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My people are hurting They are dying Said my aching heart. Where is our home It cried. Here Breathed the wind As the sun wrapped its arms...

"You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does ...

At this time last year, 'pandemic' was a word confined to textbooks and novels. Today, however, it is very much our collective reality. A...

Today on International Women’s Day, I think of my mom and her quiet, persistent strength. Moving to the a new country, raising a kid (me)...

In Sikh philosophy, there is a powerful concept called Chardi Kala. It means 'relentless optimism'. In the face of adversity, we can refu...

"...Maybe all this chaos is really a symphony the city composed just for us; An ode to the lighthouses glimmering in our eyes; A timeless...

We appreciate the beauty of flowers, but the green thing holding the whole flower up in the first place goes unnoticed. But it is strong ...

My sister is 12, and to her I quote the wisdom of the great Taylor Swift: "Oh darling, don't you ever grow up". Because when you do, ther...

A little while ago my sister Mehr told me I should do a pencil sketch again, and since she's the boss, I of course had to listen to her. ...

In my first college art class 2 years ago, I was introduced to scratchboard. Scratchboard is basically a black sheet of what appears to b...

Isabelle Dupuy, my favorite artist (here's her site), paints quite a lot of landscapes. I first saw her work in an art gallery in the Fre...

I'm taking a painting class this semester- my first one! Thus far, we have done all of our work with acrylic paints, since they dry faste...

Occasionally (but never revealing more than a little at a time) my mom tells me a story of what it was like to start her life over in thi...

I came back to school last Saturday and moved into my new place with 4 new suite mates and my own (air-conditioned!) room. I'm pretty par...

I left most of my art stuff in Cleveland when I came home for the summer... not very smart of me. But it was an excuse to make a trip dow...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/talia-joy-castellano-dead_n_3606118.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular Today I ran into this video (lin...

I've been thinking of making a site for a long time but never got around to actually doing it. BUT yesterday night on a complete whim (an...