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MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-37605405907723358322024-03-13T15:56:00.000-07:002024-03-13T15:56:20.722-07:00Summer Nights: Cashew Road<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hIU6WRb3WMyTcxPA10zaeoFoQa1wgcpz42XO9Mm1_HiDqzQaM4zva7TNiJ8kWuB0Dgdv5CyvXTlRNIBH20tL5-LQzRecu2PSElpi25T47rel3PqTjBxIXRqFcvZ0dRpV5itzEohNltYm-QYdBcifKpeq2P10DtGS7Ot5zjRYntS7Tusc8DkI4zWKulE/s2969/IMG_1256.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="2969" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hIU6WRb3WMyTcxPA10zaeoFoQa1wgcpz42XO9Mm1_HiDqzQaM4zva7TNiJ8kWuB0Dgdv5CyvXTlRNIBH20tL5-LQzRecu2PSElpi25T47rel3PqTjBxIXRqFcvZ0dRpV5itzEohNltYm-QYdBcifKpeq2P10DtGS7Ot5zjRYntS7Tusc8DkI4zWKulE/w651-h451/IMG_1256.jpeg" width="651" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /><br /><br /> Summer nights.</b></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xU4-sdKGIr1GxvnAZYwQZfM6SDJ1t3rWuXKM9c1EVzXXy2XXG2X3Y0ENF-U24kKtaa5fTTVVq1b5742g0IfmQfJjJMCKBEO5bn_7stHHi0Rc0pyQWGAxVDlTm-sV4sDCm3zpi3t9WtKcGHCbB5sOXi0WBdfYtL_dRR1bMJ3m5KYviQ2f1tQnzV5kVok/s3143/IMG_1257.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="3143" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xU4-sdKGIr1GxvnAZYwQZfM6SDJ1t3rWuXKM9c1EVzXXy2XXG2X3Y0ENF-U24kKtaa5fTTVVq1b5742g0IfmQfJjJMCKBEO5bn_7stHHi0Rc0pyQWGAxVDlTm-sV4sDCm3zpi3t9WtKcGHCbB5sOXi0WBdfYtL_dRR1bMJ3m5KYviQ2f1tQnzV5kVok/w454-h311/IMG_1257.jpeg" width="454" /></a></div><br />Hey, do you all remember, that one time we went to the old farm house by Cashew Road? <br /><br />We sat and watched the sunset from the bridge that evening, flicking rocks onto the railroad track and talking about the odd cloud formations we had seen earlier. <br /><br />For whatever reason we thought it would be abandon. The yard was unkept, and wildflowers were growing. Rusty old machine parts scattered about. The meandering walk across the farm and back on to West Main wasn’t more than a mile. Then the sound of a shotgun and something whizzing by our heads. “Git off my damn property” we hear a man yell - then a second shot - we take off running as fast as we can, a pellet caught the back of Jorges calf, but he hobble runs like a chicken. Looking back we can see the dim silhouette of a large man in the distance, gun in the air. <br /><br />We make the road - the dim yellow street lights create an odd mellow ambiance. Most likely we are safe. It was still early, but West Main at times can be a ghost highway, a car passing every 20 minutes or so. We sit, legs dangling on the road as we pluck grass, placing a blade carefully between our thumbs and index fingers, cupping our hands we while blowing as loudly as possible. The whistles pierce an ambling summer night.<br /><br />A couple in the distance laugh as they get into their car. A slight breeze. We walk through the graveyard to West Park, occasionally someone runs ahead and hides. We walk by, indifferent as they pop out from behind a tree. We all laugh, making our way past familiar houses to an open field. We lay down stare at the stars as the fireflies scuttle about. We stare into the universe, and fall asleep. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMna7OvDkxCH2hjxhUZTwRD42NrFADcIXihoCVS85K5_HhcwpXSn6gDpSf6Wa4X9Q75b5zvWg13fsj0F-AQJ9gVPogCeaKVbya9RLlfxy_u6sspR6ejR5Has8Kna73VRChN4nV0U3x46QOT9Y7VAOzZ341VdWWmQkEzT_bbf429wqrkvSCmYDUYuOB-Q/s3106/IMG_1258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="3106" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMna7OvDkxCH2hjxhUZTwRD42NrFADcIXihoCVS85K5_HhcwpXSn6gDpSf6Wa4X9Q75b5zvWg13fsj0F-AQJ9gVPogCeaKVbya9RLlfxy_u6sspR6ejR5Has8Kna73VRChN4nV0U3x46QOT9Y7VAOzZ341VdWWmQkEzT_bbf429wqrkvSCmYDUYuOB-Q/w562-h378/IMG_1258.jpeg" width="562" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span><br /><br /></p>MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-24527120940893373852023-12-22T17:12:00.000-08:002023-12-22T17:12:16.616-08:00Narrative Mystery Drawings<div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Tower Power 9” x 12”" border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="1003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuS5PTfxKgCqP28lzZbXiyNGicLR-ar9_KbYa4RheIFcX8g0zWyt3gA_H8C_gA1C-I0T2isuI90r69-k1tBsiEBmFQKeadLh16RXhE8PjQh-u_ggKxaj7CAKjZq-shG_mcVd0rGLOzW9yQE7umjEKJVFSDDjOD5F90cukJY3EqK7EJ4Vci4bY4Kd6890/w187-h320/TowerPower.jpg" title="Tower Power 9” x 12”" width="187" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Tower Power</b><br />2023<br />9” x 12”<br />Ink on Paper</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Drawing has always been at the center of my daily practice. It’s such a direct experience: paper, pencil, erasers. If a photo tells a thousand stories, a drawing tells a million. In this hyper information and digital age, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The act of drawing is a way to process all of this. The viewer perhaps has a moment to reflect, to breathe. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Inside the work of art each characters has their own life story. It’s like looking at a a single frame from a graphic novel, but the viewer is left to fill in the rest of the story - the before and after. In this sense narrative painting can be empowering, liberating, or challenge our perceptions and assumptions. It’s up to the viewer to complete the work. <br /><br />My favorite are mystery narrative artworks. The audience becomes the detective, challenged to unlock symbols, methodology, techniques and art historical references. When does a drawing become an illustration, a poster, a comic book strip doesn’t necessarily matter to me. All can be done well, some a quick gotcha - others a book. When a narrative work hits that universal truth, its meaning can adapt and change with the times. Other works perhaps document a significant moment or series of events. Over time the most honest of those works sometimes find their way in and out of popular culture. Whose voices are amplified, when and why, become part of the mystery itself. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprNpo3p_4muqAzTtwAET7optHQdPGCNWjuLuAayPRAODFJBgnTEhIbp8STzr-9hh2Fb_a1V4pzffdO8yhPQ3y3PC85ariKL9db7e9e9AFk2o_y3ppnk9qhhkThNCoLXUT-XjTGp0lK_eiJ54fRKKXh-Etp_NAhEnirUmRfw6PISnTlNHNluppvyQ1k2w/s1200/SubMoBoat%20Ride.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Boat Ride 18” x 24”" border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1200" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprNpo3p_4muqAzTtwAET7optHQdPGCNWjuLuAayPRAODFJBgnTEhIbp8STzr-9hh2Fb_a1V4pzffdO8yhPQ3y3PC85ariKL9db7e9e9AFk2o_y3ppnk9qhhkThNCoLXUT-XjTGp0lK_eiJ54fRKKXh-Etp_NAhEnirUmRfw6PISnTlNHNluppvyQ1k2w/w400-h295/SubMoBoat%20Ride.jpeg" title="Boat Ride 18” x 24”" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/" target="_blank">Boat Ride</a></b><br />2023<br />18” x 24”<br />Graphite on Paper</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HEy2goFBGYsJEktV6-4D0dKYfb5Wop67WeiQKO4wjyJKJ03WZMV79tlYEEl7KQpBkz79VSw_95t3ZHFNj0LpGlReMmvrSyrCpnp-lGpVik_Jl2XGUZfM4V8pcqJlyUJNfpu-qgUEB6ygJpM_clB138GevjPhN7ubhUR3ROTVBII8_yJjyljL5zvnNEs/s1200/FineWeOUt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HEy2goFBGYsJEktV6-4D0dKYfb5Wop67WeiQKO4wjyJKJ03WZMV79tlYEEl7KQpBkz79VSw_95t3ZHFNj0LpGlReMmvrSyrCpnp-lGpVik_Jl2XGUZfM4V8pcqJlyUJNfpu-qgUEB6ygJpM_clB138GevjPhN7ubhUR3ROTVBII8_yJjyljL5zvnNEs/w400-h265/FineWeOUt.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/" target="_blank">Run</a></b><br />2023<br />16” x 20”<br />Graphite on Paper</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sCxvtbTOI4aosWzi4emAGS0IaqMpO9vr1F6LjtozdETGaHqGigYwyD635c2ThuGq1g9Pa3LQ4nToFBKTrHpIAWuYn7xidFO9uoIXZAJ8ejftP6Ww3uZrPn7ZTV0TvjlFMqlJhDPTdr7sG6awBod0vqMqyt_XOKFXEzImMsDw3dpzs7AjY5envEr9qQc/s1200/DinnerOut.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1200" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sCxvtbTOI4aosWzi4emAGS0IaqMpO9vr1F6LjtozdETGaHqGigYwyD635c2ThuGq1g9Pa3LQ4nToFBKTrHpIAWuYn7xidFO9uoIXZAJ8ejftP6Ww3uZrPn7ZTV0TvjlFMqlJhDPTdr7sG6awBod0vqMqyt_XOKFXEzImMsDw3dpzs7AjY5envEr9qQc/w400-h297/DinnerOut.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/" target="_blank">Dinner Out</a></b><br />2023<br />18” x 24”<br />Graphite on Paper</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkFN1p_AbNZEGMc1h-AaWwGHqP7NjgmghMfhAjEo-g2Qq06bW3_lak3KSliZoppBQBXM1WiLVQocGWkokDu6QITFuVWX67CV_1nvc-EW75FyqPT4TX0NwiBSRVcqJ0Dib2LFGqU02BuiA4dHU3dMR_6y-IeEJLoKLlxGc3YxgbqnyupOacGOrZKP8bvQ/s1200/Concert.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1200" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkFN1p_AbNZEGMc1h-AaWwGHqP7NjgmghMfhAjEo-g2Qq06bW3_lak3KSliZoppBQBXM1WiLVQocGWkokDu6QITFuVWX67CV_1nvc-EW75FyqPT4TX0NwiBSRVcqJ0Dib2LFGqU02BuiA4dHU3dMR_6y-IeEJLoKLlxGc3YxgbqnyupOacGOrZKP8bvQ/w400-h316/Concert.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="Concert 2022 9” x 12” Graphite on Paper" target="_blank">Concert</a></b><br />2022<br />9” x 12”<br />Graphite on Paper</div>MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-91731154211337586262023-12-20T22:01:00.000-08:002023-12-20T22:02:17.349-08:00Sedona Arizona Landscape Drawing Hikes<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> This series of observational drawings are from Sedona. I love this part of Arizona, where each day the the mountains reveal different colors are textures. The sunrises and sunsets are unique and some of the most colorful scenes I’ve ever witnessed. There are teal, gold, blues, turquoise, magenta. The full spectrum of colors and values. Oak Creek Canyon, Verde River, West Sedona. Each place has it’s own unique ambiance, color and voice. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtcbIVa07i7YcMr_YjLhcDVmKavDShc12RoWwewMyWsO8OOMVfb98sKDB9188Yg3u76z4tFvJ3Hr0eraktcfzMnbCetOGGJeed35HlrOQWMe1Ex3rtIxu9UySe3KFnZCeWE94hSynDI-l-m4cTqlS8Gg3LUyanTPUqhz8oroUhqu1E5kiOv6EVK2NgZw/s1200/SedonaW1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtcbIVa07i7YcMr_YjLhcDVmKavDShc12RoWwewMyWsO8OOMVfb98sKDB9188Yg3u76z4tFvJ3Hr0eraktcfzMnbCetOGGJeed35HlrOQWMe1Ex3rtIxu9UySe3KFnZCeWE94hSynDI-l-m4cTqlS8Gg3LUyanTPUqhz8oroUhqu1E5kiOv6EVK2NgZw/w361-h266/SedonaW1.jpg" width="361" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">There are a ton of <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3851975.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trails to choose from</a> some constitute a full day trip to truly enjoy. I spent a few days exploring western Sedona on this trip. It’s a place I had rarely taken time with. The <a href=" https://www.wikiloc.com/trails/hiking/united-states/arizona/west-sedona" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trails</a> immerse one in nature quickly. I walked, stopping to draw various scenes, flowers, trees, rock formations and cactus. The drive out Dry Creek Road and Boynton Pass Road was delightful. I had to keep pulling over to take in the views. <br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCcVeNwIPaSl74fwQmDivZwVvquMhvlzHHkHLDhfPqD3XbXiNjrnLJ4jM1fLo7Moi_PjJ3GnoG47my-nJr16yP9ZKRGZnZsf6BUyu3Xoz_LoTyGgOeAieVrjJLGrotscl2qwn71f6WM1utt3Coi6fDvjcwZNsE_IdTA_19NaTmOPctG1KAGfAFigCUsE/s1200/SedonaW2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1200" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCcVeNwIPaSl74fwQmDivZwVvquMhvlzHHkHLDhfPqD3XbXiNjrnLJ4jM1fLo7Moi_PjJ3GnoG47my-nJr16yP9ZKRGZnZsf6BUyu3Xoz_LoTyGgOeAieVrjJLGrotscl2qwn71f6WM1utt3Coi6fDvjcwZNsE_IdTA_19NaTmOPctG1KAGfAFigCUsE/w474-h346/SedonaW2.jpg" width="474" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">These sketches are like field notes, jotting down marks inspired by the full experience of this place. The days I was there were slightly overcast, cool, clear with little wind or atmospheric dust. Perfect for drawing. I used the basics, a variety of pencils, a few colors, eraser on Strathmore and Arches papers. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DEWqLhAy8GKFFcDoufvaeiRcKdx22YmQhIFiGNdfHXLZLDUjJnHc5jpvGBZ55F78vyK0nRUEBOpCfuCV7PtjHrOz9JN5n5rpvgXb63m4A_77_hVtLzGwx7Kmnx4Dw6ziCYW0P-lstoxh_weH6M7HSJDy5PTrIWHTKai-GqY3FGNIA3w-c_ymGDElPAs/s1200/SedonaW3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DEWqLhAy8GKFFcDoufvaeiRcKdx22YmQhIFiGNdfHXLZLDUjJnHc5jpvGBZ55F78vyK0nRUEBOpCfuCV7PtjHrOz9JN5n5rpvgXb63m4A_77_hVtLzGwx7Kmnx4Dw6ziCYW0P-lstoxh_weH6M7HSJDy5PTrIWHTKai-GqY3FGNIA3w-c_ymGDElPAs/w447-h331/SedonaW3.jpg" width="447" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The sketches are source material for a series of 18” x 24” acrylic paintings. Both the drawings and paintings will be available for viewing, and sale on<b> <a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my website</a></b>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">###<br /></span></p>MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-88424989507632878482023-02-13T14:15:00.004-08:002023-02-13T14:15:54.661-08:00 Thoughts On Drawing: When I wake, I draw<p><b> Thoughts On Drawing: When I wake, I draw.