by Valerie Steimle | Nov 15, 2014 | Hobbies, Valerie Steimle: Strengthening Families
I never liked to read as a child. My mother did her best to find books that would interest me so I would be a better reader but I still didn’t like it. Eventually, this push did help me to find books that could take me away to another land and I did pour over the...
by Brandon Quist | Nov 9, 2014 | Hobbies
Hello? Oh, it’s for you; childhood is calling. With eight colors and soggy paper, I bring you watercolor painting. You could conceivably paint anything with watercolors, but it’s a good idea to at least start with a picture. Keeps you grounded, and gives you something...
by Brandon Quist | Oct 13, 2014 | Hobbies
Welcome to finger abuse, part 2. These techniques, while occasionally painful, are highly useful for playing certain songs, and will help you understand some of what you hear. Go to Part 1 of this series on learning to play the guitar. Bar chords Before we get to the...
by Brandon Quist | Oct 6, 2014 | Hobbies
Everyone wishes they had stuck with those piano lessons; piano music is often beautiful and has a wide range and depth to it. So I’m going to teach you about guitar. Guitarists have it easy in a number of ways, and it’s not too terribly difficult to pick up as an...
by Brandon Quist | Sep 29, 2014 | Hobbies
Nowadays, most people have a halfway decent camera in their phone. For this article, you won’t need anything better than that. A lot of photography is choosing interesting subject matter, and framing it in a complementary way. COMPOSITION When you take a picture,...
by Brandon Quist | Sep 8, 2014 | Hobbies
What a strange creature man is, that he speaks effusively, yet writes in a stuttering step. To speak is to let loose words upon the passing breeze, sometimes caught upon the snarls of a microphone. To write… that is to set in stone, be it graphite pencil or the...
