this week with…