</b><br /><br />It has often been said drawing is the core of art, the seed where ideas begin. Some call it a doodle, a sketch, a mind map, an observation, a note, writing. The academic approach is to learn how to create a believable three dimensional environment. Drawing is pre-verbal, primal. The language of drawing so clear and direct.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XeXETbECgPIo2hKgRoZweG2ma7YxJfrfHYQ4HLF-IxU_9rKuOCymoW32EPdHwIK3CkkHDEe4_2dMljoXZFgPlnCxMr8MyFXgzW6YQdMwcV206DRAmVwI9LrZHk6-6Nd1HrofZu4LSq_YeQHA-mkmzIlvs2ne62ERLKOXl8pCfCm1lham1J3Y8kAj/s1200/Schwartz_HeartSongs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1200" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XeXETbECgPIo2hKgRoZweG2ma7YxJfrfHYQ4HLF-IxU_9rKuOCymoW32EPdHwIK3CkkHDEe4_2dMljoXZFgPlnCxMr8MyFXgzW6YQdMwcV206DRAmVwI9LrZHk6-6Nd1HrofZu4LSq_YeQHA-mkmzIlvs2ne62ERLKOXl8pCfCm1lham1J3Y8kAj/w400-h308/Schwartz_HeartSongs.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>We can draw with pen and ink, a burnt stick, metal, graphite. Drawing as a way of processing ideas, a form of deep meditation, of switching intelligence. Drawing allows for the experimental, ethereal, spiritual, a voyage into the great unknown.</p><p><br />When drawing I have two primary sources; observational and internal. I bounce between the two. Observational drawing is demanding, we draw what we see - not as we want it but as it is - casting marks and dots of light - doing our best to capture a specific moment, before the lights and shadows change too dramatically. What emerges is our own voice, our own poetic intuition, but the scene is prescribed. This gathering of visual language finds its way into the internal drawings. Internal drawing is as vast a galaxy as observational, trusting intuition and tens of thousands hours of practice.<br /><br />Illustrations are perhaps refined drawings, with more attention to contrast and graphic lines. There may be a prescribed literary or conceptual objective, or a random meeting. Eventually drawing and illustration merge, then divert again. <br /><br /><b>Building Your Drawing Collection</b><br /><br />People seem to buy a work on first glance - it’s a very intuitive heart process. A work just speaks to you. Next on the list is price, does the work fall into your budget? Drawings tend to be much more affordable than paintings. Do you need to set up a payment plan? How will you store or display the work? When we buy a framed work, we are buying the frame as well, that can double the cost in some cases. I sell mostly unframed work unless the client asks otherwise. Unlike paintings most drawings bought directly from the artist are unframed, allowing for the client to frame the work in a way that corresponds to their interior design. <br /><br />Preserving and collecting drawings is an affordable way to build your collection. When not on display they can easily be stored, and come in a variety of sizes. I include a Certificate of Authenticity with each work, insuring authorship in perpetuity. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESlHb7s85IrGxvXozif8kgPEoTym76F5Xm4Re3iYNCUX-hM4CGtdK__5Qt4xtj1HznM4bq5Vf8sfLUJvJwOIGfQnCUYawD2QfJ0tlpb3TQasImQslXfywNL7gI1elDhLTCUJfBefDUif1ukXFhZTdN3wssL8NfN1QvmTF-x4DYZhseRGMlx8whTxg/s1200/AfternoonWalk.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Afternoon Walk" border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1200" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESlHb7s85IrGxvXozif8kgPEoTym76F5Xm4Re3iYNCUX-hM4CGtdK__5Qt4xtj1HznM4bq5Vf8sfLUJvJwOIGfQnCUYawD2QfJ0tlpb3TQasImQslXfywNL7gI1elDhLTCUJfBefDUif1ukXFhZTdN3wssL8NfN1QvmTF-x4DYZhseRGMlx8whTxg/w400-h294/AfternoonWalk.jpeg" title="Afternoon Walk" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Afternoon Walk</b><br />11” x 15”<br />Pencil, Colored Pencil on Fabriano<br />2022<br />$230. Unframed /Include Certificates of Authenticity<br />Shipping $20.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/gift-shop" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="1200" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp25H8C3i8vvf6asFHHpJG4GRStWOsdXilmvKzpcVuUK7ZjPcmB-A0hnjLkhzgUJlGnTyUtKiBOdXZ72wZq1wQDCTI99djD9IooWSWnnxo_lLpaAyp7hiAl1kT39FCItlB0Jmq3-SCeNYD_yovl4RvGZZ0IS1iP8MGla6m8D6Prqr4DqZ5yFgoNT4/w400-h315/COnversation.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/gift-shop" target="_blank"><b>Conversation</b></a><br />9” x 11.5”<br />Ink and Watercolor on Fabriano<br />$150. Unframed /include Certificates of Authenticity<br />Shipping $20.</div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKE4SAQLbwo1g_MdaWv5Q7JMPmIiDbbBnPSZkgaVdGjZxsLym4KXJaHumFxz9672jyoZq9Ia9p37vO9FJF6enOY3xfua3yMV0I56OVw9wfVQ0MazNzBv9t_UrSDKrIW7ssUWd3eg0trkUtXF2iWQM5Yuv7OvZAFzzlQBvEq__6OpxeUmAm2KM8WEV/s1200/Rincons.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1200" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKE4SAQLbwo1g_MdaWv5Q7JMPmIiDbbBnPSZkgaVdGjZxsLym4KXJaHumFxz9672jyoZq9Ia9p37vO9FJF6enOY3xfua3yMV0I56OVw9wfVQ0MazNzBv9t_UrSDKrIW7ssUWd3eg0trkUtXF2iWQM5Yuv7OvZAFzzlQBvEq__6OpxeUmAm2KM8WEV/w400-h305/Rincons.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Soldiers Creek</b><br />9” x 12”<br />Graphite on Fabriano<br />2022<br />$150. Unframed /Include Certificates of Authenticity<br />Shipping $20.<br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/gift-shop" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMpaOkBKFeFkVW-35UwfElFiPevRXnFh140CYpjbnnlchJYdmVPX-CX0vfARI5djQadFlETdMaUcfvTfmaiCxbSCFT_NtQIH5t85puaQQdbxw6fEK_VmlzfwMf5MaU_PQVli9_WnXHN533VZxrS6iw2Y2k7tVGThVR66Idm0cV5kdlEF7E4sLga6u/w400-h300/SoldiersCreek.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://michaelbschwartz.com/gift-shop" target="_blank">Catalinas</a><br />Note cards<br /></b>$10.00<br />($3.00 shipping)<br />Set: Five Cards (3.75 x 5.5") 5 envelopes</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxizLUbjnLo1h8MCtcd62Gf7GBoMP3xkIlyIg6jJf3dhK8hLD0JDXxfC3G0-3cB8qmupU-5UbAO8l4QApZSTNaYbcQPSogikKPB7GrWRSiNIcWDNaECog1j-rr2zuYjjxiQ-Y0-xv2oUI-xsbEcw7dgjKSQlP2hDMAh_Htp05WxRdKjs2fCLp4OEqD/s1200/WheelOfTime.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxizLUbjnLo1h8MCtcd62Gf7GBoMP3xkIlyIg6jJf3dhK8hLD0JDXxfC3G0-3cB8qmupU-5UbAO8l4QApZSTNaYbcQPSogikKPB7GrWRSiNIcWDNaECog1j-rr2zuYjjxiQ-Y0-xv2oUI-xsbEcw7dgjKSQlP2hDMAh_Htp05WxRdKjs2fCLp4OEqD/w400-h254/WheelOfTime.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wheel of Time</b><br />11” x 17”<br />Graphite on Paper<br />2020<br />$260. Unframed /Include Certificates of Authenticity<br />Shipping $30.<br /></div><div><p></p><p><br />You can purchase these and many other works exclusively at: <a href="http://www.MichaelBSchwartz.com">www.MichaelBSchwartz.com</a></p></div>MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-58600913415999294232023-01-05T15:17:00.001-08:002023-01-05T15:18:33.839-08:00 Art.Ology: Apothecary and Druggist Bottles<div style="text-align: left;"><h3><b> <i> A</i></b><i> lot of the bottles I’ve found are tiny. Some are perfume, but others have a most curious ambiance.</i></h3></div><p style="text-align: left;"> Prior to family doctors, health care or the DEA was the apothecary. These holistic Pharmacy's were generally the only option for those in pain. It’s wild to realize that historically speaking, our contemporary health care system is relatively new. But back in the day, the pharmacist was the only one in town to address medical needs from dentistry and eye care to surgeries and sickness. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipISWcEhU9kqlSC-xXiCoTvA4n0LP9cOHxRP_5Ub2W6vJoyvndyJy3SxXgbPxAJiGaSTzd2x6M73hJYshCSa2p4ZHPtt2aaoqBhgCd8xyAFQ6fFL6-Hy57nJbr1v9YinzFkSg6QU7ghdjsUSIMvPDcJuAQvQ5yHr8GKuyIdIL1XpFcN1-_svSKRNdQfA/s2741/IMG_0534.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="1973" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipISWcEhU9kqlSC-xXiCoTvA4n0LP9cOHxRP_5Ub2W6vJoyvndyJy3SxXgbPxAJiGaSTzd2x6M73hJYshCSa2p4ZHPtt2aaoqBhgCd8xyAFQ6fFL6-Hy57nJbr1v9YinzFkSg6QU7ghdjsUSIMvPDcJuAQvQ5yHr8GKuyIdIL1XpFcN1-_svSKRNdQfA/s320/IMG_0534.jpeg" width="230" /></a></div><br /> Old time prescriptions mixed up some curious concoctions. A blend of tradition, innovation and inebriation. Maybe you would like a swig of old Dr. Goulds Pin Worm Syrup? Stomach out of wack - try some 33% Alcohol “Homestead Tonic”. <br /><br />Natural ingredients such as Sarsaparilla’s would be mixed with alcohol, morphine, opium, cocaine, heroin, alpha or beta eucaine, chloroform, Cannabis indica, chloral hydrate, and/or acetanilide. <br /><br />All these tripping patients needed to know which “medicine” they were taking, so each container had a different shape, color and form. Labels included <br /><br /><blockquote>“These medicinal compounds would have been distributed solely based on a doctor or pharmacist’s diagnosis and prescription. While the heyday of such proprietary druggist bottles existed between the 1870s and the 1920s, earlier examples certainly existed, and typically bore embossing featuring some combination of the name of the druggist, store, and location. Such bottles have also been termed pharmacy, drugstore, or prescription bottles.” <br /></blockquote><blockquote><i><b>- Digging I-95</b></i></blockquote><br /> One of the largest collections of old apothecary bottles is in Tucson, AZ at the <b><a href="https://museum.pharmacy.arizona.edu/" target="_blank">Coit Museum of Pharmacy & Health Sciences</a></b>. It’s a hidden local curiosity that might just alter your. Interpretation of history. <br /><br /> It made me wonder if there was a neighborhood apothecary nearby. During the early history of our neighborhood, called Dunbar Spring, many worked in the mines, walking a few blocks to the railroad where trains would pick up workers. Some elders recalled the vendors selling lunch foods, fresh tortillas and drinks. I can imagine some tonics were available to ease a working person’s pains. Following World War 2 my house was inhabited by a vet, who perhaps used the various tonics to ease battle wounds. Who knows. The earth hides many clues, and mysteries. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9cUP1HyCxTWlPtUH1Z4lQUokOQc2q58AIh446PIgeQBgj4HYEK2HG0sp5AACoP6g6Ih2VOVVd4q3iu9cSJ2csiunKMGgiS5ku0cGNgXuAjkzApbeudpp7Z1h4nMWHRA1OW4ru4yVNwpohkncIAD9EcuQHv99WKU2EXr-0Q8O3vzHPY1wrsgXPL1N8g/s1257/IMG_0808.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9cUP1HyCxTWlPtUH1Z4lQUokOQc2q58AIh446PIgeQBgj4HYEK2HG0sp5AACoP6g6Ih2VOVVd4q3iu9cSJ2csiunKMGgiS5ku0cGNgXuAjkzApbeudpp7Z1h4nMWHRA1OW4ru4yVNwpohkncIAD9EcuQHv99WKU2EXr-0Q8O3vzHPY1wrsgXPL1N8g/s1257/IMG_0808.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="998" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9cUP1HyCxTWlPtUH1Z4lQUokOQc2q58AIh446PIgeQBgj4HYEK2HG0sp5AACoP6g6Ih2VOVVd4q3iu9cSJ2csiunKMGgiS5ku0cGNgXuAjkzApbeudpp7Z1h4nMWHRA1OW4ru4yVNwpohkncIAD9EcuQHv99WKU2EXr-0Q8O3vzHPY1wrsgXPL1N8g/s320/IMG_0808.jpeg" width="254" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJ4gHfL8YNumStgTdKaMs3A6GZUZs2QxmQ_vVCUZpX9Ol3KdRvgRpDAz28pUlBvmEveIYegcQikmC4K9poTagDZP-hRTQNhyKw5zFFUcE6MP8ItaxUS3wfBjSWpAhj855ZnFC54X2KJs2pPUpcvlDSRZ_DbmqbjSXt6VpY2M1nyz5J7w74eVx4iUarw/s2191/IMG_0812.