Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, 2013. In June, 2015, the combined views on her articles, diaries and quick link contributions topped one million. She was particularly happy that her article about Bree Newsome removing the Confederate flag was the one that put her past the million mark. Her art in a wide variety of media can be seen on her YouTube video, "Visionary Artist Meryl Ann Butler on Creativity and Joy" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGs2r_66QE A NYC native, her response to 9-11 was to pen an invitation to healing through creativity, entitled, "90-Minute Quilts: 15+ Projects You Can Stitch in an Afternoon" (Krause 2006), which is a bestseller in the craft field. The sequel, MORE 90-Minute Quilts: 20+ Quick and Easy Projects With Triangles and Squares was released in April, 2011. Her popular video, How to Stitch a Quilt in 90 Minutes with Meryl Ann Butler can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrShGOQaJQ8 She has been active in a number of international, arts-related projects as a citizen diplomat, and was arts advisor to Baltimore's CIUSSR (Center for Improving US-Soviet Relations), 1987-89. She made two trips to the former USSR in 1987 and 1988 to speak to artists, craftpeople and fashion designers on the topic of utilizing the arts as a tool for global wellbeing. She created the historical "First US-Soviet Children's Peace Quilt Exchange Project" in 1987-88, which was the first time a reciprocal quilt was given to the US from the former USSR. Her artwork is in collections across the globe. Meryl Ann is a founding member of The Labyrinth Society and has been building labyrinths since 1992. She publishes an annual article about the topic on OpEdNews on World Labyrinth Day, the first Saturday in May. OpEdNews Senior Editor Joan Brunwasser interviewed Meryl Ann in "Beyond Surviving: How to Thrive in Challenging Times" at https://www.opednews.com/articles/Beyond-Surviving--How-to-by-Joan-Brunwasser-Anxiety_Appreciation_Coronavirus_Creativity-200318-988.html Find out more about Meryl Ann's artistic life in "OEN Managing Ed, Meryl Ann Butler, Featured on the Other Side of the Byline" at https://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/OEN-Managing-Ed-Meryl-Ann-in-Life_Arts-Artistic_Artists_Quilt-170917-615.html On Feb 11, 2017, Senior Editor Joan Brunwasser interviewed Meryl Ann in Pink Power: Sister March, Norfolk, VA at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Pink-Power-Sister-March--by-Joan-Brunwasser-p*ssy-Hats-170212-681.html "Creativity and Healing: The Work of Meryl Ann Butler" by Burl Hall is at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Creativity-and-Healing--T-by-Burl-Hall-130414-18.html Burl and Merry Hall interviewed Meryl Ann on their BlogTalk radio show, "Envision This," at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/envision-this/2013/04/11/meryl-ann-butler-art-as-a-medicine-for-the-soul Archived articles www.opednews.com/author/author1820.html Older archived articles, from before May 2005 are here. OpEd News Member for 928 week(s) and 1 day(s) 883 Articles, 2291 Quick Links, 6907 Comments, 8 Diaries, 101 Series, 0 Polls
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Monday, August 28, 2023
Trump's Disqualification From Running in 2024: Jamie Raskin, Glenn Kirschner Weigh In Brian Tylor Cohen interviews Jamie Raskin, Glenn Kirschner and Asa Hutchinson on section 3 of the 14th Amendment and Trump's Disqualification From running in 2024.
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Monday, August 21, 2023
Join "Walk for the World" 09.23.23 with Dr. Joe Dispenza Imagine a global community, walking into a new future, together, with a collective attention, focused on change, and clear intention. Join "Walk for the World" 09.23.23 with Dr. Joe Dispenza.
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Saturday, July 15, 2023
Path to Empowerment: Self-Discovery through Artistic Creation Annette Luycx is a Dutch artist and art educator who teaches personal discovery and self-empowerment through exploring creative collage and photomontage in her home studio near Athens, Greece. Series: Art & Creativity (126 Articles, 274904 views), Health & Wellbeing (20 Articles, 96141 views)
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Saturday, June 24, 2023
Crime Statistics Show That the World Is Getting Safer Multiple recent data reports show lower crime rates in the US and beyond, evidence that the world is getting safer. Jeff Asher, of AH Datalytics, penned an analysis in The Atlantic with crime information from 2023 so far, finding a "sharp and broad decline" in murder rates. The preliminary numbers indicate that the country "may be experiencing one of the largest annual percent changes in murder ever recorded."
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Monday, May 15, 2023
TX State Rep Sobs "There is No Safe Place in America" With the families of Uvalde shooting victims around him, Democratic Texas State Rep. Gene Wu made an emotional plea for increased gun control
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Friday, May 12, 2023
Authentic Wisdom from a Trump Voter I've been flummoxed by the Christian Fundamentalist Republican Trump perspective. It looks crazy to me, and yet, to be truthful, some of the actions of progressives seem just as crazy. I was just deeply enlightened by a former Trump supporter.
