Creative Community
~ Charlotte Hajer
Charlotte Hajer is the executive director of the Sonoma Community Center.
Posted on January 19, 2023
For the past ten years or so, I’ve been baking sourdough bread. Every day I faithfully feed my starter, and every Saturday I use... Continue
Posted on October 15, 2022
One great way to boost our collective creativity as a community is to revel in the rich cultural diversity and creativity that already... Continue
Posted on September 15, 2022
I’ve mostly been writing here about creativity as a positive thing. I’ve explored how making something (or being creative in other... Continue
Posted on August 16, 2022
What’s the difference between art and craft? Between an artist and an artisan?
This is a distinction that I’d never given much... Continue
Posted on July 21, 2022
At the Community Center, we’re in the midst of planning our annual MUSE gala – and it’s gotten me to thinking about this notion... Continue
Posted on June 18, 2022
I began to play the violin when I was seven – but I often say it really started when I was nine. That’s when I switched to a new... Continue
Posted on May 15, 2022
You may know Simon Blattner as a businessman or the consummate community volunteer, but he is also a handmade papermaker. He came to... Continue
Posted on April 17, 2022
After insisting that they were separate entities for at least several millennia, it seems like Western culture is finally coming... Continue
Posted on March 17, 2022
You might think there’s nothing less creative than trash. But maybe you haven’t yet met Marie Kneemeyer, the Public Education... Continue
Posted on February 17, 2022
I like to knit, but I always need a pattern. I play the violin, but always to sheet music: I’m horrible at improvising. And I like... Continue
Trash art
