Featured St Patricks day artist: Brenna Hartnett

A special artist feature, just for St Patricks’ day: Brenna Hartnett and her Celtic Knotwork art! In our interview with Brenna, we show off her work and some behind-the-scenes shots from her home studio- and talk with her about her process, the influences of Ireland, incorporating modern themes into an ancient art form, and her upcoming book.

Mark NeuenschwanderMarch 16, 2022celtic knotwork, Ireland inspired art, st Patricks day, joplin toad, Neosho missouri, joplin mo, artist, digital

In defense of humor (an editorial about why we make so many jokes)

An editorial,

In artful haiku format!
Explaining why we make stupid jokes,
and why humor is so important to us all,
and why we choose to treat it as an art form.

Mark NeuenschwanderFebruary 17, 2022humor, joplin toad, southwest missouri, comedy, power of humor, humor as art form, epic haiku, matt otey, comedy czar

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