In the children's book "Grant, the Eco-Friendly Artist," a young child is hyperfocused on tearing paper. The book says that Grant "would draw, paint, and tear paper for hours and hours, over and over!

Grant Manier peers into the hallway. He is at the Children's Museum of Houston the one day of the year it is reserved for children with autism. But where, he wonders, are the kids? Suddenly a little ...

It all began my last year of college, when I lived alone for the first time, off campus, on the top floor of an old clapboard house in Yellow Springs, Ohio. I was writing my bachelor’s thesis on ...

Jennie Summerall admits that her studio is a bit of a mess when she’s in “collage mode.” Boxes filled with thick, patterned rolls of paper from around the world cover the floor. “There’s this forest ...