{"id":12840,"date":"2018-11-22T08:42:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T16:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=12840"},"modified":"2018-11-22T08:42:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T16:42:21","slug":"things-to-be-grateful-for-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=12840","title":{"rendered":"Things to be grateful for: Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am blessed with friends, too numerous to list. But I will have one of them speak for me on this day of Thanksgiving. He manages to put into words what I feel motivates me to do art. More importantly, though, he conveys why art matters, across time.<\/p>\n

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Reading his essays, watching my many friends make art, serve the community, make a difference, benefitting from their wisdom and insights, the modeling they do during rough times, their criticism when warranted, the warmth, support and love they extend to me on a daily basis: I am grateful for this.<\/p>\n

Cranberries and the art of thanks<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n