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJ4gHfL8YNumStgTdKaMs3A6GZUZs2QxmQ_vVCUZpX9Ol3KdRvgRpDAz28pUlBvmEveIYegcQikmC4K9poTagDZP-hRTQNhyKw5zFFUcE6MP8ItaxUS3wfBjSWpAhj855ZnFC54X2KJs2pPUpcvlDSRZ_DbmqbjSXt6VpY2M1nyz5J7w74eVx4iUarw/s320/IMG_0812.jpeg" width="230" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"> So as you're out there digging up treasures, beware those tiny tonic bottles and objects surrounding them. If you do find some cool bottles the <a href="https://sha.org/bottle/medicinal.htm" target="_blank"><b>Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes</b></a> blog may be able to help you. <br /><br /> Another great source are the <b>The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)</b> who put together a cool site called <a href="https://diggingi95.com/archaeological-sites/historic-sites/cramp-bumm/medicines/" target="_blank"><b>Digging I-95</b></a> which documents many of the artifacts they are finding, including druggist bottles, their uses and history. This site is great and helped me identify a Methanol Inhaler Tube and syringe. </p><p style="text-align: left;"> Happy Digging! <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBorVttxa3vAnGq7MBGUPYefRbwicqn0bnZ12VmdDxaVze_eimXwztvOcuWsRS9hS3TaR-hTmpyD0r0Rw-3outTwBL_2ekeM1R6neYLXqdQOwfBad0w9SMimAfylrx6DNQ8Y2sefDiqWWRQRQDly-8OUehI5V1GiXh41JHPfb8sS0a3W_eJh0XoaKgA/s1024/Cramp-Medicines-Figure-12-1024x954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="White metal syringe and Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler tube. Source Digging I-95" border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1024" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBorVttxa3vAnGq7MBGUPYefRbwicqn0bnZ12VmdDxaVze_eimXwztvOcuWsRS9hS3TaR-hTmpyD0r0Rw-3outTwBL_2ekeM1R6neYLXqdQOwfBad0w9SMimAfylrx6DNQ8Y2sefDiqWWRQRQDly-8OUehI5V1GiXh41JHPfb8sS0a3W_eJh0XoaKgA/w295-h275/Cramp-Medicines-Figure-12-1024x954.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>White metal syringe and Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler tube. Source: Digging I-95</b></i></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-91836701577806811242023-01-04T14:23:00.003-08:002023-01-04T14:32:48.790-08:00Archiving the Pre Digital Alternative Press <p> I’ve always loved small press zines. Mailing parties, bulk mail permits, getting everything off to the printer on time. The smell of freshly printed newsprint strapped together neatly in bundles. <br /><br />As technology developed the job was made much easier, but we lost that hands on look, the opportunity to work face to face in the same room for hours. The art of hand making a magazine, the collaborations between editors, writers, artists and audience is dynamic and exciting. <br /><a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87054002/" target="_blank"><br /><b>(1979-1985) The Delaware Alternative Press</b></a> was my introduction to the world of alternative publications. This collective put everything together by hand, typewritten, cut and pasted. The office was cozy and professional. Picking up the freshly printed offset web press, driving them back and having a distribution party was all the reward we wanted. DAP articles were well written, edited and facts checked.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst9LsLUFDp-KhBmioyoTaiXtFghXuIeFBAMSlpn25tZcjCkHifRmjfAsv4R2hUvmlI7H377Oj1h6dVfapaaR6tr02RTNM-AvIEUhGg5hV0ajqqK__vwngBShjpa9Vzq1x0grfJV72nVICzJAYq-Qx2uNrf8stVcBUr8m5jRmoPG1ZddDt5bTU6THo/s3162/DAP%201.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3162" data-original-width="1933" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhst9LsLUFDp-KhBmioyoTaiXtFghXuIeFBAMSlpn25tZcjCkHifRmjfAsv4R2hUvmlI7H377Oj1h6dVfapaaR6tr02RTNM-AvIEUhGg5hV0ajqqK__vwngBShjpa9Vzq1x0grfJV72nVICzJAYq-Qx2uNrf8stVcBUr8m5jRmoPG1ZddDt5bTU6THo/w281-h459/DAP%201.jpeg" width="281" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKlWk_V2KZCQnYyL5DvH31Qnr-SrQ_OoopXwfqnGH4uvJGT3VCHf2pjHbyxVyAlhZ8SkRkx3StIykObn4F3WoKmFUuJJvPrJ-Q2AdIVNkvTC9dOFN4bsCHe-7eEzxfhqxL_3nZWSnbnfB6fxwyeiGON0pbdKQdx0iFXRIhqvYSrUPLYL_wwpBptmC/s1781/DAP%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="1390" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKlWk_V2KZCQnYyL5DvH31Qnr-SrQ_OoopXwfqnGH4uvJGT3VCHf2pjHbyxVyAlhZ8SkRkx3StIykObn4F3WoKmFUuJJvPrJ-Q2AdIVNkvTC9dOFN4bsCHe-7eEzxfhqxL_3nZWSnbnfB6fxwyeiGON0pbdKQdx0iFXRIhqvYSrUPLYL_wwpBptmC/w290-h371/DAP%203.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><b> </b></p><p></p><p><b><a href="http://acdarchives.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1980-1994) Cultural Democracy Magazine</a></b><br />The Alliance for Cultural Democracy (ACD) recently reconvened on-line to organize archives of the organization. ACD was an important organization, a vast national network of artists and cultural workers dedicated to cultural democracy and equity. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQMcHHExlcIWnGLaStegYMm6A-AVYI2xAWU_0oPWnNbfQAJjEUj9YAwaQUh5kLppE06Ox5WwEMrBOsx_RBLSnXt7n9ZQWIYoLvDE2T7bUJUx75f_0DtfpSmUn8SN-oIFddLUTx_zl9VKDJrRqYE8mGYqJuatAUi9J7_j9103FZVu0DGFTGp7nlHUs/s640/SCAN0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="489" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQMcHHExlcIWnGLaStegYMm6A-AVYI2xAWU_0oPWnNbfQAJjEUj9YAwaQUh5kLppE06Ox5WwEMrBOsx_RBLSnXt7n9ZQWIYoLvDE2T7bUJUx75f_0DtfpSmUn8SN-oIFddLUTx_zl9VKDJrRqYE8mGYqJuatAUi9J7_j9103FZVu0DGFTGp7nlHUs/s320/SCAN0200.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><p><b>(1989-90) The Campus Slant</b> had two issues printed on newsprint. It was the newspaper of the Students for Creative Action Now (SCAN). We were a phenomenon of sorts, a student activist group famous for challenging The University of Arizona to stop the Mt. Graham telescope monuments to Columbus on Sacred Apache Land. We organized one of the only student referendums in the history of the university. While we lost 48-52% we succeeded in shining a spotlight on the issue, and among our many cultural rights victories, forced the UA to formally recognize the existence of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. <br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MQF5yX2D4x9dF-OuyitZv1uQfofKRZtkOl_AYyd0hX1rgpj0JWKaB5ZtQelqt476exmpEfW_9vWfQ32_rt92QbYVcsQGlXnZgIN7NTZjFequHZIqJ1wnrEnrMRIjfYFaVEBhcJDOoxwkmmG9F-8FzA7v3wl_RSURXPGU7L5et_dshOdMMxCqWe_q/s2948/Slant%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="2012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MQF5yX2D4x9dF-OuyitZv1uQfofKRZtkOl_AYyd0hX1rgpj0JWKaB5ZtQelqt476exmpEfW_9vWfQ32_rt92QbYVcsQGlXnZgIN7NTZjFequHZIqJ1wnrEnrMRIjfYFaVEBhcJDOoxwkmmG9F-8FzA7v3wl_RSURXPGU7L5et_dshOdMMxCqWe_q/s320/Slant%202.jpeg" width="218" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2BTZrGiNE_b4Ux3RQaHNaH4hbi7_9nyzgiDC13WLyhx4gKff4hPbmy8_ty60MT1o4GUnf6qsAEaYW2rjkrOFqA7xiY98oXMDe1kllyOa3w8ud-U816YvgtRtk0A8LfHVT5Xwq1Bgm4L5i-7bhAIQhRZI1AKdPY7fQ3nmZfZEzNv_1b4T5ckV6ueI/s2905/Slant%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="1948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2BTZrGiNE_b4Ux3RQaHNaH4hbi7_9nyzgiDC13WLyhx4gKff4hPbmy8_ty60MT1o4GUnf6qsAEaYW2rjkrOFqA7xiY98oXMDe1kllyOa3w8ud-U816YvgtRtk0A8LfHVT5Xwq1Bgm4L5i-7bhAIQhRZI1AKdPY7fQ3nmZfZEzNv_1b4T5ckV6ueI/s320/Slant%201.jpeg" width="215" /></a></p><p> <br /><b>(1991-2) Student Artist Call</b> was a collective chap book containing materials submitted by participants and distributed through the mail. As a working group of SEAC (the national Student Environmental Action Coalition) pulled off three issues and succeeded to inject radical artistry, puberty, theater and prop making into an emerging social justice movement.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OnCgtpWKDr_qSWDVyPCHKWlR6Qpso0Fux_6EsPUiiIEQBQtpjsTMLBAG8kwdFWS3xQlZLArQw93SdALYvnsXS59FNwEJw3A9Lt_sF-UpCuVC_3zBpjwi7sp5T8ZJ1v-lAHqNyoeGb22w81dX-5ARpWII4ElUwGT0sCnjJs_jnqG8mDHhD9e_M77w/s2801/SAC%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="2801" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OnCgtpWKDr_qSWDVyPCHKWlR6Qpso0Fux_6EsPUiiIEQBQtpjsTMLBAG8kwdFWS3xQlZLArQw93SdALYvnsXS59FNwEJw3A9Lt_sF-UpCuVC_3zBpjwi7sp5T8ZJ1v-lAHqNyoeGb22w81dX-5ARpWII4ElUwGT0sCnjJs_jnqG8mDHhD9e_M77w/w240-h184/SAC%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUAyHaEr7G1e8oG12G8hpEn3RIBblSOdZjckrzzYBbN1Bch3lamwe7zBLjhIRQbkQwgfWaagyp7-SAwK1__lS8JIxW2q0LioW6-VudCY8di7XRYw0xqa78w9Lotdq_tV6693-BMKSoU_dkCDP1kNk3x1WBVYpNFKG4ZMSSNI0Bd_fGYckolLzVEYu/s2605/SAC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="2605" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUAyHaEr7G1e8oG12G8hpEn3RIBblSOdZjckrzzYBbN1Bch3lamwe7zBLjhIRQbkQwgfWaagyp7-SAwK1__lS8JIxW2q0LioW6-VudCY8di7XRYw0xqa78w9Lotdq_tV6693-BMKSoU_dkCDP1kNk3x1WBVYpNFKG4ZMSSNI0Bd_fGYckolLzVEYu/w228-h179/SAC.jpeg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>(1992) The Postal Art Broadside</b> was a publication documenting the Postal Art project. The project featured walk up art stations, exhibits of all work submitted, and emailing of hundreds of works worldwide - feeding etc works back into the postal art movement. The project included a series of newspaper boxes converted to distribute Postal Art Kit’s and works of art for a quarter. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvcoQxBYDwZwIVQmjgXo5MveGn3Pehck6kYK1XCIUbdd2V8Klc7EtDxTZWsxMo_2xdCEeIko0HNAd_VkeYxil0nzlU7X6GWAOgNXmR7MrHHHcEleRdzUcegj1Z7L2oqUMx8Aa0iwDrvklDFg1l_kefx0-K-H3P_QKKZxPUL7c0YAZ-tcLwLWEiLE0/s2411/PAP.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="1982" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvcoQxBYDwZwIVQmjgXo5MveGn3Pehck6kYK1XCIUbdd2V8Klc7EtDxTZWsxMo_2xdCEeIko0HNAd_VkeYxil0nzlU7X6GWAOgNXmR7MrHHHcEleRdzUcegj1Z7L2oqUMx8Aa0iwDrvklDFg1l_kefx0-K-H3P_QKKZxPUL7c0YAZ-tcLwLWEiLE0/w229-h279/PAP.jpeg" width="229" /> </a></div><div class="separator"> </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><b>(1997 - 2001) A/Rise</b> was the newsletter of the Tucson Arts
Brigade. There were (8) issues published before switching to an online
version. TAB was a community arts collective, that established a city
wide Mural Movement that hired artists to work in schools, neighborhoods
and community centers. <br /></div><div class="separator"> </div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MpjXfL7FAPnrQmfPzAjw8FcVEYfUMerKPUfdQ2wxh8ftzd_382VKsQwQvEcnJGjGXlXndcjmVuW8FsHVvdxgAcCaeIH99ee8ZRbdg7hG8zLuNP3pzn_uZ7VdXgQ6cV_6vm17-mR2FgBGTbP8ObSudeCgxDlch0ryIl1FMpP3JHWi_10YhoRJAUL_/s2812/TAB%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="2177" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MpjXfL7FAPnrQmfPzAjw8FcVEYfUMerKPUfdQ2wxh8ftzd_382VKsQwQvEcnJGjGXlXndcjmVuW8FsHVvdxgAcCaeIH99ee8ZRbdg7hG8zLuNP3pzn_uZ7VdXgQ6cV_6vm17-mR2FgBGTbP8ObSudeCgxDlch0ryIl1FMpP3JHWi_10YhoRJAUL_/s320/TAB%202.jpeg" width="248" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsdZsZUXzxQ_lQnDobPoWvDPLN4svBd5-1twFRZ2qpHik7_k1W1F6-6mVJ_w6mwfGeADHX-pCzqSl5RQrYa4LLhQbo0OJx1hF4B7plKCd9KtQ_qTQG1fkc2Iz-gVey-b1CHlKx8A6CKSSeUtyN53ffBd6ixZZBme_i7E1V3H5CT6XjphvueaxdPOd/s2896/TAB%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2229" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsdZsZUXzxQ_lQnDobPoWvDPLN4svBd5-1twFRZ2qpHik7_k1W1F6-6mVJ_w6mwfGeADHX-pCzqSl5RQrYa4LLhQbo0OJx1hF4B7plKCd9KtQ_qTQG1fkc2Iz-gVey-b1CHlKx8A6CKSSeUtyN53ffBd6ixZZBme_i7E1V3H5CT6XjphvueaxdPOd/s320/TAB%201.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></b><b></b><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /></b><p><br /></p><p></p>MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-28579233941101857512022-12-12T16:17:00.000-08:002022-12-12T16:17:05.114-08:00 Signs of Change: Pop Up Arts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8vc4akiLwAupzEXA0pe0h6agcHL3eM-UpxBwvX3kUbqdjlbFO2NVxjISfOvBtzLc-rv0MbSmgXNAOtO1BvTEnMpSMcqygtkLeyuYpV2oA1V9rp-ZzQnYQjrwbdkVi0Ic7NQUA_VhBbcot1o81-NGyVj8P55Sdog2yC7_CORDyR9t0a1p_ItwBtnLTA/s1200/IMG_3592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8vc4akiLwAupzEXA0pe0h6agcHL3eM-UpxBwvX3kUbqdjlbFO2NVxjISfOvBtzLc-rv0MbSmgXNAOtO1BvTEnMpSMcqygtkLeyuYpV2oA1V9rp-ZzQnYQjrwbdkVi0Ic7NQUA_VhBbcot1o81-NGyVj8P55Sdog2yC7_CORDyR9t0a1p_ItwBtnLTA/w337-h253/IMG_3592.JPG" width="337" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Tucson, AZ: Signs of change are everywhere. The proliferation of the digital town square, several billion voices roaring on soapboxes. Everyone wanting just a few seconds of your time. Occasionally interrupted by a work of art, a beautiful song, a smiling face. The digital sphere has become essential in engaging the world. Piercing the digital fog has become a radical act. <br /><br />This fall a few of us got together to paint some simple signs that said “Vote”. We installed them throughout the city amidst the other political signs, with the intention of reminding everyone to participate. