Tag Archives: Vote

#Poetry Friday–TREES BREATH & Online Art Exhibit

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been thinking about …space in poems… negative space, tree’s space, and people’s space… Above is the flyer for an online exhibit I’m in, Where Are We Now? Activism of the Everyday, An International Juried Virtual … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Exhibits, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, An International Juried Virtual Exhibition of Art by Women, Art Exhibit, breath, change, Jama Rattigan, Jama's Alphabet Soup, Meet the Artist Live Virtual Event, Michelle Kogan, nature, Negative SPce, poems, poetry, trees, Vote | 15 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Letter Poem for my Dad on #Inktober day 15

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My Father’s Birthday was this week, he would have been 91 years old this year. He also passed away 4 years ago the week of Halloween. I think about him all the time, but I like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, pen sketch, Poem, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, #inktober 2020, #PoetryFriday, covid-19, Janice Skully, Letter Poem, Memories, Michelle Kogan, pen sketch, stardust, Vote, warercolor | 18 Comments

#Poetry Friday–Found Poem: Democratic National Convention

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’ve been watching the Democratic National Convention this week–I really enjoyed the spirit generated from the count across the country and outside the country on Tuesday evening. I’ve been watching it on my PBS station and listened … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Democratic National Convention 2020, Found Poems, Hard Times, Michelle Kogan, Pleasures from the Page, poems, poetry, Ramona Behnke, Resources for voting, Vote | 12 Comments

Vote Blue November 6, 2018 US Midterm Elections

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #BlueWave, #VoteBlue, 2018 Midterm elections, Action, animals, Art, Children, Conscience, Democracy, earth, environment, family, friends, heart, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poems, poetry, reflections, teaching, thoughts, Vote, Waiting, Women, Writing | 3 Comments

Poetry Friday–Vote Blue!

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Vote Blue, Blue Wave Peace Pumpkin, 10-31-2018, Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! Our Midterm US elections are in less than a week. I’m using this opportunity to encourage all US citizens to take part in their civic duty and get out and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Halloween, Holidays, Home, Painting, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged "Vote and Save Our Nation", Blue Wave, change, Democracy, demonstrate, Freedom, Immigration, inalienable rights, Michelle Kogan, Midterms, organize, Poetry Friday, Vote, Vote Blue, women reproductive rights | 11 Comments

#Inktober day 30 letter “T” and #haiku

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged "take your stand", #inktober, Art, Children, earth, environment, family, friends, grains of sand, Haiku, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, nature, people, poem, poetry, reflections, spirit, tick-tock, Vote, Waiting, Women, Writing | Leave a comment

#Inktober day 29 letter “Q” & haiku–lost lives

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Action, Art, eleven lives lost, engage, environment, family, friends, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, Pittsburgh, poems, poetry, Quandary, reflections, spirit, thoughts, Vote, Waiting, Writing | Leave a comment

#Inktober Day 28 Letter “U” and haiku

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

More thoughts for the lives lost in Pittsburgh.

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Action, Art, earth, environment, fall, family, friends, Humanity, Inktober 2018, leaves, Michelle Kogan, poems, reflections, Save Dreams, Save Lives, spirit, stories, thoughts, Vote, wings, Writing | 2 Comments

#Inktober day 27–Save Lives–Save Democracy-Vote

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Posted in Painting, pen sketch, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #inktober, Humanity, Inktober 2018, Michelle Kogan, Mid term elections, poems, poetry, reflections, save democracy, Save Lives, thoughts, Vote, Writing | Leave a comment

#PoetryFriday–Vote & #Inktober

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m here with a mix of poetry and art to raise consciousness for the US Midterm Elections. My illustration accompanies my poem which was inspired by Calef Brown’s prompt on Michelle Heidenrich Barnes’ blog site Today’s Little … Continue reading →