Genre: Grantee Story

Truchet tiling is a valuable technique for crafting intricate geometric designs using tiny tiles. Originally conceived by French mathematician Roger Truchet in the early 18th century, it has been widely… Read More

Nestled high in the mountains of  Tuscany lies the small village of  Pomezzana, home of the family-run business, Milani Utensili. Visiting this idyllic place and meeting the lovely Milani family… Read More

The ultimate dream of any writer is to devote 100% of their time to their craft in a full-time capacity. However, in most instances, this is just not feasible. There’s… Read More

As a professional musician, I perform in front of people constantly. Sometimes it is in front of smaller audiences in a room or small theater, and sometimes in front of… Read More

The Glengarry Highland Games are held each year in the small community of Maxville, Ontario, which is about a one hour drive west of Ottawa, Ontario.  This is one of… Read More

Recently I was invited to speak at the Dali Museum in St. Pete on the topic of algorithmic art. In this post I’d like to share some of my code… Read More

My first piping and drumming summer school was in the summer of 1996.  I attended the Invermark College of Piping and Drumming in mid-July for a week-long study of drumming. … Read More

Each summer while The Florida Orchestra is on hiatus my husband and I travel to North Carolina to play and teach at Eastern Music Festival, a summer music festival for… Read More

I was fortunate to have a few really great English teachers during high school.  I still recall many of the lessons on building well-constructed sentences and how that led to… Read More

Getting a solo show is a big honor, and something you want to build for rather than have too quickly in your career. If you are not prepared for a… Read More