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJeJPsI1iTsUXYavHpjnB5gb7v_ivKLZEWVCfgCdC1KYG841VCFjmUNNaNVP8lhbDcI2KcGCwcIvjzEDfoPlQX9UkTXf470Kzbdac7RZD6JlpOVzPGZ7sKlA20Fksy2rMYQJi1IyeXPsy7so8KK-API0W9NS579W_bvfN_RCrh7k7LCBVBLfjLAfg7g/s1200/IMG_3597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJeJPsI1iTsUXYavHpjnB5gb7v_ivKLZEWVCfgCdC1KYG841VCFjmUNNaNVP8lhbDcI2KcGCwcIvjzEDfoPlQX9UkTXf470Kzbdac7RZD6JlpOVzPGZ7sKlA20Fksy2rMYQJi1IyeXPsy7so8KK-API0W9NS579W_bvfN_RCrh7k7LCBVBLfjLAfg7g/s320/IMG_3597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">So many people don’t vote, it takes too much time, they forget, they aren’t registered or had their right to vote rescinded. So we made the signs whimsical, colorful. It wasn’t a demand, rather joyfully encouraging people to do something that might make them feel better, maybe even give them agency. <br /><br />When we went to take the signs down many were missing. We discussed the space in our cultural environment these signs had temporarily occupied. Did they change the landscape? Were they noticed? Did they have an impact? </span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We did this as individuals, without any group or institutional support, a tiny voice in an ocean of roaring thunder. <br /><br />A pop up dissident moment. A sign of change. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2---tUPyXWLvCQ-rtnoQtI-aUxK7XPcZhqg0gNkxA7eCJ7AmVPTSME0VWPNlurt_p5JPOFJnSBZjFBKWyPVT89z0qbBFuEbV66It-1SgrLg267JVdhU8VRvVqyMzoW7qdx9NRtAKqn2GVnjVzD9lMb9Xgx-PvIO8G3Gf0qyGW_WTcVdiVAALpWMl1A/s1200/IMG_3593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2---tUPyXWLvCQ-rtnoQtI-aUxK7XPcZhqg0gNkxA7eCJ7AmVPTSME0VWPNlurt_p5JPOFJnSBZjFBKWyPVT89z0qbBFuEbV66It-1SgrLg267JVdhU8VRvVqyMzoW7qdx9NRtAKqn2GVnjVzD9lMb9Xgx-PvIO8G3Gf0qyGW_WTcVdiVAALpWMl1A/w286-h215/IMG_3593.JPG" width="286" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNOUvDlrjwNZoIBAQJloQOZS3xgVP7T7TQCkpDT6aKgi62ipzNMTFu1VpMwHlf-L1z6WCdobIXGI8ZUBRBE2riS4dbpPC9jQdHvCbB7AUrvCbxS8V0y90vsHEr2oqQTLJ__IupYNozJv9nQDEjsT-O8Km9qfF0tR3KBlPhVF33YcGqKGc5gumOvpeSw/s1200/IMG_4590.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNOUvDlrjwNZoIBAQJloQOZS3xgVP7T7TQCkpDT6aKgi62ipzNMTFu1VpMwHlf-L1z6WCdobIXGI8ZUBRBE2riS4dbpPC9jQdHvCbB7AUrvCbxS8V0y90vsHEr2oqQTLJ__IupYNozJv9nQDEjsT-O8Km9qfF0tR3KBlPhVF33YcGqKGc5gumOvpeSw/w287-h215/IMG_4590.jpeg" width="287" /></a></div><br /></div><br />MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0Tucson, AZ, USA32.2539787 -110.97417693.9437448638211521 -146.1304269 60.564212536178843 -75.8179269tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-78615443855252734692022-09-13T22:47:00.000-07:002022-09-13T22:47:52.197-07:00Exhibit: Judaica inspired Drawings and Paintings<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFNyZvKEt4HKkuIkN4u4wPdICwC_m99p0KkFIk7QLADYv3p6HrZBXCZYBY335dZzQaLDhypCWs5nnUf16yggRJjNyUBhbJZFjdvVALX5JU3yAY0IJieLsziuBQcB16iyGZJZ-IYxSyY9i3jV9u9993qwf0Q8a_073m0Ms5W-SsqWgurPPvUnKh0PXvQ/s900/card2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="900" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFNyZvKEt4HKkuIkN4u4wPdICwC_m99p0KkFIk7QLADYv3p6HrZBXCZYBY335dZzQaLDhypCWs5nnUf16yggRJjNyUBhbJZFjdvVALX5JU3yAY0IJieLsziuBQcB16iyGZJZ-IYxSyY9i3jV9u9993qwf0Q8a_073m0Ms5W-SsqWgurPPvUnKh0PXvQ/w472-h332/card2.jpg" width="472" /></a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Beth Shalom Temple Center Art Gallery</span><br /><i>presents</i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">“Judaica inspired Drawings and Paintings ”</span><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>by <br /><span style="font-size: large;">Michael B Schwartz</span><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Aug. 30 - Oct 27, 2022</b></span></p><b></b><p></p><p><br />I put together a combination of drawings and paintings created over the past few years that somehow incorporated Jewish ritual objects. These are observational and narrative works in charcoal, pen and ink and acrylics. <br /><br />Some of the works are like talismans or wall amulets, good luck charms for houses. The more abstract works are influenced by Torah breast plates. The decorative elements in Judaica have symbolic and mystical meanings in some cases, other pieces are more formal.<br /><br />I created these from a cultural perspective, with consideration of the stories and history of these objects. Who owned them, what were their daily lives like? Who made them? </p><p></p><p>A special thank you to Marcia Wiener and Beverly Lake. <br /><br /><b>To purchase works:</b><br />Works are for sale and available as prints or cards. To have a price list emailed to you drop me a line on my website. <br /><br /><b>To Visit the Exhibit:</b><br />Call (520) 648-6690<br />Monday & Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />Wednesday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.<br />Location: <br />1751 N Rio Mayo, Green Valley, AZ 85614<br /><a href="https://www.bstc.us/">https://www.bstc.us/</a></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKopWP1G10_G_uGJ5r7A_p97_IEx_vtieEvixFZFvANQhj2XLYaThH0SnR01L3Js6yNPEPZp0tAeJ02OeKWWO3uERnQpO3euze_dcvPlef8xbSSiKAXnCTfYSHePeL_freoXj3jtjnFX7C-LSnRYZpwbg8wsPpLcnrQf8vJKgSh-I_XylspV2d91ZGA/s1263/Eternal%20Light.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKopWP1G10_G_uGJ5r7A_p97_IEx_vtieEvixFZFvANQhj2XLYaThH0SnR01L3Js6yNPEPZp0tAeJ02OeKWWO3uERnQpO3euze_dcvPlef8xbSSiKAXnCTfYSHePeL_freoXj3jtjnFX7C-LSnRYZpwbg8wsPpLcnrQf8vJKgSh-I_XylspV2d91ZGA/w285-h400/Eternal%20Light.jpeg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shabbat Light<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1620" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7EbwbXXNaz9j_UfrhZHyg16tTNxq6k4fc5t5XfQch9CsubuhTs_khzrnuHenqD7xVHV75I-rCq6RbR2MyfkQPclTgePydgRXf5a52fTaa99ZyoOLQRdAejYDwpFEMc4GSgsDrOhKHBqKo-xGdhfLaKDIP_mSGXpDO2_teCpJ2uRFLnHuppsxogSSsg/w486-h371/BottlesMBSarts.jpg" width="486" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vFO0cq4BJRtdnn2TPB5sdq-s-4eiZda4uV0pnr9MQinBJv3ngg4iu5-mhAz3NgB02QJc0k2l5n7qOk53fNygNZygQNL5TuD8pmbGT89q5LGmo8eZGe_qLEO9XVcqf_o5GjeCEINBdOsKNL_DwGK2PXUKczgsdQNc-4LBqiy_iyON47h10HTCEXeXEw/s830/Screen%20Shot%202022-02-02%20at%208.50.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vFO0cq4BJRtdnn2TPB5sdq-s-4eiZda4uV0pnr9MQinBJv3ngg4iu5-mhAz3NgB02QJc0k2l5n7qOk53fNygNZygQNL5TuD8pmbGT89q5LGmo8eZGe_qLEO9XVcqf_o5GjeCEINBdOsKNL_DwGK2PXUKczgsdQNc-4LBqiy_iyON47h10HTCEXeXEw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-02-02%20at%208.50.jpeg" width="235" /></a></i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Hire’s Household Extract - The Honest Root Beer<br />Charles Hires Co., Philadelphia</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift7k-paJk-Ijc5GhKvtDxH0Y3YDraksAZH7PfImfocDVSpy_JqVrxjugunf__2aD8_gFs55NnMKYw2ODQE_JFXS1-O43YH728k0iX_LXxu0MKNrWoY1uK_0LTgc2RKM5fS4yu_XPu_7qYxu-5RMVh5aSPhmSxB4-i-kfreJdHKvWnwNdI3z_Eoeog2w/s1509/1947-11%20Hires%20To%20You!%20A%20Toast%20To%20Good%20Taste%20-%20cardboard%20counter%20display%20Hires%20R-J%20Root%20Beer%20With%20Real%20Root%20Juices,%20counter%20sign.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="1122" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEift7k-paJk-Ijc5GhKvtDxH0Y3YDraksAZH7PfImfocDVSpy_JqVrxjugunf__2aD8_gFs55NnMKYw2ODQE_JFXS1-O43YH728k0iX_LXxu0MKNrWoY1uK_0LTgc2RKM5fS4yu_XPu_7qYxu-5RMVh5aSPhmSxB4-i-kfreJdHKvWnwNdI3z_Eoeog2w/w238-h320/1947-11%20Hires%20To%20You!%20A%20Toast%20To%20Good%20Taste%20-%20cardboard%20counter%20display%20Hires%20R-J%20Root%20Beer%20With%20Real%20Root%20Juices,%20counter%20sign.jpg" title="Hire’s Household Extract Charles Hires Co., Philadelphia" width="238" /></a>One of the discoveries in the <a href="http://www.michaelbschwartz.com/art.ology.html" target="_blank"><b>Art-Ology project</b></a> was a 1930’s Hires Root Beer Syrup bottle. This was among various materials indicating a possible barber shop at this site.<br /><br />This little bottle sold for .25 cents and made five gallons of delicious root beer. It came in a catchy package, and one could go further by collecting various types of bling associated with the product. Most popular among these were the finely printed lithographic Victorian Trade Cards which circulated from 1883-1910. <br /><br />The company founder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Elmer_Hires" target="_blank">Charles Elmer Hires</a> (August 19, 1851 – July 31, 1937) was a brilliant and well organized businessman. He eventually became the first to broadly distribute sodas. This guy understood systems.<br /><br />In addition to storage and production areas, his factory on Arch Street in Philadelphia included large mail order and printing areas. There is a ton written about the company, its marketing and advertising approach still having a significant impact. <br /><br />The term “beer” was not popular among the more conservative members of the Philadelphia Temperance movement. It’s reported that the founder of Temple University, Rev. Dr. Russell Conwell, had asked Mr. Hires to “create a beverage that might be sold among hard drinking Pennsylvania miners, in the interest of the (Temperance) Movement.” </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4OegQ17uSlsO4vFONHiwaYvT54WUHF6kFThotz0ggb6rF7W26Va7h8bLnS5RmQwhG8P62-VeCXnDHRZFgrcqAMrTYoJlLe_yWdD4E5KOVTCx2_HErRkZJ2eMy2BVv3vydAcuWA90hiB406Fo0uKP1v-DfJoAoBmON7_7ZwxVO7NtIPdCdwqvprHppw/s933/deliveryService-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="933" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4OegQ17uSlsO4vFONHiwaYvT54WUHF6kFThotz0ggb6rF7W26Va7h8bLnS5RmQwhG8P62-VeCXnDHRZFgrcqAMrTYoJlLe_yWdD4E5KOVTCx2_HErRkZJ2eMy2BVv3vydAcuWA90hiB406Fo0uKP1v-DfJoAoBmON7_7ZwxVO7NtIPdCdwqvprHppw/w319-h128/deliveryService-1.jpg" width="319" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOf66TZWyIUcEot_ZKgv3zr9Fzl03Hogdr8ekH5CPFw-uWX_MzIZ9DOUclrZGQhawaTg1yfongi2a5mmlGDAbmnfVF2qcWfIMyrExWRnNnw4oKwCcW54jfY20LSR8j8vc_LCBl-LSKF165nA5DX9H4kobJI1_E71m1_I1NIukkWdbrA2mN2QoNRxM5ug/s493/deliveryService-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="493" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOf66TZWyIUcEot_ZKgv3zr9Fzl03Hogdr8ekH5CPFw-uWX_MzIZ9DOUclrZGQhawaTg1yfongi2a5mmlGDAbmnfVF2qcWfIMyrExWRnNnw4oKwCcW54jfY20LSR8j8vc_LCBl-LSKF165nA5DX9H4kobJI1_E71m1_I1NIukkWdbrA2mN2QoNRxM5ug/w293-h143/deliveryService-2.jpg" width="293" /></a></p><p>Perhaps Mr. Hires knew how to appease those who might otherwise come bearing axes. He certainly had something much more grand in mind. His root beer formula was said to have healing qualities. He desired to create “a home-made root beer, such as our forefathers used in “ye olden time.” This mixture of of wild roots, berries, including, pipsissewa, spikenard, juniper, wintergreen, sarsaparilla, and hops was almost certainly a First Nations recipe, passed on through the generations as “root tea”. <b>He managed to adapt this formula into a mass produced GMO free 100% organic syrup. </b><br /><br />What stands out was the system of organization that seems to mirror an artistic practice. He had areas in his factory for; Communication, Storage, Production, Distribution, Packaging and Planning.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDMz-_6NAf6mo6fpeJEBk5ErGPnAOhAZDrisnPlHRZoVeZaaQYHAERceHvTKSBwq8j8ZPJMvTxbLSwnkf30jHNWGBtYZ4fZnXxoiItlmaNm0EVR2DjfUngHsdhzW6CERDoHq-Jnozc-x-Sbz-trfSSH9tHIazD3LI5nOAJE8C4EfwX7zVg0aKWv0bBA/s1200/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1200" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDMz-_6NAf6mo6fpeJEBk5ErGPnAOhAZDrisnPlHRZoVeZaaQYHAERceHvTKSBwq8j8ZPJMvTxbLSwnkf30jHNWGBtYZ4fZnXxoiItlmaNm0EVR2DjfUngHsdhzW6CERDoHq-Jnozc-x-Sbz-trfSSH9tHIazD3LI5nOAJE8C4EfwX7zVg0aKWv0bBA/s320/image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br />Hires Root beer evolved into<b> Crush soda</b> and eventually was renamed as <b>Dr Pepper</b>. <br /><br />The root beer syrup bottles discovered here, in Southern Arizona, were mixed into five gallons of something nutritious and delicious. We can practically hear the ice cubes being added to cups and the drink slowly poured for guests while waiting in the Arizona room for their hair to be cut, listening to the latest news and gossip. These were the days before air conditioning, when electric fans and chunks of ice, delivered by rail a few blocks away, had to do the trick. <br /><br />Each artifact discovered has a similar story, giving form to history. As we invent pathways out of our carbon past, the systems employed by Mr. Hires can prove a source of inspiration.