Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

That Nun!

Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent by Matthew Burgess

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All I am saying is Hippie Nun. You need to read Matthew Burgess’s picture book to learn more! Okay, I will also say that Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent has really cool illustrations that are inspired by Kent and the style of the illustrators mix-media format. There are colors, shapes and all the ins and outs of what you would expect from Kent’s work and life. They are unqiueq detailed and there are hidden pieces of fun (the blue bird […]

The 3 Named Hippie Nun

Sister Corita's Words and Shapes by Jeanette Winter

Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent by Mara Rockliff

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Who was Sister Corita? To start with, she was a woman who would have three names by the end of her life, each representing that chapter her journey was in.  Born Frances Elizabeth Kent, she would enter the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart at age 18, becoming Sister Mary Corita Kent, then after over 30 years, she would leave them and become Corita Kent. She was a creative person that made her students think, see/look, and do it outside of the box. During a time […]

If Chuck Tingle Did Graffiti

Bansky: Completed by Carol Diehl

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Bingo 16: Cold A lot of Banksy: Completed is about how the art world establishment looks down on Banksy and his popularity with the general public; the whole thing is almost more of a manifesto in defense of the popular as it is an introduction to the graffiti artist and his work. A good chunk of the middle of the book is less about Banksy and more about the art world and art critics who have given this type of art and the people who […]



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