Power of the pen
By Carolyn Marshall | 5 days agoBloomington local artist Alexis Pruitt shares her craft of sculpting by reduction.
Bloomington local artist Alexis Pruitt shares her craft of sculpting by reduction.
The Bishop Bar hosted poets for slam poetry competition Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Artists will gather at City Hall to show their work.
Loved ones make each other feel safe, then must watch each other go.
Artificial Intelligence is making us forget what it is to be human.
Because of Trump’s actions, Americans must face the state of their government.
Broadening our perspectives is easier without the pandemic.
A recent ban of gender-affirming care for trans teens reflects apathy from officials.
The U.S. romanticizes the suffering that drug cartels cause for citizens in Latin America.
Professor Kashika Singh provides home-cooked meals with a side of wisdom for her students.
Tay is announced as the winner of the Bloomington Slam Poetry competition Sept. 15, 2023, at The Bishop Bar. There were three contestants and two rounds of the competition in all.
Alexis Pruitt shows a photo of her parents September 6, 2023, in her workshop. Her dad played a major role in helping her learn how to work with tools.
Alexis Pruitt stands at her lathe to add final layers of liquid grit September 6, 2023, in her workshop. Twenty-one layers of sandpapering took place before this next step.
Alexis Pruitt stands with carved owl Artemis on September 6, 2023, in her workshop. She makes tools in her workshop, including pens.
A mickey mouse pen is pictured amongst other pens on September 9, 2023, at "A Fair of the Arts." The mickey mouse pen was one of Alexis Pruitt’s favorites.
Alexis Pruitt shows a similar resin block that the seam ripper was sculpted from on Sept. 6, 2023, in her workshop. She said that the shapes emerge as she chisels and then sands for hours.
Two people run on the B-Line Trail on Sept. 5, 2023, by Switchyard Park. Loved ones make each other feel safe, then must watch each other go.