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJxmvLjojMLXIBzl6psnJAUhw8mxAyYJ31-48NFMhdhPHDIXPt1uK1zgyI6weJ7_ZynIce0qCdvfKO_aUxoxK08zyWWz1umSt6sOc9m3AalXmVfo-so-GmJhNBvSotb8fHMwNwU_5wK6HbypYFsSPP-AwzJKvUMS99ggz_d0MKI9XrYuLgBZ97I7H4g/s801/Hires%20RB%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJxmvLjojMLXIBzl6psnJAUhw8mxAyYJ31-48NFMhdhPHDIXPt1uK1zgyI6weJ7_ZynIce0qCdvfKO_aUxoxK08zyWWz1umSt6sOc9m3AalXmVfo-so-GmJhNBvSotb8fHMwNwU_5wK6HbypYFsSPP-AwzJKvUMS99ggz_d0MKI9XrYuLgBZ97I7H4g/s320/Hires%20RB%202.jpeg" width="209" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="557" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5aZCHF11q_XFJxg9KaJtaJPquZanK5zyBfePYaKoM00Gt-Rwee5ExCG9IPZIEoNGamwtUkVsZgnNbQZLkbHTEX8EN7sxFaYmBFRbvBcLaUB6btIIJG6NyLjIgRZx-b8oJttp8M9tFl2E9Jgrq2XD4Uuy3MvaYj-WuWSibVPQmog7T6GJ3X9G4SYVxg/w210-h320/dogHiresCard.jpg" width="210" /><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="538" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn9WW8zjyk8ic26vTBwaESSTbl6R0MCK9tPK2nBKu63rY6CyalcxEaj8O3vl5r9v7PY-bKo1C_y4Zn3WXonRwxcmiGu3qbwv1zfOCSLB2OLfPLbB9CBUw2HQWOv_Ea3iTAUOQo2kp-Tq2FMebDFHsrdIm7WK6G7hXlDWp0COJC4bCG8hZUTvmwVZsYg/s320/HiresTradingCards.jpg" width="204" /></a><br /><br /><b>Hires Victorian Trading Cards</b><br /></div><p></p><p><br /><b><u>Sources:</u> </b><br /><br />Schmidt, David<br />Hires and the root of root beer<br /><a href="http://lowermerionhistory.org/?page_id=339">http://lowermerionhistory.org/?page_id=339</a><br /><br />Sourapas, Steve and Fowler, Ron<br />Hires to You, The Illustrated History of Hires Root Beer<br /><a href="http://hiresbook.com/">http://hiresbook.com/</a><br /><br />Yates, Don<br />“Charles E Hires company, 1870 - present, Philadelphia Pennsylvania”<br />Summer 2005, Bottle and Extras Magazine pp. 50-57<br /><br />Temperance Movement<br /><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement">https://www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement</a><br /><br /></p><p></p><p><b>Notes:</b></p><p><b> </b><br /><b>1.</b> <b>Rev. Dr. Russell Conwell</b>, the founder of the Temple University, asked Charles Hires to help him develop a beverage that might be sold among hard drinking Pennsylvania miners, in the interest of the Temperance Movement.”<br /><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement">https://www.britannica.com/topic/temperance-movement</a></p><p><b>2. The Prohibition Party, 1888</b><br />Prohibition, as the extreme wing of the temperance movement, is one of the hallowed reforms from the 1840s. As the wave of state prohibition laws passed in the 1850s began to be repealed, prohibition agitators began to organize formally; the Prohibition Party founded in 1869 and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of 1874 represented the two strategic approaches. When a second wave of state prohibition in the 1880s receded, both were superseded by the Anti-Saloon League, founded in 1893. Carry Nation yielding an axe comes to symbolize the smashing of alcohol, emergence of prohibition moment.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIM4s_tWXEGaBdQDWxy3YmxWC3vwujhPG49hD7ALXA-O6pzlom7PwN1RtFUKI2azP6r8NEqTYZkFpCdmvdL78eJz19uW1TBkM3-rESTZD2h9PIDYYU1YtHT5tMsHaqpPCYyNTEbBBkm8z7H9DlsAt9sPt29PihwEJyK5rdKV-17PjI6agdqJ7XoC8qPA/s814/Screen%20Shot%202022-02-02%20at%208.46.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIM4s_tWXEGaBdQDWxy3YmxWC3vwujhPG49hD7ALXA-O6pzlom7PwN1RtFUKI2azP6r8NEqTYZkFpCdmvdL78eJz19uW1TBkM3-rESTZD2h9PIDYYU1YtHT5tMsHaqpPCYyNTEbBBkm8z7H9DlsAt9sPt29PihwEJyK5rdKV-17PjI6agdqJ7XoC8qPA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-02-02%20at%208.46.jpeg" width="221" /></a></div><p> </p><p><b>3.</b> Much of Hires early advertising was done with <b>Victorian Trade Cards</b>. These were artistic masterpieces, created by some of the most talented lithographers and artists of the time. The main period for Hires trade cards was from 1883 to 1910.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-33959642594210360832022-02-04T00:30:00.001-08:002022-02-04T16:21:03.043-08:00An introduction the concept of “Artology”<p style="text-align: center;"><b>An introduction the concept of “Artology”<br />Art.Ology Communique 1: 2.4.2022</b><br /></p><p><br /><i><b>art (n)</b> : something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings<br /><br /><b>ology/ol· o· gy </b>: a branch of knowledge </i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>art/ol· o· gy:</b> the study and documentation of something created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings</i><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=THR5VF7DS37EL " style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Breakfast" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwNpWJVsWidE_oX4vsW2G1RGIrTezmVO0n85LbMnPqPmKXK3SiZeflKz8DK7V1KcwQ9UmCVPtWIvgVzdtdKND-cAmz9eLbjB8xvOkN9t-agJGUElX4xb_godde7Mj6v1yssAfDvzMyKMJ2Hv9PjnudiNZTm8P7optAYPpj0BLFU2sgI_O35dP5gecnrw=w406-h305" width="406" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">An <a href="http://www.michaelbschwartz.com/" target="_blank"><b>Artologist</b></a> seek to draw connections and gather data that can be applied across practices. An artist and scientist find great joy in observing the artifact. In this practice data is accessible, participatory and traditionally suggestive. <br /><br />This emerging field of <b>Art.ology</b> we find people engaged in ecological arts, community cultural development, theory, entertainment and education. Practices born of necessity to confront the impacts of the climate emergency. For decades eco and social practice artists have collaborated with scientists, seeking to establish a common language. This field is one of the many organic roots, branches, natural outgrowths. <br /><br />For example researchers indicated that there is a measurable connection between the energy of <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.12978" target="_blank">eurythmic dancing and plants</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>A New Journey</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Art.ology: Story Vessels</b> is an experimental project that illustrates the relationships between specific paintings, artifacts recovered in an archeological pit, and the viewer. The artifacts become batteries, the paintings morph into portals. </p><p style="text-align: left;">This project began by accident over the pandemic. Blessed with a yard, it was time to build my backyard back better. One day I unearthed a root beer syrup bottle from the 1930’s. As I dug I found more curious objects.</p><p style="text-align: left;">(to be continued) <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0et9wO8_9t3mOUSThZya2YnqFwiBgI6Gxfv7e82SXTqU0X23Ar1QF5B0uYy7bWTNmItuZ_4nb8vVnerbP2MfziDaEmrEfS9v9QIAAPVHD4klY5IP9I4o3Q_dmJtsL4_87dNE-fmc63NU8nwEMswOo5QqKso2lv2i2H1ki-wRWdZOKp4gvOAuRpWEdfg=s1526" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ArtOlogy: Unearthed Bottle" border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0et9wO8_9t3mOUSThZya2YnqFwiBgI6Gxfv7e82SXTqU0X23Ar1QF5B0uYy7bWTNmItuZ_4nb8vVnerbP2MfziDaEmrEfS9v9QIAAPVHD4klY5IP9I4o3Q_dmJtsL4_87dNE-fmc63NU8nwEMswOo5QqKso2lv2i2H1ki-wRWdZOKp4gvOAuRpWEdfg=w315-h400" title="Story Vessel 62" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=THR5VF7DS37EL " target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Click Here to Support this project.</b></span></a> <br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-4173835096036764552021-11-02T15:56:00.001-07:002021-11-02T15:58:38.935-07:00misTaken Identities: Stories of Jewish Invisibility in the Southwest<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx6da0Sa1VkgVh1mtiRsBKK7_wY5-F6vgqNCBSafxcR5bdBQ_-nSkozQeUDIg6fenbS9uIqBzhM2VSjix8z72ETKv65A4HYkbJGycqpG7bNz-RBCGb2dfcKaZQWbU3qbiuJegvDxOqFgXm29TJapTRp1m3fcCkrzRTenL9MbEKhqqitOu_6CyaYkav0w=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx6da0Sa1VkgVh1mtiRsBKK7_wY5-F6vgqNCBSafxcR5bdBQ_-nSkozQeUDIg6fenbS9uIqBzhM2VSjix8z72ETKv65A4HYkbJGycqpG7bNz-RBCGb2dfcKaZQWbU3qbiuJegvDxOqFgXm29TJapTRp1m3fcCkrzRTenL9MbEKhqqitOu_6CyaYkav0w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">misTaken Identities</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">an online exhibition of paintings and drawings </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">inspired by stories of Jewish invisibility in the Southwest</span><br /></b></p><p><br />The southwestern United States has a mesmerizing ambiance. A tapestry of cultures that includes a special story, that of the hidden Jewish peoples of the Southwest. Cloaked in mystery and intrigue the stories, songs and legends that permeate dinner tables and camp fires, names of streets and organizations all have clues to this history. As I listened carefully I realized clues were being dropped, bread crumbs for me to quietly follow.<br /><br /> <i>“My people got lost on their long journey from León”</i> one friend told me with a wink. A student quietly wishes me <i>“Shanoa Tova Mr.” </i>and rushes off with a smile. “<i>The way my grandmother wove dough for bread on Fridays was different, she braided it”</i> a Barrio elder once told me. <i>“You are my people?”</i> I asked. “<i>Yes”</i>, he responded gently.<br /><br />These fascinating clues, puzzle pieces, were starting to take form. I began visually researching the forced expulsion of Jewish and Muslim peoples from Spain in 1492. I was blessed to befriend Arizona Daily Star sports writer <a href="https://azjewishpost.com/2014/abe-chanin-former-ajp-publisher-star-sports-editor-dies/" target="_blank">Abe Chanin</a> (1921-2014) who founded the <b>Southwest Jewish Archives at the University of Arizona.</b> Abe guided my initial learning on this subject. He operated an anonymous hotline that people could call in and share their stories. The response was mind boggling. His challenge to me was to tell this story through the arts.<br /><br />The Jewish “Sepharad” came to be known as "Conversos" or "Moranos". The Sephardic diaspora spread people throughout the Ottoman Empire, North Africa, and the Americas. Here in the US Jews wandered north from places such as the recently colonized “New Kingdom of León” (Mexico) to escape deadly inquisitional courts. Today evidence of this <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/anusim-jewish-virtual-library" target="_blank">Anusim</a> is evidenced throughout the Southwest. In bakeries, gatherings, on signs, landmarks, graveyards and street names.<br /><br />Prior to the development of the sextant, astrolabes were instruments, produced by craftspeople, used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude. There were Jewish craftspeople who created astrolabes, which were inscribed in Hebrew.<br /><br />This work in this exhibit revolves around the general theme of the Hidden Jewish Communities, specifically the <a href="https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/who-are-sephardic-jews/" target="_blank">Sephardic</a> and references to the <a href="https://dbs.anumuseum.org.il/skn/en/c6/e180749/Place/Mashhad" target="_blank">Mashhadi</a> experiences. Enjoy, and I look forward to your feedback. <br /><br /> - Michael B Schwartz<br /><br /><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMtReWaMkCtVOgNPFBsf1VrawC8pxlLEnBeAELrIcGZLJQz7A8MgK-rIPpM00hM6kVr_bYWFl0LXxMGnIYgKEgEWIdDsS0NaJ8lMpuZILhmfu1WiZjxYwYJNloSsAEkCDOtLDc21CdZALZMWwm9OaBygFg8hUm02IihbsN3dP316-XdNP5J_sDvmYIfw=s757" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="757" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMtReWaMkCtVOgNPFBsf1VrawC8pxlLEnBeAELrIcGZLJQz7A8MgK-rIPpM00hM6kVr_bYWFl0LXxMGnIYgKEgEWIdDsS0NaJ8lMpuZILhmfu1WiZjxYwYJNloSsAEkCDOtLDc21CdZALZMWwm9OaBygFg8hUm02IihbsN3dP316-XdNP5J_sDvmYIfw=w400-h195" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>4. "Shhhhh"</b><br />Ink on Paper<br />5” x 14”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Mashhadi Jewish peoples, The Hidden Jewish of Iran, were forced to pretend to convert to Islam from 1839 to 1925. For 200 years they hid their identity."</span></i></blockquote><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOn1RrKtEL7QNHjt7KVsHv589gO8O709EDB_3IUE7IB9Ub1uD6sBqvjoDug6aWyGpeKKmlMpZ3rW0TrED0_H0oW8628-rkkVZWTmKtd97GrZ3bXZSVIBhkUHhBorJzS4MFiVUunWYggEJU-G0aEULOhwE8vpg5WmmTC6O3sJ8ctWCepVYIGygItLM5ow=s674" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="674" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOn1RrKtEL7QNHjt7KVsHv589gO8O709EDB_3IUE7IB9Ub1uD6sBqvjoDug6aWyGpeKKmlMpZ3rW0TrED0_H0oW8628-rkkVZWTmKtd97GrZ3bXZSVIBhkUHhBorJzS4MFiVUunWYggEJU-G0aEULOhwE8vpg5WmmTC6O3sJ8ctWCepVYIGygItLM5ow=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>8. "Torah Hug"</b><br />Pastel on paper<br />18” x 24”</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaoP8ZGkg2de9MoBpkRztVoRbIM3nYE-6JVeG_mWTc0WlxanCHbtdCCEaznAykzy2ZAkF9fRyBmK-IG8V_oRD3IHfJ2VvPnQ6DC_3SNP4JjBmfPLkM5ugP9z9uy4CAMfda1XrY_qu1592QJKnB_1iAp6XTaJzA2YCl7Mo-4027d7B0Yjy66HC9GjnSwQ=s580" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="580" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaoP8ZGkg2de9MoBpkRztVoRbIM3nYE-6JVeG_mWTc0WlxanCHbtdCCEaznAykzy2ZAkF9fRyBmK-IG8V_oRD3IHfJ2VvPnQ6DC_3SNP4JjBmfPLkM5ugP9z9uy4CAMfda1XrY_qu1592QJKnB_1iAp6XTaJzA2YCl7Mo-4027d7B0Yjy66HC9GjnSwQ=w400-h263" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10. "journey"<br />Acrylic on Canvas Board<br />12” x 16”</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p> </p><p></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"Do you remember, do you forget, did we remember to close the door? wandering, sailing - through these centuries we are."</span></i></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoimMIo3Hb3nzGpXjq25A91cjDDqqLxyVJhLME3hhrTVVaqChls2L3JqMQ12jyj0jp2FTo4yaCEsDHGYTz3Crey7h7yjn_xNYBsKWns2iBQdVm9LE-sET_aLBvk3tFAnPfF86ZGH81L8PhXGMocDp9fVS0ao3N7vuvdC5dbXz_rtkKu8lRj-sQasxEOQ=s568" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="568" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoimMIo3Hb3nzGpXjq25A91cjDDqqLxyVJhLME3hhrTVVaqChls2L3JqMQ12jyj0jp2FTo4yaCEsDHGYTz3Crey7h7yjn_xNYBsKWns2iBQdVm9LE-sET_aLBvk3tFAnPfF86ZGH81L8PhXGMocDp9fVS0ao3N7vuvdC5dbXz_rtkKu8lRj-sQasxEOQ=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12. "relocating"<br />Mixed Media on Paper<br />24” x 36”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"Had we been without our stories and navigational equipment all would
