This is one article to which many people will reply, “Who cares?” So let’s begin by reviewing the name of this site—”Overthinking Design.” Admittedly, this …
2014
Spring Flowers
The timing of this post could not be better. It’s the first day of spring! After one of Pennsylvania’s snowiest and coldest winters on record, …
Blank Canvas
Ah, the anticipation of a blank canvas. With my love of wood-based art, my blank canvas is usually a chunk of wood or a collection …
Son of God Movie
Imagine an art gallery atop a mountain. What’s the most beautiful thing you could place on that gallery wall? Probably a window. Is anything you …
Heart of Grace
A few weeks ago I received a letter from my alma mater, Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. They are in the process of compiling …
Collaboration: Take a Hand
With this post we reach the end of my series on collaboration. You’ll notice a major theme of these articles has been leadership: With Take …
Collaboration: Take a Village
In 2011 my wife and I attended a conference on the topic of art and faith at Union University in Franklin, Tennessee. I can’t say …
Collaboration: Take a Role
In this series on collaboration we’ve been sneaking up on the idea of full collaboration. We’ve looked at scenarios that lean that direction and help …
Collaboration: Take a Seat
For an artist who uses wood as a primarily ingredient, you may expect I have a nice array of woodworking tools. I don’t. How I …
Collaboration: Take a Lead
Over the years I’ve participated in, and helped plan, a number of creative collaborations. And I’ve learned that the best way to experiment with collaboration …