The 2nd Annual Art Lovers Book Club is in high gear at the Winter Garden Art Association! My gratitude to everyone who attended yesterday’s discussion of Javier Sierra’s The Secret Supper. Some really profound observations were shared and that made the experience even more enjoyable for me as facilitator. One reason I chose Sierra’s novel is […]
Read more "The Secret Supper"If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that I am a huge fan of non-traditional gallery spaces. Central Florida seems to specialize in them and one of my favorites is The Alfond Inn in Winter Park, FL. The Alfond Inn is a boutique hotel that is an extension of Rollins […]
Read more "The Swan"Saturday night I attended the Unusual Frida Art Show currently on view at the Downtown Orlando Library. This show features 26 local artists each depicting their personal connection to the artist Frida Kahlo. The artwork was wildly diverse, as were the artists. It is so interesting to me the different ways in which people, and […]
Read more "Unusual Frida"While doing research for my most recent class – The Art World: Today – I came across a documentary called “The First Monday in May.” Since I am devoting an entire class session to fashion’s 21st century role in the art world, I thought it would be a good idea to check this documentary out […]
Read more "The First Monday in May"Saturday night was the opening of the Modern Marvel Art Show at Hourglass Brewing in Longwood, FL. I am thrilled to have three pieces included in such an epic art show dedicated to one of my most favorite fandoms – the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The artwork on display in this show is stellar! Amazing things […]
Read more "Modern Marvel Art Show"This past weekend I had the honor of curating the Fine Art Gallery at the 2nd Annual Take pART: A Festival of the Arts at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL. This year’s theme was “Togetherness” and I was amazed by all the submissions. More artists participated in this year’s event resulting in not only […]
Read more "Fine Art Gallery at Take pART 2019"I am so excited to share some big news… I am debuting a brand new class with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and it begins next week! I have been perfecting this class for about a year now and I am pleased it is finally coming to fruition. The Art World: TODAY discusses what is […]
Read more "The Art World: TODAY"I guess the theme for this week’s blog posts is art-related books because I had someone who attended my class on Frida Kahlo send me a picture of this board book for babies and kids. It is titled Frida Catlo and tells the story of artist Frida Kahlo as if she were a cat. It […]
Read more "Frida Catlo"This past Saturday I kicked off the 2nd annual Art Lovers Book Club at SoBo Gallery hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association. We had an amazing time discussing June’s book, Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriett Scott Chessman. You may remember that I posted about this book on the blog back in […]
Read more "Art Lovers Book Club 2019"I love parody and documentaries which makes me the ideal target audience for the show “Documentary Now!” “Documentary Now!” is an IFC original show (all three seasons are currently streaming on Netflix) with the sole purpose of parodying the very best documentaries ever made. I was thrilled to hear the creators were going to tackle […]
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