have been lost, somehow we had to find a ship to stow away on, to
reunite with our community, oh if only we could find a way home."</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9vh8pctgQxLU0jVQMEspb7VRZpQD3z5Y65o12uEtn5DoeXgbogL2F5K0fTVWE22BvlgCb6t1RK2bfSOVatjv6bWaNPlRiKDWm6qbA_nhSmIOz9VpVS3WxRXUiSL5UfIkhHiOgGRJs9nqtWSei-n_vUgih3fxAVOitYBNv36e-vocEiVVI_ifaUhjyFA=s518" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9vh8pctgQxLU0jVQMEspb7VRZpQD3z5Y65o12uEtn5DoeXgbogL2F5K0fTVWE22BvlgCb6t1RK2bfSOVatjv6bWaNPlRiKDWm6qbA_nhSmIOz9VpVS3WxRXUiSL5UfIkhHiOgGRJs9nqtWSei-n_vUgih3fxAVOitYBNv36e-vocEiVVI_ifaUhjyFA=s320" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>17. "Sevilla, Spain 1371"</b><br />Acrylic on Wood<br />24” x 36”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"We should have known, in 1369 physician and astrologer Abraham ibn Zarzal was called into doubt for no reason at all, what was it with these accusations!"</i></span><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHGKtJKT9j3DyoYN8j2vFhqXEiXUfpHoVFsC3Cf92Rrn2ww41bVrljOGN3NI6MtsovUujdF_0TnxaiWH13RJHAEWDUJ-mbPXPzRED23YHuNTUhP5xKS96J8z3WgAeTwrDOFl8SqfFTGZgUYhrSOfYViS1KHJCBPrHmfXb5k-jmr3KEoUMOvjYz84YjSQ=s596" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="596" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHGKtJKT9j3DyoYN8j2vFhqXEiXUfpHoVFsC3Cf92Rrn2ww41bVrljOGN3NI6MtsovUujdF_0TnxaiWH13RJHAEWDUJ-mbPXPzRED23YHuNTUhP5xKS96J8z3WgAeTwrDOFl8SqfFTGZgUYhrSOfYViS1KHJCBPrHmfXb5k-jmr3KEoUMOvjYz84YjSQ=w320-h229" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>20. "An Astrolabe"</b><br />Acrylic on Canvas<br />30” x 48”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><i>“People frequently associate astrolabes with navigation. Although the
instrument used in navigation was a simplified version of the more
complex planispheric astrolabe and its use did not start until the 15th
century, I would like to keep this image of seas and new lands
associated to our research; for the astrolabe is bringing us a new
insight into many aspects of the life and interests of medieval Jews,
and some discoveries.”<br /></i></p><p><i><a href="https://blogs.mhs.ox.ac.uk/hebrew-astrolabes/author/orin0294/" target="_blank">Dr. Josefina Rodriguez Arribas</a></i><br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOg59c5mWTQmct3Xn9vjFTcPu72JDeIgiBw8KDaPNp8hyp6VynKcotxSfxUMXmWBCoBt-PyqI-2CNXQ-tNDYLaWC8-QkoM-y0hMB8nbv_IFNSKVkwUXA4aEXsQiVJmytNqycZAlBrshyaCHZIbKvnUbbtEosLf7DicpHCLd5PooPpCo2T0TbRYNLVFKg=s658" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="658" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOg59c5mWTQmct3Xn9vjFTcPu72JDeIgiBw8KDaPNp8hyp6VynKcotxSfxUMXmWBCoBt-PyqI-2CNXQ-tNDYLaWC8-QkoM-y0hMB8nbv_IFNSKVkwUXA4aEXsQiVJmytNqycZAlBrshyaCHZIbKvnUbbtEosLf7DicpHCLd5PooPpCo2T0TbRYNLVFKg=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>23."The Order"</b><br />Ink, Acrylic on Paper<br />24” x 36”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">“1492, the order came, banishment, death, conversion or some such
combination. we gathered what we could, we knew this day was coming, it
was in the air.”</span></i><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-mXHLfKARC4wRsGKGi4Rn_pr46hE5l1F1mI9adKza3rYSNnkJ2QE_nHRCVO5coTGFCE6aNafowXe0jupQiXIAu7KZ3LoaCMJV-MZadhfemU1APu3JkDoNKhuOMeWMz9z_ydHXUdbLh6cZ85VODpA3M3nVp8Ng_we55UFJTnRA3VFrlRia-wuDmYSNFg=s607" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-mXHLfKARC4wRsGKGi4Rn_pr46hE5l1F1mI9adKza3rYSNnkJ2QE_nHRCVO5coTGFCE6aNafowXe0jupQiXIAu7KZ3LoaCMJV-MZadhfemU1APu3JkDoNKhuOMeWMz9z_ydHXUdbLh6cZ85VODpA3M3nVp8Ng_we55UFJTnRA3VFrlRia-wuDmYSNFg=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>24. “Run”</b><br />Pastel on Paper<br />24” x 36”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"We did not want to give up our wonderful lives in Spain, a place for generations we had called home. But it was this, forced conversion or death. How many perished in those days we still do not know. BDE”</i></span><br /><br /><b>Additional Reading:</b><br /><br /><a href="https://cryptojews.com/" target="_blank">Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies</a><br /><a href="https://www.anumuseum.org.il/" target="_blank">Beit Hatfutsot - Museum of the Jewish People</a><br /><a href="https://swja.library.arizona.edu/" target="_blank">Southwest Jewish Archives</a><br /><br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-79236156094952314132021-11-01T17:45:00.006-07:002021-11-02T15:51:10.138-07:00Talk, Talk, Talk: Dialogue: an online exhibition about conversations<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzDJZDCxBOsyf2y0Hk44hhStezqUPKodqPSYRBbSgOwTqGIy96Yq3yhkCmuHrHVLDRDC6NjJYrBYm7M8gu-D2rYyzoO7KmaccQs5RjtNV2e12CKvK-cwqOPEpoeKgv_lnT6h2ojKNxmwq2zS2oXlt2JwyFd4-VEJ8shZ94-42lg_Zr49oUc3Jv1-d0w=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzDJZDCxBOsyf2y0Hk44hhStezqUPKodqPSYRBbSgOwTqGIy96Yq3yhkCmuHrHVLDRDC6NjJYrBYm7M8gu-D2rYyzoO7KmaccQs5RjtNV2e12CKvK-cwqOPEpoeKgv_lnT6h2ojKNxmwq2zS2oXlt2JwyFd4-VEJ8shZ94-42lg_Zr49oUc3Jv1-d0w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Click this image to view exhibit in full screen.)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Talk, Talk, Talk<br /><br /></p><blockquote><u>Artists Statement: “Dialogue”</u><br /><br />When selecting works for this exhibit I looked for images of people talking at home. I wanted to capture the feeling of very specific moments. These are every day random group conversations. (I edited out meetings, hearings, inter/intra-species dialogue, or ancestor works - all fascinating subjects for future exhibits).<br /><br />These works reflect the vulnerable and tender moments of engaging in dialogue. From the humorous and profane conversations shape the human experience. Finding out what recipes, family traditions, places we love to go, sharing cultural artifacts, folklore and hidden expertise is exciting, and vital. Talking with someone who cares and listens well is nutritious. </blockquote><blockquote>Today as
we reweave the world in front of us, the conversations resume…</blockquote><blockquote><br /></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFhqzP12Lt5Dd9BvwgQH3sXpXzjnRs-TbDInHmQw95gzSvXT4cM3E_jfpTFI7MqiMUlKbeZMhIDb0LrrPFkFj7FeToseefqfAax5pOWiVghj8vtb5UtYPAIlvN8DD4PNWiIoeLnrnUcuiIwwVjPFUQYjwXXskcbyat4btKuC5LhRMu2sZU8Hy9kW0Byg=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="822" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFhqzP12Lt5Dd9BvwgQH3sXpXzjnRs-TbDInHmQw95gzSvXT4cM3E_jfpTFI7MqiMUlKbeZMhIDb0LrrPFkFj7FeToseefqfAax5pOWiVghj8vtb5UtYPAIlvN8DD4PNWiIoeLnrnUcuiIwwVjPFUQYjwXXskcbyat4btKuC5LhRMu2sZU8Hy9kW0Byg=w213-h311" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Just Then"<br />Acrylic on Cotton <br />72” x 96”</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR7jEU9IsGqcBUBn6jhn5ky_e3kMIm_dDE_6qlL-3sNae3aUKu4x04htLN6oa5JTSgEHyz2oxJ1aylUSSM6aiZoH_GvaDBDb2R3zv37KLJiezD4xFLsS3bmKIhRmDRO3ja4PovWGCQacorwjBqiPo9tdLXrMvojwF_812m3cBSFVjap14FLZ15M_dZUA=s1572" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR7jEU9IsGqcBUBn6jhn5ky_e3kMIm_dDE_6qlL-3sNae3aUKu4x04htLN6oa5JTSgEHyz2oxJ1aylUSSM6aiZoH_GvaDBDb2R3zv37KLJiezD4xFLsS3bmKIhRmDRO3ja4PovWGCQacorwjBqiPo9tdLXrMvojwF_812m3cBSFVjap14FLZ15M_dZUA=s320" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"3am"<br />Pastel on Paper<br />36’ x 60”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWBYeJINMQJj3oTyMU90D19JpgSNNGut-WR9qsHOn0aZg6m-FfX1CvLNUVgmRlodWSnnOrTfMSdkEsuS0sv6-5cPIkQ47a1JFdseueC8cYZDXev9pdVXNiVP69OuJhVdv1bNDBDRj9w5WFng4iyG1O398pa3ydVrghvLhh7NuOoHS_AjPWT6TiQz-c9A=s1182" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1182" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWBYeJINMQJj3oTyMU90D19JpgSNNGut-WR9qsHOn0aZg6m-FfX1CvLNUVgmRlodWSnnOrTfMSdkEsuS0sv6-5cPIkQ47a1JFdseueC8cYZDXev9pdVXNiVP69OuJhVdv1bNDBDRj9w5WFng4iyG1O398pa3ydVrghvLhh7NuOoHS_AjPWT6TiQz-c9A=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Debate"<br />12” x 16”<br />Oil on Canvas</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUCJIveB9Vr1ly8oavNvP1OJEIdYfDZ5nCLVH_4gToo-FeOBvhtHzEX_xg2Zha4AVj9P0BQnOj8cddSCQGarG3oFEFVrD9LfZg5Vs9VeKL5g4EK93PrtJS5jPcJHUOLCuEX0cvejQLgmAPGHJ3snaf8Et0qSyKgcbudqmicuiyZgNNT6lWsoGeHh-c8w=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1200" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUCJIveB9Vr1ly8oavNvP1OJEIdYfDZ5nCLVH_4gToo-FeOBvhtHzEX_xg2Zha4AVj9P0BQnOj8cddSCQGarG3oFEFVrD9LfZg5Vs9VeKL5g4EK93PrtJS5jPcJHUOLCuEX0cvejQLgmAPGHJ3snaf8Et0qSyKgcbudqmicuiyZgNNT6lWsoGeHh-c8w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Friends"<br />Pastel on Paper<br />36’ x 72”</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMeJuWfmA8Qge9J02-T0LEueH_ABrAejvxM8vyx5v9KQgCQIp8NEGtceNvxA4Oe__QPCaZfaHL_TW8UK2M7-E_Ra4aDAIhCBi63eMEO-8Z05h6XnZQpooLtHj-jMLOQCynqGg4viqxj8OQCfBqBWC66BR60RQb_C3iHHmaNjb-8dw4lT5UZxwg7A2AAA=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1200" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMeJuWfmA8Qge9J02-T0LEueH_ABrAejvxM8vyx5v9KQgCQIp8NEGtceNvxA4Oe__QPCaZfaHL_TW8UK2M7-E_Ra4aDAIhCBi63eMEO-8Z05h6XnZQpooLtHj-jMLOQCynqGg4viqxj8OQCfBqBWC66BR60RQb_C3iHHmaNjb-8dw4lT5UZxwg7A2AAA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Potluck"<br />Watercolor on Paper<br />9” x 12”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghhOzKddinnezC5c3uE6SFEPo7ox8Y9Tg_ElNPzhA3u4US1INJg2gbApa0nJNDjNvVuFwiNMNyBmqW7RB9sJ-fTZgx0GcjEwxrEehM3KGOE4MOglKUmiwfyrQXU4zMkodHFSqd7tnhdJ6VBTb-Cp6XieRs0ga6B2Eart-MIM6D3Jo73RvygFr18LiKNg=s1248" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghhOzKddinnezC5c3uE6SFEPo7ox8Y9Tg_ElNPzhA3u4US1INJg2gbApa0nJNDjNvVuFwiNMNyBmqW7RB9sJ-fTZgx0GcjEwxrEehM3KGOE4MOglKUmiwfyrQXU4zMkodHFSqd7tnhdJ6VBTb-Cp6XieRs0ga6B2Eart-MIM6D3Jo73RvygFr18LiKNg=s320" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Explaining"<br />Oil pastel on Paper<br />10” x 10”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJkyqh7BSOVxW4Xqqtv1iGB7zixRNpyPUyqWQ70v_YNCjUmONvAj69HjqDgqk3QHD_uvWWiTPji2EzbZic0buCYUZWrylEHNpEHT9c7fLn0SRm91k7uf-Mbj0XCt5pHJGSieInNgNNeLgg7Zq19kdHdBXHc31GiZLLFUnTLREPVWOGpMFDwOUOWBN-9w=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1200" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJkyqh7BSOVxW4Xqqtv1iGB7zixRNpyPUyqWQ70v_YNCjUmONvAj69HjqDgqk3QHD_uvWWiTPji2EzbZic0buCYUZWrylEHNpEHT9c7fLn0SRm91k7uf-Mbj0XCt5pHJGSieInNgNNeLgg7Zq19kdHdBXHc31GiZLLFUnTLREPVWOGpMFDwOUOWBN-9w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Listening, intently…<br />Watercolor on Paper<br />9” x 12”</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP6dErQahkC9CBmeTouv1hecEzuT1lBh8-_rYIvLUHIpMm8lx4KK68V6k2oRxjxjscWTkzomJnmoK7CsBAp1fRRxfDDH7zqXIBDFlV553JCGUcimA-PoiiANs6K3erokZw48xYtEejlE-RHNEqi2ciQOnzy2R4ECXEgSjznwzmUkAvvJwLF557Z974rg=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP6dErQahkC9CBmeTouv1hecEzuT1lBh8-_rYIvLUHIpMm8lx4KK68V6k2oRxjxjscWTkzomJnmoK7CsBAp1fRRxfDDH7zqXIBDFlV553JCGUcimA-PoiiANs6K3erokZw48xYtEejlE-RHNEqi2ciQOnzy2R4ECXEgSjznwzmUkAvvJwLF557Z974rg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Passionate"<br />Watercolor on Parchment<br />12” x 18”</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJmgh8z24aBelbbgSD1rH53ZzDHIaj7wGHjZfzN0_KbV9EPBPpv0hw2p0_lxNvQYtsSsmGpgB1b7oalAaeAj7NkIMl1kzfUIwnZWfR_MG-3pFyk9CXeGn-gjoqu1FRG5KAYj6wNXLnCPXjaVYkTGN6Z8aBs1XIXAgQ6eraF5wo-xQrapQGGqx2ZuG3rg=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJmgh8z24aBelbbgSD1rH53ZzDHIaj7wGHjZfzN0_KbV9EPBPpv0hw2p0_lxNvQYtsSsmGpgB1b7oalAaeAj7NkIMl1kzfUIwnZWfR_MG-3pFyk9CXeGn-gjoqu1FRG5KAYj6wNXLnCPXjaVYkTGN6Z8aBs1XIXAgQ6eraF5wo-xQrapQGGqx2ZuG3rg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sword"<br />Mixed Media on Paper<br />18” x 24”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinSU_IFWngNOYR6fOBu-Y-UD1RXxZMxo3Eb7CIh4_Z-B9pnxp1Dlk3w5McnHqBKQFRfAhiRgi2qE3YBGyGqgbO5TPha0TxAfPI0C0lsa0zHfrx6-INPoJYY6sRI0fllX_kp7cIBSDm75VVDUc9Bf4rFAM1hDpOWDfxGyLBVkuBYEHlEK9gp5OzeGp84Q=s1199" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1199" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinSU_IFWngNOYR6fOBu-Y-UD1RXxZMxo3Eb7CIh4_Z-B9pnxp1Dlk3w5McnHqBKQFRfAhiRgi2qE3YBGyGqgbO5TPha0TxAfPI0C0lsa0zHfrx6-INPoJYY6sRI0fllX_kp7cIBSDm75VVDUc9Bf4rFAM1hDpOWDfxGyLBVkuBYEHlEK9gp5OzeGp84Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hammer"<br />Mixed Media on Paper<br />18” x 24”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br />Check out this writing I did a few years ago about <a href="https://tajaltspace.com/amphi-mural-design-reaching-community-consensus/" target="_blank">coming to consensus on a neighborhood mural project. </a></p><p></p><p><i><span></span></i></p><a name='more'></a><i>About the artist: <a href="http://www.michaelbschwartz.com/" target="_blank">Michael B Schwartz</a> is a visual artist working in painting, drawing, installations and public arts. His work includes community arts engagement, activism and advocacy. <br /><br />Currently he is working on a series of projects revolving around the innovative new concept of "Artochology". These works include site specific works of art made from retrieved artifacts and traditional materials. </i><p></p><p><i> All works ©2021 Michael B Schwartz/MBSarts LLC </i><br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-54375948660174972762021-07-20T01:16:00.004-07:002021-07-20T01:24:41.798-07:00 Hugs For the Houseless Poetry Mural<p style="text-align: center;"><b>NEW: Hugs For the Houseless Poetry Mural </b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_JARf7evZLwF5OOD0Ia8TZLa4-7SOo55euJ93y9kLKZw4i_3tsTeQbFhOmxRexUNV2PwdyDQ7GJG_JBWeXn1Mzv3CPojTVsdTW6hsC9v6k_pbT8Qv1O-_AIxQNuwZGlWiAnSGpIYba_V/s1600/PoeMuralRainbow.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_JARf7evZLwF5OOD0Ia8TZLa4-7SOo55euJ93y9kLKZw4i_3tsTeQbFhOmxRexUNV2PwdyDQ7GJG_JBWeXn1Mzv3CPojTVsdTW6hsC9v6k_pbT8Qv1O-_AIxQNuwZGlWiAnSGpIYba_V/w283-h377/PoeMuralRainbow.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROGa_jLghXeZf7894mtvg0rvk5ZGTTmQSD32ZbTikmynt6R02oNQcTlzemxOQ5Qapx1kcS4Z1WvGbG9y4T3C3_xd58zvrnMWar7Wlie9a5S4y4PdslKBteQYZfTejjGQXjqvEnCiPOQLB/s2048/PoeMural2_2021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROGa_jLghXeZf7894mtvg0rvk5ZGTTmQSD32ZbTikmynt6R02oNQcTlzemxOQ5Qapx1kcS4Z1WvGbG9y4T3C3_xd58zvrnMWar7Wlie9a5S4y4PdslKBteQYZfTejjGQXjqvEnCiPOQLB/w287-h383/PoeMural2_2021.jpeg" width="287" /></a></div><p>A new Jazz inspired Poetry mural collaboration illuminates the <a href="https://veteranrescuemission.org/" target="_blank">Veteran Rescue Mission</a> (serving houseless Vets) tiny house eco-village in southern Arizona.<br /><br />Artist <b><a href="http://www.michaelbschwartz.com/" target="_blank">Michael B. Schwartz</a></b> collaborated with <a href="https://msha.ke/austindavis/" target="_blank">Austin Davis</a>, a poet and student activist currently studying creative writing at ASU and leading<a href="http://www.arizonajewsforjustice.org/" target="_blank"> <b>Arizona Jews For Justice</b></a>’s unsheltered outreach program, AZ <a href="http://www.arizonajewsforjustice.org/az-hugs-for-the-houseless.html" target="_blank"><b>Hugs For the Houseless</b></a>.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw484G8-YqKLpBNxQ-brLnBuaLAzUdx_7yefRQ7WJRerb_g3xCr5aF7HY5mrD5bHl4T5-F1wCRoqh05HUe8j_e55RHnb2ADXc9o_f_DEunKZbz-i968eQq2DxRfbMlSsZ1lUBHW1TTYHHF/s960/MBSarts_Color_Schwartz.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="960" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw484G8-YqKLpBNxQ-brLnBuaLAzUdx_7yefRQ7WJRerb_g3xCr5aF7HY5mrD5bHl4T5-F1wCRoqh05HUe8j_e55RHnb2ADXc9o_f_DEunKZbz-i968eQq2DxRfbMlSsZ1lUBHW1TTYHHF/w261-h153/MBSarts_Color_Schwartz.jpg" width="261" /></a><br /><br />The artists talked about the relationship of Jazz to Colors and poetry, and how that could drive the project. They selected one of Austin’s poems, then discussed what music came to mind as we read this poem? Austin suggested:<br /><br /> </p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ft9JwO0ZKMU" width="320" youtube-src-id="ft9JwO0ZKMU"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/ft9JwO0ZKMU" target="_blank">Miles Davis Blue in Green </a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mszSoTNqH3Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="mszSoTNqH3Y"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://youtu.be/mszSoTNqH3Y" target="_blank">In a Sentimental Mood - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZcACrVurgz4" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZcACrVurgz4"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/ZcACrVurgz4" target="_blank">Rayland Baxter - 2009 (Mac Miller Cover)</a><br /></div><div><br /><br />While listening to the works Michael set about mixing a series of harmonious, moody colors. Paints and color in this case were used to emphasize the poem. Each letter became a figure. Each word and line of the poem carefully placed. Then the layers of color. What a great addition to the murals at VRM!<br /><p></p><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDw91Hr9ys6VVpjbIcrGgxOV6ToiLcax4UEG9X6NBq3oZe_3CPePVAK9Glqghxk5aSqNsZkpR90q6lSmG_RMk5eaM_O4IPeOmn4AYuYRf13EnvtWNSkdSKwx_-kxQnhb9QOYyZmmS4qOj/s2048/PoeMural2021.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1364" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDw91Hr9ys6VVpjbIcrGgxOV6ToiLcax4UEG9X6NBq3oZe_3CPePVAK9Glqghxk5aSqNsZkpR90q6lSmG_RMk5eaM_O4IPeOmn4AYuYRf13EnvtWNSkdSKwx_-kxQnhb9QOYyZmmS4qOj/w193-h253/PoeMural2021.jpeg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Loneliness<br />Falls Over your head<br />Like a wool blanket<br />on a 100 degree day<br />hold someone close tonight"</span><br /></p><p><br /><br /> </p><p> </p><p>Austin is the author of "The World Isn’t the Size of Our Neighborhood Anymore" (Weasel Press, 2020) and "Celestial Night Light" (Ghost City Press, 2020). <br /><br />You can read more about Austin and his work <a href=" https://msha.ke/austindavis/" target="_blank">here: </a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-L1sUfdq-mwTC-Duub5Mbx9TscVhrkb2Lyh1D8RqpWJlbWouYBkMJNMXXvWs7YL9mWGGV8NodZOMLtL4Cp_z9G_cE5Uijy5TVLG0hVsWxf_iWxrKYQssgAm131F-8sNqgPqE3lAX1You/s1600/MualProcessPoem.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-L1sUfdq-mwTC-Duub5Mbx9TscVhrkb2Lyh1D8RqpWJlbWouYBkMJNMXXvWs7YL9mWGGV8NodZOMLtL4Cp_z9G_cE5Uijy5TVLG0hVsWxf_iWxrKYQssgAm131F-8sNqgPqE3lAX1You/s320/MualProcessPoem.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-46919005575317759872021-07-15T20:08:00.003-07:002021-07-15T20:11:03.247-07:00MB Schwartz Studio Updates: Summer 2021<p><b>New Works: Summer 2021</b><br /><br />These are some preview samples from my current body of works, to be exhibited this fall. <br /><br /><b>From the artists journal:</b><br /></p><blockquote><i>“These figurative works are narrative observation/intuition based. They rely on this idea of the artist as a vessel by which intuition is transferred as a mark to a surface, while telling a story. The structure is preexisting. In this sense the archetype becomes a historical bookmark of sorts, the topical space environment surrounding these paintings are as important as the works themselves.” <br /><br />Furnace Creek, CA<br />120 °F July 12, 2021<br />212 °F = boiling point"</i></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.michaelbschwartz.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="708" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzWLWbUmhoJGYFgyQTprbKmPOUuBMk016LKfMaPOKLO2hBgIGCKYMT7rI6c30X6FZ9SjcY2larIPZK_cdy6XSsVX-jwXRhD57-GYuOquvtViLdh3b74UB9RyH2_y11Obm4bPuqvVQKqpE/w380-h515/Schwartz_Existential_9x12.jpg" width="380" /></a></div></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">“<b>Existential Questions, perhaps never answered, but remain</b>”<br />Acrylic on Canvas<br />2021<br />9” x 12”<br /><br />(subtitled: “Mystic Arts map the world in uncommon ways, common dreams.”)<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZP99psrxjlaynfLZ_bF7v28HCgZ7cmAB870fAf_HsB3Ux7ZdLk80m_t2V4S-BRJxyz2ASEDsXvoLD96Ud-q6Er8lht5Jd7kM9v5eWQ0Z3eLbXM0Uu0nhl-piir-ROsOhz8Jk5QM7irVo/s960/Schwartz_Resilience_20x25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="798" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZP99psrxjlaynfLZ_bF7v28HCgZ7cmAB870fAf_HsB3Ux7ZdLk80m_t2V4S-BRJxyz2ASEDsXvoLD96Ud-q6Er8lht5Jd7kM9v5eWQ0Z3eLbXM0Uu0nhl-piir-ROsOhz8Jk5QM7irVo/w401-h500/Schwartz_Resilience_20x25.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">“<b>Resilience</b>”<br />Acrylic on Canvas<br />2021<br />20” x 25”<br />(study)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLDQuBR19r2gIldc_WHHgdRaledDglpdaMuDt33mCBJjfnvyBHP-ALG0wu-b5bq05ombp_J2ACFTiyHORZfxgAkTwuUds1njtZwH7GXNb3sYEOgYqVip1JqNj9pwUQUfyg0iNRfWs3f3j/s960/Schwartz_Golda_12x9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="698" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLDQuBR19r2gIldc_WHHgdRaledDglpdaMuDt33mCBJjfnvyBHP-ALG0wu-b5bq05ombp_J2ACFTiyHORZfxgAkTwuUds1njtZwH7GXNb3sYEOgYqVip1JqNj9pwUQUfyg0iNRfWs3f3j/w336-h461/Schwartz_Golda_12x9.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">“<b>Golda</b>”<br />2021<br />graphite on arches<br />9” x 12”<br />(sketchbook)</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /> </p><p></p><p></p><p>(* Original work available for advanced purchase. They will be included in the fall exhibit, after which shipping will be expedited. All works ©2021 Michael B Schwartz/ MBSArts LLC)<br /><br /></p></div>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-63700150151363583872021-01-26T18:33:00.004-08:002021-01-26T18:33:47.069-08:00Digital Visual Meditations and Rhythms<p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsnyE9PQiqSMyOkRF9d6VOJzrjkYU1ptTOyeT7LZHpHLwqKCwI3ZzuDRBkSkC2PvJlEeXzfNGL7QIryj6YEilK-XS2-18O7HkkYSC-oK4UDUhwcfV8_Ry5E2SYs1mL_lfg8Kc87qs3_33/s1200/EcoHouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="894" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsnyE9PQiqSMyOkRF9d6VOJzrjkYU1ptTOyeT7LZHpHLwqKCwI3ZzuDRBkSkC2PvJlEeXzfNGL7QIryj6YEilK-XS2-18O7HkkYSC-oK4UDUhwcfV8_Ry5E2SYs1mL_lfg8Kc87qs3_33/w357-h481/EcoHouse.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi4onhQs-lfTjDlHOCYnJ3jWjSUKaRavNt9pcyil65PJREOnMDnHIsGt1ExciswhO5dtGkkWFWFE0p7K5Zoqc0m9jrgrhui0_tvTu2LhlSgOGpDjUEUbPpqeE7SVeWUsywymTRuNLAFFH/s1200/MBSarts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1200" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi4onhQs-lfTjDlHOCYnJ3jWjSUKaRavNt9pcyil65PJREOnMDnHIsGt1ExciswhO5dtGkkWFWFE0p7K5Zoqc0m9jrgrhui0_tvTu2LhlSgOGpDjUEUbPpqeE7SVeWUsywymTRuNLAFFH/w410-h315/MBSarts.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnXgCjEZDXOWHiif1Refob_myBlhTMx5orHWWS_cH2zGP8wjd2A6ttQnImp1iuZqFinjTfZ2ApM-u7J5Lrpgdm-BL5mL6dsHkdKz4vY4W2GcgaUavC1-zA3DO72BupgWi_HNFl2FMORjl/s1776/Trippy2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1776" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnXgCjEZDXOWHiif1Refob_myBlhTMx5orHWWS_cH2zGP8wjd2A6ttQnImp1iuZqFinjTfZ2ApM-u7J5Lrpgdm-BL5mL6dsHkdKz4vY4W2GcgaUavC1-zA3DO72BupgWi_HNFl2FMORjl/w416-h321/Trippy2021.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve been doing this series of drawings and digital collages for some
time. The end product can be a just about anything I can print or
project on. I have mixed feelings about this. As a painter I’ve always
felt that the direct tactile experience with a work of art is essential.
