Its pretty special when you get to see a friend fulfill a dream, and watching artist Larry Krone perform last nite at Joe’s Pub was one of those moments. Featuring family and friends in an extravaganza that was part honky-tonk, part cabaret, the songs and costumes Krone created were heartfelt, kooky, and homespun, the eccentric […]
As the new year dawns, I’m in my usual mode of hunkering down, avoiding the drunken subway scene and forced gaiety that is NYE in NYC — and just TRY and get a cab or car service there and back without it being a royal pain. So either there’s something romantic going on at home, […]
As a person who’s got books coming out of her ears, the idea of shelfies, or pics of your books – a phenomena I observed on social media long before I heard the term – is appealing if also strange. A couple summers ago when I did a piece for Huffpo, inviting a number of […]
In honor of Winter Solstice…make of it what you will! There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. – Edith Wharton (from Vesalius in Zante, 1902) Mona Hatoum, Current Disturbance, 1996 (White Chapel, 2011 installation) I love this the quote, and when I thought of coupling […]
Ever heard of Baker-Miller pink? Me neither. I came across it randomly on a recent image search and it intrigued me. The idea of a color that could calm violent prisoners. It was devised by a researcher, Alexander Schauss, in the 1970s. He wanted to know, specifically, if various wavelengths of light – ie. color […]
I wanted to share the work of two artist friends, Andrea Corson and Jelena Behrend, who make great jewelry! Though their sensibilities are different – where Corson is polished and whimsical, Behrend is graphic and expressive – both lean toward the abstract, conceiving of their designs as a sculptor would. Behrend’s work has been featured in […]
