In large measure, ideas are what make us human. Our ability to conceive and communicate them is one of the things that most distinguishes us from other species. For the majority of us, most of the ...

SANTA BARBARA — James Castle was obsessed with drawing. He reportedly drew at least one picture every day, and often many more, which added up to a portfolio of thousands when the self-taught artist ...

Drawing by James Castle found during restoration of the Castle family house (all images courtesy of Boise City Department of Arts & History unless otherwise noted) The house of the late James Castle ...

If anyone merits the description "self-taught artist," it's James Castle. Castle (1899-1977), born deaf into an Idaho farming family, apparently never learned to write, speak or sign, despite ...