Seeing the Man in the Moon

Liz Mamorsky’s work is a trip.  Living through the late 60′s and early 70′s, I know a trip when I see one.  I distinctly remember sitting on my bed, watching a montage of Liz Mamorsky paintings play out on the cinder block walls of my dorm room in 1971.  Well, maybe not distinctly.  By that [...]

SF Open Studios Weekend Three – “So, Where’s Mike Off to Now?”

   This weekend, over 200 artists will be opening their studios from Third Street -> SOMA ->  Downtown -> over to North Beach.  It is a daunting journey, but if anyone is up for the challenge, it is me.  And, once again, everyone is asking “So Mike, where are you off to now?”  Well, I have [...]

Burnt Kettle – The Art of Rebecca Chang

She was jolted out of bed by a smoke alarm. Miserable with a cold, she had dozed off and left the tea kettle on the burner. Rebecca Chang‘s first thought when she saw the blazing kettle was “Where’s my camera?”.  Thus began her most recent series: “Studies in K”.  It is a series that encapsulates many [...]

SF Open Studios – Weekend Two: “Where’s Mike Going?”

  This weekend, there will be nearly 150 artists opening their studios from Ocean Beach in the west; running up San Francisco on the north side; all the way to Fort Mason.   And, once again, everyone is asking “So Mike, where are you going?”    Well, I outlined my traditional strategy last week, and it is unchanged:  [...]

Before & After the Fall – The Art of Jennifer Ewing

I have been familiar with Jennifer Ewing’s work for a number of years.  She lives at Developing Environments, where she and her husband, Leo Germano, are business partners in Ewing & Germano, a multifaceted commercial art business.  Jennifer and Leo have a studio that is “work-work”, from which they operate their business.  This means that [...]

SF Open Studios Weekend One – Where’s Mike Going?

  With over 300 studios to choose from this weekend, everyone is asking “So Mike, where are you going?”  Well, here is my traditional strategy:  I go to the San Francisco Open Studios Preview Gallery at SomArts, 934 Brannon Street.  Before I go, I pick up a copy of this week’s Bay Guardian.  There is [...]