Category: Art
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Thomas Kinkade: Miraculous Journey in 1988
In “A Village Christmas,” artist Thomas Kinkade shares a personal narrative alongside his enchanting holiday-themed artwork. The book illustrates idyllic winter scenes filled with glowing homes and bustling streets. Kinkade recounts pivotal miracles from 1988, including the birth of his daughter and his breakthrough art show. He reflects on his relationship with mentor Glenn Wessels,…
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Inside ‘Whalefall’: Author Daniel Kraus on Grief, Survival, and His Upcoming Film
Daniel Kraus is an unapologetically multi-genre author who has written almost every type of fictional book except a western, and even that type of read is coming soon from the Chicago resident. An “omnivorous” reader and writer by his own account, Kraus enjoys everything from romance books to thrillers, calling himself an “agent’s nightmare” because…
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Grace McClellan Thriving in Her Creation and Teaching of Art
Meet artist Grace McClellan, whose work as a senior at Eastern Illinois University is getting noticed.
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Laugh Magazine. It’s Free!
This is my attempt to create a version of Mad Magazine back in the early 1980s. I called it Laugh Magazine, and it had a glorious run of one free issue.
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‘Sam’s Hobby’: A Preview
One of my final literary journalism stories I wrote as I was finishing up graduate school in 2016 was on my brother-in-law Sam Logan. He had a photo project in mind, so I asked if I could feature him and he said yes.