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Joyce Robinson is an artist who has worn many hats (or, actually, purses).  A former opera singer and music teacher, she now brings her soaring voice and strength of character to create the vibrant and fanciful handbags of Brown Paper Bags Gone Wild!
Robinson’s raw medium is the drab brown paper bag and with it she [...]

 
The photographer Lauri Lyons is a storyteller who utilizes her photography as well as words, both hers and those of others, to recount personal and cultural journeys.  Her latest project is the multimedia piece, Barack Obama and the American Dream, about the 2008 presidential election and 2009 inauguration.  She has deftly woven the images and voices [...]

January 22-29, 2009
DONNA KARAN Stephan Weiss Studio 711 Greenwich Street (Corner of Charles Street) NYC

Urban Zen (founded by fashion designer Donna Karan) is hosting at the Stephan Weiss Studio a presentation of Australian aboriginal art and culture inspired by the Australian government’s reconciliation movement.  The week-long G’Day USA Australia Week is offered in the spirit of [...]

 
If San Diego’s sunny disposition isn’t enough reason to migrate there this winter, then the city’s Human/Nature: Artists Respond To A Changing Planet  exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art is certainly a special, added draw. 
The show gathers the work of eight international artists, each commissioned to respond to one of eight UNESCO World Heritage Natural [...]

Guest post by Alicia Lubowski-Jahn
All images by Paul Gregory Newman

Stillness and Dynamism
A photograph of the sculpture artist Shane Hart creating an installation of balanced stones conveys a profound sense of stillness amidst dynamism. His work’s mesmerizing tranquility at a moment of seemingly impossible balance inspires a parallel silence inside ourselves. Yet set against [...]

Whether you’re a professional artist, a hobbyist or just like to make crafts with your kids every now and then, if you’re environmentally conscious you’ve probably wondered how you can make your creative activities greener. Arts and crafts can definitely be a bit hard on the environment if you’re not careful – there are a [...]

Arina and the pink bunny!
Rushing around NYC on a recent evening, I was stunned by what I saw in the La Mama gallery. With my nose pressed against the glass window, I gazed in wonder at a marvelously crafted menagerie of objects and characters with animated faces. These were inflated balloon-like sculptures, among which were [...]

 
There are certain cultural traditions that are hard to let go of, especially when it comes to weddings and event planning, and the invitation is one of them. No matter how much of an eco-chick you are, sending out wedding invites via email might just not cut it for you. Fortunately, more and more, [...]

Starre Vartan in front ‘Pajaro’ by Miguel Adrover

Last Sunday night, at the beginning of fashion week, I met a very hopeful version of the future. The hessnatur show was the epitome of the direction I think fashion is headed in: supernatural fabrics in beyond modern designs.
This perfectly curated set of inspirations is fundamentally futuristic, [...]

WORLD OF WASTE: America’s Mass Consumption in Images
Look at this image.

Photo by Chris Jordan.
Pan out . . .

Photo by Chris Jordan.
Pan out a little more . . .

Chris Jordan. Plastic Bottles, 2007. 60×120″
That right there, is 2,000,000 plastic bottles. The amount of plastic bottles Americans throw out every five minutes.
Welcome to the work [...]