More art in unexpected places…
We stopped by a little coffee shop in Phoenix called Hob Nobs the other day when we got downtown early for a theater rehearsal. We chose Hob Nobs so we could thank them for donating coffee for a recent...
View ArticleHappy times at the Heard Museum
Sunday afternoon I dropped my daughter off to see a show at Phoenix Theatre. It’s located near several of my favorite hangouts—the Burton Barr Central Library, the Phoenix Art Museum and more. It’s...
View ArticlePhoenix library welcomes young poets
I know the temptation is there… It’s Friday night. You’ve worked hard all week—juggling meetings and appointments, ferrying children to and fro, overseeing homework and chores, caring for family or...
View ArticleArt for babies?
Soon after writing my recent “Think pink” post, I realized my homage to all things pink failed to include perhaps the finest pink thing the world has ever known—the newborn baby. I was reminded when I...
View ArticleQuilting for literacy
Quilts featuring squares by famous children's authors line the walls of a library inside the Brooklyn's Children's Museum, reminding Scottsdale writer Lynn Trimble that Arizona families can celebrate...
View ArticleArt meets altar
Painted skulls. Brightly-colored flowers. Favorite foods. All sorts of meaningful mementos. We’ll enjoy them all once Valley venues, from Mesa Arts Center and Xico Gallery to Burton Barr Central...
View ArticleDrawings feature diverse heroes
Works by Brooklyn-born artist T.M. Noel, featured in the “Everyone Could Use a Hero” exhibit at the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, explore “heroes” in various contexts — the mainstream, urban...
View ArticleInterconnections
While driving some time ago through Roosevelt Row in Phoenix, I stumbled on a mural depicting what looked like utility lines. I learned only after exploring the “Interconnections” exhibition at the...
View ArticleSeuss meets Escher?
Folks celebrating the 110th anniversary of writer/artist Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birth on March 2 have a lovely excuse for extending the merriment for a few more days — thanks to artworks by Skye...
View Article25 days later
A gnome stands surrounded by debris. A chair sits near the bare frame of a bistro table. Green cactus pads bear brown marks where they’ve been charred. It’s been just over a year since the...
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