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Andrea Miller Theisson lives just west of Gettysburg in an 1830 farmhouse, where she maintains her studio. Theisson is a magna cum laude graduate of the Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia. She is dedicated to a multi-mused and amused artistic life, organic

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods Accepting others' parenting styles: 1 of 17
No child is born with an owner's manual, and we are all just winging it from the first day. There was a wise social worker who once said that you are doing just fine if your teenager is healthy and not on drugs or in jail. Yes, and sometimes the worst can happen, too. It's not always a parent's fault. Children are "unfoldi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues How to conserve energy at home during the summer: 1 of 14
Many of our grandparents, with Depression era old-fashioned experience, conserved creatively, and without air conditioning! We can, too. Shift gears for summer, and remember that there are many ways to save energy, resources and money this season. Keep your cool by opening the house up at night - open those screen windows a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Buying & Selling Art How to invest in art: 2 of 24
Art should be an investment made from the heart, yet objective knowledge is always optimal to ensure a sound result for your money. There are many considerations when investing in this market. You can approach your investment by genre, which is style of art, or from the perspective of appreciation, more likely in certain ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation Abstract painting explained: 2 of 16
Form and color alone are the two main hallmarks of Abstract Painting. Russian Wassily Kandinsky was perhaps the first to fully verbalize and show this, with his "Improvisations," painted around 1910 - 1915. Many others followed: Mondrian, Stella, Leger, Klee, Duchamp, de Kooning along with Pablo Picasso, who was the most prol... More..
Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) The philosophy of awareness in the wilderness: 2 of 11
Awareness is a word defined as "knowing" and "being conscious." In the wilderness, this can mean a truly spiritual state of communication with nature. It can mean survival or not. It can lead to incredible creative revelations. It can be scientific. Many of us live in the woods, some of us visit. Awareness is essential.... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation How to tell if it's a 'work of art': 5 of 26
Technically, anything created with pure expressive motives can be a work of art. Art is nonfunctional other than aesthetically. Craft can be art. It is above and beyond the form required for function. All artistic mediums, including music and the written word, can fit into this category of works of art. There is some ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) Quotes: How words of wisdom can inspire you: 1 of 5
Wisdom, well-expressed, is a priceless gift. Voices or words of those who have truly lived and learned can help us all stay on track, focus more fully on goals or issues, discover a breakthrough in our own thought process, soothe a hard time, and uplift us. We seem to need that last one more and more often. Insight shoul... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation The deconstruction of art: Where is the talent?: 1 of 5
The talent is in the motives, if not obvious in the images. Humans are hard-wired for art. We appreciate expression and records of impressions, since times when the cave-painters made their early efforts. Granted, some of the new images and gestures, more descriptively, are mere backlashes to society and expectations. ... More..
Relationships & Family > Humor & Laughter When "humor" is not funny: 4 of 17
There are almost as many types of humor as human beings: neurotic, innocent, ribald, ethnic, practical jokes, intellectual, visual. The list goes on and on, not unlike some bad jokes. The range of humor is important because it meets so many of our needs. Humor can be very positive in relieving tension, bonding friendships and... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Biography: First Lady Mamie Eisenhower: 1 of 4
Marie "Mamie" Geneva Doud was born on November 14, 1896, in Boone, Iowa, the second of four daughters born to John Sheldon and Elvira Mathilda Carlson Doud. The family left Boone for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when Mamie was only nine months old. At age six, she moved with her family to Pueblo, Colorado, then to Colorado Spring... More..