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
How Did Long Islanders get Bamboozled by George Santos? New York Representative George Santos is in custody, finally, with 13 federal criminal charges. How in the world did these Long Islanders get so completely bamboozled by George Santos?
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Friday, April 28, 2023
Walk as One on World Labyrinth Day: Sat. May 6 Since 2009, enthusiasts around the globe have been invited to Walk as One at 1 by walking a labyrinth at 1:00 pm in local time zones on World Labyrinth Day,participating in an unbroken wave of wellbeing flowing around the globe. World Labyrinth Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in May. Series: Labyrinths and WLD #LabyrinthDay (17 Articles, 60492 views), Health & Wellbeing (20 Articles, 96141 views)
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Friday, April 21, 2023
Chichi in Curacao-- Creativity at Serena's Amazing Art Factory Attending a Chichi decorating workshop at Serena's Art Factory in Curaçao was definitely a highlight of my Caribbean cruise experience! Series: Cruising (3 Articles, 3997 views), Art & Creativity (126 Articles, 274904 views)
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Reestablished President Biden announced today the appointment of a dedicated group of high-profile artists and arts policy leaders to the newly re-established President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH).
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Randy Rainbow Channels Andrews Sisters in Indictment Parody Video After the recent news about TFG, the Randy Rainbow fans have been poised with crazed anticipation- and they were not disappointed with his newest parody, "Grumpy Trumpy Felon from Jamaica in Queens!" It's a parody of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (Don Ray & Hughie Prince) -- big plus if you are a fan of the Andrews Sisters. Series: Randy Rainbow (6 Articles, 8176 views)
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Friday, March 31, 2023
Hamilton's Revolution: War, Sex and Politics The musical, Hamilton, is a not-to-be-missed masterpiece about how deeply flawed people can still make extraordinarily valuable contributions to humankind. It is a revolutionary production about a Revolutionary time, hopefully sparking a much-needed evolution in consciousness as we embark on America's second revolution. Series: Norfolk / Tidewater Area Virginia (16 Articles, 31572 views), Performances, Drama, Movies etc (18 Articles, 25544 views)
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Sunday, March 26, 2023
How Plants Can Rescue the Planet! (Short Video) Plants can rescue the planet! This video is short, snappy, informative, I loved it.
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
Wisdom from Marianne Williamson Marianne Williamson launched her 2024 presidential campaign in Washington, DC, Saturday, March 4, 2023, and has been offering emails filled with truth and inspiration since. While she takes perfect aim at the problems we face, she also leaves me hopeful and inspired. Here are her words today: Series: Marianne Williamson (6 Articles, 8742 views)
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
Musin' on Cruisin': Art Adventure on Grand Cayman Grand Cayman Island was the first port on my Caribbean cruise. While other cruise-goers were eager to swim with stingrays or snorkel at Seven Mile Beach, I decided to check out the art at The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. Series: Cruising (3 Articles, 3997 views)
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Randy Rainbow's Ba-a-a-a-a-a-ack; Skewers Santos Randy Rainbow rhas eleased his latest Youtube parody, "Life's a F-king Fantasy for Santos,". This masterpiece parodies "Jolly Holiday" from Mary Poppins and "Georgy Girl" by The Seekers. Series: Performances, Drama, Movies etc (18 Articles, 25544 views), Humor (4 Articles, 5886 views), Randy Rainbow (6 Articles, 8176 views) (View All Series)
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Musing on Cruising: Retirement Adventures on the High Seas "Cruise of the Heart: Memoir of a Transatlantic Voyage" by Robert Ferre' is a captivating combo of engaging travelogue, sensual retirement love story and spiritual insight peppered with fascinating behind-the scenes technical tidbits - a high seas version of "Eat, Pray, Love" direct from the man-cave. Series: Cruising (3 Articles, 3997 views)
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Saturday, March 4, 2023
Marianne Williamson Announces Bid for Presidency in 2024 On March 4th, 2023 Marianne Williamson was on fire as she announced live, from Washington DC, the launch of her presidential campaign. Series: Marianne Williamson (6 Articles, 8742 views)
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Monday, February 27, 2023
The Dennis Kucinich Report to Launch Feb 28 Former Congressman and presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich, has announced the launch of The Dennis Kucinich Report on February 28. Series: Dennis Kucinich (29 Articles, 57603 views)
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Saturday, February 18, 2023
The Secrets of Art Quilts, Cortisol and Your Health Why go to a quilt show? Well, there's an abundance of beauty, for one thing. And for another, both appreciating as well as creating art can lower stress and enhance wellbeing as well as longevity, according to scientific studies. Series: Health & Wellbeing (20 Articles, 96141 views), Quilting and Fiber Arts (18 Articles, 48204 views) Page 3 of 45 First Last Back Next 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View All |