SorryWatch Reads: I’m Sorry You Got Mad

SorryWatch Reads: I’m Sorry You Got Mad

by | Oct 2, 2024 | Artistic apologies

I’m Sorry You Got Mad, written by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Julie Kwon A picture-book apology triumph! The story — told entirely in handwritten notes passed by a little boy, a teacher, and a little girl — is best for kids age 4–8. Could this be the youngest...
Paperback alert!

Paperback alert!

by | Jul 6, 2023 | Artistic apologies

Guess what? The paperback version of our book, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies, will be out on January 2! With a new title and a new cover, as well as a NEW NIFTY WAY CHEAPER PAPERBACK PRICE, because WHY NOT. You can preorder now, wherever you like to...
Nuance matters

Nuance matters

by | Mar 22, 2023 | Artistic apologies

Today let’s look at a B+ apology and see how it could have been an A apology. The Portland Art Museum in Oregon recently tweeted this statement: Our first reaction: Booting an indigenous woman wearing an indigenous child-carrier from your museum’s show of...
Another SorryWatch Art Report!

Another SorryWatch Art Report!

by | Aug 20, 2022 | Artistic apologies

SorryWatch recently saw a delightful gallery show called “Mistakes Were Made.” In it, artist Jennifer Dalton explores her interest in the faux-sincerity and sameness of bad public apologies. The show is at a tiny gallery called Mother-in-Law’s in Germantown, NY. A...
Apologies in lacquer and gold

Apologies in lacquer and gold

by | Apr 27, 2022 | Artistic apologies

Snarly and Sumac are both drawn to kintsugi, in which broken ceramics are repaired in a way that the cracks are still visible. The fixed piece feels like a new, quirky, precious thing! To us, that’s a wonderful metaphor for apology. A good apology doesn’t pretend that...

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