My photography needs to start earning its keep, so I am giving Redbubble a go. I have had some success with literary magazines picking up my work – none of which pay. Hitting the art festivals requires a large inventory, which is costly. The same goes for showing in cafes, restaurants, galleries, etc. Selling online …
Two days of books, books, and more books. I wanted to read every one of them. The list of authors included Guadalupe Garcia McCall with her new book Echoes of Grace, Ramona Emerson, author of Shutter, Karen White/Beatriz Williams/Lauren Willig, co-authors of The Last Summers of New Port – they were hysterically funny – Nghi …
TUBAC FESTIVAL OF ART – 2023 The American Southwest has always had an attraction for creative types, particularly artists and writers. Maybe the wide-open spaces offer quiet isolation for busy minds. This magnetism did not go unnoticed during a recent trip to the tiny town of Tubac, AZ. Arizona is filled with old mining towns …
GERTRUDE STEIN TALKS PURPOSE Imagine a home filled with the likes of Picasso, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Matisse. Not their works, but the actual men. Gertrude Stein hosted writers and artists such as these in her home in 1920’s Paris. Her salons placed her at the center of the avant-garde art movement. My aspirations are not …
Language and Identity The struggle for cultural identity in a global society where people commonly cross international borders, make relationships outside of their own culture, and create blended families is nothing new. My grandparents were part of an influx of immigrants into the United States which resulted in their own little melting pot. My paternal …
