I had the privilege of participating in a very FUN class at this year’s Orlando Fringe. Hosted by Visual Fringe and taking place in VFHQ, local artist Judy Pickett taught a group of us crazy creatives the art of cyanotype and while cocktails were on the agenda, we were too focused on our artwork to […]
Read more "Cocktails & Cyanotype"The 32nd annual Orlando Fringe Festival has officially concluded and I am reluctantly and begrudgingly returning to the real world. This year’s Fringe was one for the history books, so here is a brief recounting of my mischief and mayhem from the second week of the festival. Visual Fringe artists hosted a very special fundraiser […]
Read more "Orlando Fringe 2023 Recap – Part 2"“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” The Orlando Fringe is in full swing, so here is my recap of the first week. Thursday, May 18th was the Visual Fringe Gallery Opening Celebration. There are so many fantastic pieces of art in this year’s gallery and a HUGE variety of mediums on display. There […]
Read more "Orlando Fringe 2023 Recap – Part 1"There’s an old joke from my long-ago museum education days that has always stuck with me. It goes something like, “If you want people to come to your museum, you have to have one of three things – dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt or Impressionism.” *insert laugh track here* It was with this bit of museum humor […]
Read more "“Impression & Reality” at the Mennello"By now I am sure that all my blog followers know that I am a huge fan of the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland, FL. One of the many reasons why I appreciate the Arts & Heritage Center so much is that they routinely host art exhibitions that […]
Read more "“A Portrait of Grace” at the Arts & Heritage Center"Ever since discovering her work as part of the 2022 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition hosted by the Orlando Museum of Art, I have been completely under the spell of artist Hiromi Mizugai Moneyhun. Her work leaves me in awe, plain and simple. That said, a trip to the Appleton Museum of Art in […]
Read more "“Paper Thin & Shadow Deep” at The Appleton"As a huge fan of public art, I am excited to share with you some wonderful murals I discovered in Minneola, FL! For context, my husband and I frequently ride our scooters on the beautiful trails throughout the Central Florida area because we love nature and because we are big dorks who ride scooters. Needless […]
Read more "Murals on the Trail – Minneola, FL"If history is the record of the shared human experience, then art history is the visual record of that shared human experience. This is something I firmly believe and it is a principle that I try to instill in those who participate in my classes or attend my lectures. Of course, I have to admit […]
Read more "“In Between: Painting the Post Immigrant Experience” at the Maitland Art Center"One of the things I love about The Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, FL is the eclectic nature of its exhibitions. While not an exceptionally large art institution, the curators make the most out of every space, offering a variety of artworks to view and discuss across a wide range of topics and mediums. […]
Read more "“BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art” at The Appleton"One of my favorite places to view the work of local Central Florida artists is the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland, FL. If you’ve been following this blog for any amount of time, then you already know that I have raved about the building’s large windows that allow […]
Read more "“La Florida” at the Arts & Heritage Center"
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