Love – No Small Matter
By Mary Summerbell The two Beloit International Film Festival movies that had the most poignant impact on me this year are both about our most precious…
Liyana
By Mary Summerbell “We don’t know where the story’s going. You will decide.” So begins the movie Liyana, a truly outstanding entry this year at Beloit International…
People Have the Power
By Frances Boyd I am often stirred by inspiring moments in life that reset the mundane and I remember with meaning the joy of life. Many…
“People Have The Power”
Writer(s): Patti Smith, Fred Smith (See the article-People have the power) I was dreamin’ in my dreamin’ Of an aspect bright and fair And my sleepin’…
“What Are We With And For?”
By Tia Richardson As an artist, having clients means putting into practice a culture of communication based on working with and for someone else. To me,…
“Transformation Lies Before Us; Begins Within”
By Tia Richardson The path of transformation lies before us, and begins within. Milwaukee Gaia Buddha is a mural I recently completed for the Black Cat…
Fragile Sensibilities
By Mary Summerbell It may seem far away, but in just nine weeks Beloit International Film Festival will be back again. In 2017, its twelfth year,…
The Decorated Hand
By Tia Richardson I believe we are born with the impulse to create. We are creative beings by nature. We think, and follow through with our…
BIFF-errific©
By Mary Summerbell Beloit International Film Festival – or “BIFF” as folks affectionately refer to it – is truly a remarkable experience. Too late, now, to…
Culture is the Crucible, in Milwaukee and Wherever You Are
By Tia Richardson Milwaukee is getting really interesting. Six years ago I visited friends in Detroit, MI as an artist yearning for something just beyond my…
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