Arts meets pseudo-science
Most folks rooting for the film “Gravity” to win big at this weekend’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony aren’t terribly bothered by the fact that filmmakers got some of the facts wrong when placing Sandra...
View ArticleSharing “Secrets”
Frances Smith Cohen got to wondering, while staring one day at her own family’s portrait, what other people might see when looking at the picture. Those musings, she revealed during a recent...
View ArticleThe joy of toys
I’ve been looking for some time now at all the plastic bottle tops that don the containers I cart home from the market, thinking I should find some use for them rather than throwing them away. I...
View ArticleWhere Roosevelt meets Grand
I bounced between two of Arizona’s many arts districts a few days ago, eager to explore offerings along both Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue. Both are home to an eclectic assortment of galleries and...
View ArticleLiberty and justice
Consider for a moment how you might visually represent the concepts of liberty or justice. Would you focus on acts of liberty or justice committed by individuals or groups? Explore the ways individual...
View ArticleThe cottage
Once each year, a pair of lovers rendezvous inside an old woman’s cottage. The silver tea service is tarnished, but the liquor cart well-stocked. “The Cottage” opens as a woman drapes herself across a...
View ArticleArt meets postcard
Our oldest daughter Jennifer has been hand-making or decorating cards and wrapping papers since she was old enough to hold a writing instrument, often using recycled materials. Her doodles and detailed...
View ArticlePersonal panethnicity
“I grew up with people of many different colors,” recalls Anne Allemann, whose work is featured in an exhibition called “Personal Panethnicity” at the Herberger Theater Art Gallery in Phoenix. “I...
View ArticleThe accidental sculptor
You’d imagine, walking through the studio for Phoenix sculptor Kevin Caron, that he must have dreamed since early boyhood of moving and melding materials to make fluid shapes conjuring a steady stream...
View ArticleMug shots
Mock mug shots for thirty Arizona artists accompany ceramic mugs they’ve created and donated to Shemer Art Center in Phoenix for today’s “Mug Shots” fundraiser, designed to raise money for the center —...
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