After a day of frantic play activities, it was time for bed for my 4 year old grandson. The latest ritual is to snuggle in my bed and fall asleep there. Cuddled next to me, he asked my to sing him a song. My response was to freewheel a song about his exploits of the day, just reminding him of his skills, the little challenges he met, the risks he took.
After he was sleeping soundly, it occurred to me that this must have been the start of the great hero stories of mythology, stories told and elaborated over time, embellished more and more at each telling. For what is the hero story but an entertaining tale of how we meet life's challenges to grow and grow up.
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- I've taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati for 30 years. My way to art was a bit out of the ordinary. BS, Tulane University in Mathematics and Chemistry, ready to start a dissertion in mathematics at U. of Notre Dame. Dropped out to teach at a small college in E.Kentucky. Then BS in fine art from U. of New Orleans and MFA, Drawing, U. of Cincinnati. So the study of art is less the basis of my art-making than a solid liberal arts approach to the world.
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