A “Fun House” conjures up memories of traveling circus sideshows offering surprising amusements. Barrett Art Center presented the exhibit “Fun…
The art of Mercados
This entry was written over 6 years ago in 2015, before the world of travel changed. Now when I remember…
The Art of Kinship
The current exhibit at Arts Mid-Hudson is organized by Ransome, a Rhinebeck, New York artist, who invited 22 artists to…
From my bookshelf
Fahrenheit 451 is on my bookshelf – my well-read copy was replaced in 2013 with this 60th Anniversary Edition. Looking…
The Art on the Street
A travel memory from December 2019. We came to explore Villa de Zaachila’s archeological site, but afterwards strolling through the…
From My Bookshelf
Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy by Diana Kennedy is on my bookshelf. This is more than a cookbook –…
Women Picturing Women
March is Women’s History Month and we can look back over the last decade where a mere 11 percent of…
Art and Archeology
My longing for travel continues. I’ve been remembering past trips in an effort to soothe my travel pangs. Yagul is…
The Art of a Likely Story
Artists have hungry eyes and their observations on the world builds a lexicon of their own artistic language. D. Jack…
From my bookshelf
Diane Arbus has always been one of my favorite photographers. This book, Diane Arbus: Revelations includes documentation from the retrospective…
From my bookshelf
Arts and Crafts of Mexico has been my go-to guide for years as I’ve learned about the traditional crafts made…
