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“Jiro Dreams of Sushi”: a Couple of Thoughts
When five people who know me tell me that I’ve “GOT to see” a movie, I usually do. David Gelb’s…
Dominick’s of Ann Arbor: First Sketch of a Great Good Place
Here’s a quickie update on a piece I’m doing to be shown and sold at the Ann Arbor Art Center.…
The Creative Habit: Words of Wisdom from Twyla Tharp
I love when someone gets all enthusiastic and insistent about lending me a book that I “ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO READ!”…
Parasol’s of New Orleans: an Illustration and a Love Letter
As you might have heard around the schoolyard, Colleen and I love to spend time down in New Orleans. We’ve…
Dominick’s of Ann Arbor, and Why I Love It
Dominick’s on a perfect fall day, first year of college, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Clean breeze, almost painfully bright…
Jim Pennington: a Self-Taught Master (and Self-Described “Copyist”) Plying the Trade in New Orleans
Quick shout-out for Jim Pennington, an artist we met on our last trip to New Orleans. Here’s how it happened: Colleen…
Preservation Hall Art Reception in New Orleans, LA
And a big ol’ THANKS, Y’ALL for coming to Preservation Hall last week to see my art show, along with…
Emilie Rhys: a New Orleans Artist of Notable Pedigree
Thursday the 17th is the opening reception for my Great Good Places of New Orleans show at Preservation Hall, and…
Buffa’s Lounge of New Orleans: Another Great Good Place
Buffa’s Lounge. Unusual name (say: “BOOF-uhz”), funky old building. Sits at the corner of Esplanade (which divides the French Quarter from…