I had to ask myself, can I duplicate this experience digitally? Can
this experience of a painting talking to directly to the viewer be
translated into digital format? <br /><br />The answers I suppose are self
evident - as we learn to see light through these screens - the
experience, while fleeting, can be profound. We can’t touch the
textures, or taste the smells but we can imagine - we can be transported
for a moment. <br /><br />In that spirit I have been creating dozens of
these digital collages. They go well with the sound of Jazz music. </span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Let
me know what you think, I hope they lighten up your day!</span><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><br /><i>(Yes, these image are also available in print form, contact me for pricing.)</i><br /> </p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-85001191362465426042021-01-26T18:24:00.004-08:002021-01-26T18:24:38.840-08:00MBSarts on Cover of LaLapid Magazine<p style="text-align: center;"> I’m honored to be on the current cover of <b>LaLapid Magazine</b>, The Society for Crypto Judaic Studies. You can sign up for membership and <a href="https://cryptojews.com/services/join-renew-membership/" target="_blank">learn more here</a>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlqa4BrBr8T2wxaZp1OtHVMnahAgmgNi7GGfwm0QXMc0Eo_79NKqS28XL0qDghgCXLmp9LIQggD-gFa9Ve7Q-FAPy7jwHGeNFjUSPANNEEC7k5T1zshBUYSB3rbDd1otjYlb48nkm9c5-/s1334/HaLapidCoverMBSarts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1038" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlqa4BrBr8T2wxaZp1OtHVMnahAgmgNi7GGfwm0QXMc0Eo_79NKqS28XL0qDghgCXLmp9LIQggD-gFa9Ve7Q-FAPy7jwHGeNFjUSPANNEEC7k5T1zshBUYSB3rbDd1otjYlb48nkm9c5-/w498-h640/HaLapidCoverMBSarts.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Astrolabes"</strong>Acrylic on Canvas 30” x 48”, is featured in an on-line exhibit </p><p style="text-align: center;">on my website that you can <a href="http://www.michaelbschwartz.com/virtualgallery.html" target="_blank">enjoy here</a>. <br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-36179929163997143322021-01-26T17:39:00.001-08:002021-01-26T17:39:35.630-08:00Mapping New Circulatory Systems<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Weekly Wednesday Community Arts Workshops Continue</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> (artists journal)</b><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Over the past several years I’ve been volunteering as as Artist in Residence (AIR) with <a href="https://veteranrescuemission.org/" target="_blank">Veterans Rescue Mission</a>, a mini house village dedicated to getting vets the services to which they are entitled. The site is dedicated to transitional living, with several full time stewards on the acre campus. It’s a fun project, no expectations, the participants drive the process. We had been working on murals, gardens, shade structures and exhibits prior to “COVID 19”. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSjbKp8fHsljCoU23bHL-cWu54Crkcrhx9EiQDnA9grNjBbofPwi8NVMkaarwPU7sGYamamd3gCt1mv1hA0GUhrkWwbBWTaxXS6MoCQ25Vc42G3GUIr0HFReB0yhWHCzJBJQLXwuR5fnV/s640/WedBuild.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Working on a shade structure." border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSjbKp8fHsljCoU23bHL-cWu54Crkcrhx9EiQDnA9grNjBbofPwi8NVMkaarwPU7sGYamamd3gCt1mv1hA0GUhrkWwbBWTaxXS6MoCQ25Vc42G3GUIr0HFReB0yhWHCzJBJQLXwuR5fnV/w225-h187/WedBuild.jpg" width="225" /></a><br />Throughout the past year colleagues and I have struggled with the most effective ways to adapt our community art making practices amidst this pandemic. We have utilized new platforms, podcasts, Zoom, emails, calls and texts. For a few weeks it was safe to meet in person, that ended quickly and it was right back to Zoom. Recently our weekly sessions added artist presentations, time for journal reflection and a new mural class. <br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiywWv61cFgIntLFrBpeW_u-MmwRCHOcn7m45DtEk-fYF5pLhYFFgbRL0kueH5S6erJuFVWZiff1wLVxyr3MoCSagKRa3QZibkoaNV6tXGlF1GSusTzR9VIeAebvdv8E_RLslqKhFvs5yL/s640/IMG_2553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiywWv61cFgIntLFrBpeW_u-MmwRCHOcn7m45DtEk-fYF5pLhYFFgbRL0kueH5S6erJuFVWZiff1wLVxyr3MoCSagKRa3QZibkoaNV6tXGlF1GSusTzR9VIeAebvdv8E_RLslqKhFvs5yL/w301-h227/IMG_2553.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Our earth day session included time for house plants to socialize over Zoom.</b></i></h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA_SuDRxOs7a6Sv-goc7Prlsa8KFCvlrH4NirDhHIErVN6z0KTaeG7LKyQSusWBUA0kNkwhZUvoFNXDw-cjZuOvof4m46scn9FQjf8zFE_8D3F7il950b0DenvEuKywX53cQhi9NNxC1x/s640/IMG_2544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoA_SuDRxOs7a6Sv-goc7Prlsa8KFCvlrH4NirDhHIErVN6z0KTaeG7LKyQSusWBUA0kNkwhZUvoFNXDw-cjZuOvof4m46scn9FQjf8zFE_8D3F7il950b0DenvEuKywX53cQhi9NNxC1x/w289-h225/IMG_2544.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><i><b>We tried various collaborative drawing experiments.</b></i></h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />Participants are doing individual projects in our houses and places of work. We are creating things and offering services vital to our community. The general unifying theme seems to revolve around this idea of adaptation- developing systems of support, for our hearts, bodies, minds and souls. There is a strong awareness of the impacts of climate change.<br /><br />The change to on-line has been awkward for everyone. Community arts practice is often about spontaneity, new ideas emerge from discussions while working together, poetry being read, food served - that dynamic buzz of excitement. <br /><br />As participants described their lives and needs we came up with the idea of art deliveries. The first round of <b>Emergency Art-Aid kits</b> was delivered with contributions of seeds, plant starters, art supplies and tools. We all depend on these systems, networks for production and distribution of goods and services. This idea of transit, of making, then moving objects from one place to another has revealed abundance. There are gardens, seeds, a thrift store, teachers, weavers, builders, neighbors and networks. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN92mXOYBj-gh_LM8bgmb5lc3McZ2xkmqfkfe0d8vM_55QUShassAD9WawVeIxD3pN8FeYAuk5msK3eMLAq_LJ0hPQ7e4yxfjImgUxFR2XmJTsvo8O50xJcDAl90yfBh-upZ40wQ4pB5g/s703/ArtKits.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="640" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoN92mXOYBj-gh_LM8bgmb5lc3McZ2xkmqfkfe0d8vM_55QUShassAD9WawVeIxD3pN8FeYAuk5msK3eMLAq_LJ0hPQ7e4yxfjImgUxFR2XmJTsvo8O50xJcDAl90yfBh-upZ40wQ4pB5g/w210-h231/ArtKits.jpeg" width="210" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi8PBR8A2Zq0gYFQLJlmMp6PMiLvgAMvwbGTpG6Lhtv4LQWd-ThsDfiFJtrdCGHPSULDNO5dYY8ZXTfxnp33pfFVb8MKH3S_I_IW9YBwAlHQedvXwHMHIPbRL2vM_uHTX8I_sNIkgkz1b/s853/ArtKits+copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwi8PBR8A2Zq0gYFQLJlmMp6PMiLvgAMvwbGTpG6Lhtv4LQWd-ThsDfiFJtrdCGHPSULDNO5dYY8ZXTfxnp33pfFVb8MKH3S_I_IW9YBwAlHQedvXwHMHIPbRL2vM_uHTX8I_sNIkgkz1b/w175-h235/ArtKits+copy.jpeg" width="175" /> </a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6uBiyZkmhufQHDDuw9NOV4WNvZgoxoQMq-81QbeZGe3jVeRwCjztEx5A9xuK9Bnje76p4BO1Vw1dZ1M02GvGKFuhDN2RoCJrEn3xvI_IARvMb7UPHITo5MsGac6ecQT9dS9eYsEVtFU8/s853/Starters.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6uBiyZkmhufQHDDuw9NOV4WNvZgoxoQMq-81QbeZGe3jVeRwCjztEx5A9xuK9Bnje76p4BO1Vw1dZ1M02GvGKFuhDN2RoCJrEn3xvI_IARvMb7UPHITo5MsGac6ecQT9dS9eYsEVtFU8/w177-h236/Starters.jpeg" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5JRt1VE0srWULuZyi5GCoi_1EqajwSsuOWtZPUnN18j0x6aQXVrC1drulQgMhZFhyphenhyphenOzsQ2FT6kCTsruediu18i41KYy9bBakxTt2eIvxqi2wFe_BjmQD7Fiq4Mzhi0rv-T7JzBy1JhkK/s640/SeedKits.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5JRt1VE0srWULuZyi5GCoi_1EqajwSsuOWtZPUnN18j0x6aQXVrC1drulQgMhZFhyphenhyphenOzsQ2FT6kCTsruediu18i41KYy9bBakxTt2eIvxqi2wFe_BjmQD7Fiq4Mzhi0rv-T7JzBy1JhkK/w207-h231/SeedKits.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><br /></div></div>As I drove about delivering kits I thought of my voyage as wing akin to connecting the meridians of our city, a network of veins or rivers, a life force being animated. As we engage this system the kinesthetic excitement of collaboration produces an energy wave. We can measure that wave, observe and then re-engage it. This process of adaptation amidst uncertainty and grief is producing innovation.<p style="text-align: left;">We have been asking some framing questions. <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>How can we use Art-Aid kits to do things together? </li><li>What do we need to realize our project goals? </li><li>Personal goals? </li><li>How do we raise each other up? </li><li>How do we support one another authentically? </li><li>How can we help each other on location specific projects like murals and mosaics? </li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">Then more broadly: <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>How can we intentionally use the arts to lift the creative energy of this place? </li><li>How can we breath life into, to animate our community? </li><li>How does intentional breathing increase circulation? </li><li>Who are we serving?<br /></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;">In the weeks and months to come, we will find out. Slowly, as a community of makers and learners we are figuring this out together. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T9oEFssl4py3r8hkeLGwAko-sx3Ia8CHFZHgVsOS5olf1th93KPJk0x97VcxXvp7Hs6RuSmMyhJNl61mQVadGHzSBgHIFRHCsmqeT1U8LlEJrKAj9wVXfYw-uVcHABhbSbX1icgHhGKf/s853/VRM+FarmNow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Garden at VRM is thriving." border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T9oEFssl4py3r8hkeLGwAko-sx3Ia8CHFZHgVsOS5olf1th93KPJk0x97VcxXvp7Hs6RuSmMyhJNl61mQVadGHzSBgHIFRHCsmqeT1U8LlEJrKAj9wVXfYw-uVcHABhbSbX1icgHhGKf/w240-h320/VRM+FarmNow.jpg" title="The Garden at VRM is thriving." width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Workshops are every Wed. 4pm. To register, or if you have questions contact me through my website here: <a href="http://www.MichaelBSchwartz.com">www.MichaelBSchwartz.com</a></b></i><br /><br /></p>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-79533170427165414492020-11-11T14:15:00.000-08:002020-11-11T14:15:10.665-08:00 Ward 3 Gem<p style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Ward 3 Gem</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>by </strong><strong><span data-tooltip-position="top" data-tooltip="">Ernesto Portillo, Ward 3 Council Aide</span></strong></p>
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<div>There is a large, colorful mural on the wall of S&K Market in
the Miracle Manor neighborhood. It is a 10-year-old iconic mural with
various representative images of the rich history of this small niche in
Ward 3. But more than a mural, it was a seed that helped launch
Tucson’s mural movement over the recent years.</div>
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<div>“This mural...initiated the city-wide mural movement. When we
started almost nobody wanted murals,” said Michael Schwartz, the mural
artist whose name is painted in the lower left corner on the
north-facing wall of the market at 2520 N. 15<sup>th</sup> Ave. But
really, he added, the mural’s creators were many people, young and old,
from the neighborhood. The mural emerged from an extensive
intergenerational, after-school series of workshops and interviews.</div>
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<div>“People voted on every single element in that mural. The neighbors
literally cast ballots,” he said. “I acted as the lead artist and
painted their mural.”</div>
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<div>At the core of the mural is more than paint on a brick wall. It is
about community engagement and cultural development, and building
community identity in the neighborhood bounded by Miracle Mile on the
north, Grant Road on the south, Oracle on the east and Fairview on the
west.</div>
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<div>The mural project began in early September 2009. It was one of five
demonstration art projects sponsored by the Tucson Arts Brigade. The
Miracle Manor Neighborhood Association proposed the mural and it was
developed and created in collaboration with the Youth Empowerment
Services Network. It was completed in April 2010.</div>
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<div align="center"><img alt="" height="195" src="https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/ward3/Mural_1.jpg" width="600" /></div>
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<div>The images in the mural include the sign for the Ghost Ranch and
Lodge Restaurant, whose sign was designed by artist Georgia O’Keefe and
El Rey, both which represent the smattering of small motor lodges that
had sprung up on Miracle Mile and Oracle Road, the northern entrance to
Tucson, before the coming of the freeway. There is John Wayne on the big
screen of the now-gone Biltmore/Miracle Mile Drive-in theater and E. C.
Nash Elementary School, opened in 1960 and named after the first
superintendent of the Amphitheater School District. And there is a
neighbor looking out from her window admiring the birds, a rabbit,
oranges on a tree, flowers. The image is reflective of the area’s early
rural character. The mural is topped off with fluffy bunny-shaped clouds
soaring above purple mountains and a radiating sky.</div>
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<div>"Back in the late 1940s and early '50s when the neighborhood was
being developed, residents who still lived here from that time offered
up information for the history of the neighborhood," said Marsha Quinn,
in a story in the Arizona Daily Star, published on Oct. 22, 2012. Quinn,
a neighborhood resident who was involved in the mural project, added,
"We really wanted to have the mural be meaningful to the neighborhood,
and the seniors really had a lot of input."</div>
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<div>Some of those neighbors involved in the project were Henry and
Alicia Garcia, Sandi Mittelstaedt, Mickey Ethington, Dee Brunner, Gene
Dickens, Mario Gonzalez, Oscar Bojorquez, Kathy Johnson, according to
the Daily Star story.</div>
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<div>The project’s history and creation is collected in this <a href="http://miraclemanorneighborhoodmural.blogspot.com/?view=classic">internet site</a>.</div>
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<div align="center"><img alt="" height="450" src="https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/ward3/Mural_2.jpg" width="600" /></div>
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<div>For Chankiry Chhang, owner of the S&K Market for the past 17 years, the mural has been nothing but positive.</div>
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<div>“It was better than a blank wall,” he said as he admired the mural
Thursday afternoon. He has had no problems with graffiti on the mural.
He said that people from outside the neighborhood come to the store to
admire it and take photos of the mural. “Everybody comes,” he said. “It
makes me feel proud.”</div>MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-43746504575580139122020-08-22T01:15:00.030-07:002022-05-04T23:01:04.294-07:00What ever hapened to Tucson Arts Brigade?<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhgu0JlV_pG1Ga65u-0lNhRwy-HZq1qb1RmatbjpYvn9DFZjqPOjeEuulUe_gEszqwyMIBcz3x8fi2eAk-9ieSg_IC4r54lH5EB130AvKG-h6wZ2f8QUdDlVKGcLDdYm_Tbyx0nD3kIAYLygV9PCOFvpyajEQzqXNv4uxsZKzNZJyAral-uMy3WZl8A/s2048/MMPD18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhgu0JlV_pG1Ga65u-0lNhRwy-HZq1qb1RmatbjpYvn9DFZjqPOjeEuulUe_gEszqwyMIBcz3x8fi2eAk-9ieSg_IC4r54lH5EB130AvKG-h6wZ2f8QUdDlVKGcLDdYm_Tbyx0nD3kIAYLygV9PCOFvpyajEQzqXNv4uxsZKzNZJyAral-uMy3WZl8A/s320/MMPD18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </p></div><p>Sometimes it’s difficult to explain why a cherished non-profit vanishes. <br /></p><p>The <b>Tucson Arts Brigade Mural </b><b>Program</b> emerged from a Nov. 11, 1995 Arts and Social Change Gathering. It was a popular idea that emphasized a collective voice and hands on action. For 24 years we designed and produced murals, workshops, gatherings, festivals and theater using a consensus based practice. Thousands of people from all walks of life participated.<br /></p><p>The core of the organization was a vibrant <b>year round after school program</b>. Each of the sites emerged from a needs assessment process, often initiated by neighborhood organizations who had come upon resources to improve the places they lived. TAB offered arts based solutions to these needs. </p><p>TAB joined a national constellation of arts engagement organizations. The after-school programs produced works of art with visiting and resident artist. The participants selected an endless array of subjects; civil rights, border issues, gender equality, climate change, eco-justice, poverty, houslessness and anti war themes. TAB was a practice, a container - the participants created the content. The public enjoyed the end product.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYNhJzlcujBOl9aatU4fmXdzimbQpUIQAOQ5uVIiklfC8CbLUa8IWZ8I9z6G0u8dsRy5c8MtzoFMdjjbxK4zOGx5kbDjr0VGwcdR-Ybp3XEnyJX6BbUKw57zWA0l6fzKXK5ELRzWWryqv/s2048/Schwartz_6_29thStTPAC.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYNhJzlcujBOl9aatU4fmXdzimbQpUIQAOQ5uVIiklfC8CbLUa8IWZ8I9z6G0u8dsRy5c8MtzoFMdjjbxK4zOGx5kbDjr0VGwcdR-Ybp3XEnyJX6BbUKw57zWA0l6fzKXK5ELRzWWryqv/w200-h150/Schwartz_6_29thStTPAC.jpg" width="200" /></a>The second part of our program was the<b> community curated City Wide Outdoor Gallery that hired artists to paint murals</b>. We encouraged visiting and collaborating artists to offer some sort of community engagement opportunity. This part of the program grew exponentially when we <a href="http://michaelbschwartz.blogspot.com/2016/05/downtown-mural-project-map-eight-artits.html" target="_blank">produced a series of murals downtown in collaboration with the city</a>. We put our best practices in place, and the project was a success, as was the <a href="http://michaelbschwartz.blogspot.com/2019/11/photo-essay-of-2019-downtown-mural.html" target="_blank">second round of downtown murals</a>. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXrHej3oAPitjnbFXrVJYseFA0-jxIIRDceznMEiCGEiUKF-QvPHayalChbk4hr8wAOfcnxtH65B9Z2k_oY2EzxhSIcRv9EQFlcW6iycTIQRNvo-AhdfeVlW9ApAKQEOxa8l1dvsUUmY/s900/Rose+1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXrHej3oAPitjnbFXrVJYseFA0-jxIIRDceznMEiCGEiUKF-QvPHayalChbk4hr8wAOfcnxtH65B9Z2k_oY2EzxhSIcRv9EQFlcW6iycTIQRNvo-AhdfeVlW9ApAKQEOxa8l1dvsUUmY/w262-h197/Rose+1.jpg" width="262" /></a><br />TAB's partners amplified the work by matching dollars raised. The burden fell on TAB to navigate a complicated and time consuming bureaucratic process that resulted in a work of public art. The lack of a clear local policy or road map for producing murals (let alone social practice projects) meant every step we took was an epic, repetative and costly series of tasks. We learned how to make it work. We had demonstrated the value of a well organized professional mural arts program with metrics. We hosted what <a href="http://michaelbschwartz.blogspot.com/2019/06/community-mural-forum-report-back.html" target="_blank">was intended to be the first in a series of Community Mural Forums</a>, unaware of the challenges that lay ahead. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i></i></span></b><blockquote><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"The Mural program</i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> changed Tucson..."</i></span></b></blockquote><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i></i> </span></b></blockquote></div><p></p><p>But it wasn’t enough.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_eeFJSF9rmSci0EuJKmrfVKxguggIG7wk3qo22ojk8l9oKzHH8CiWTEqwseA9lj9HcjeZywcfY81etxru3dEy8elcDNVi9ww6foX_UOeTrWMKYYzKfPX_rkPAkEqM8H46XoVTxysgdA/s900/Screen+Shot+2020-09-02+at+2.41.29+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>The vibrant process, curriculum, management or sense of ownership and
participatory process that was the TAB hallmark is difficult to recreate. Neighbors were engaged in community design meetings, and approval of designs and many public calls for artists issued. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_eeFJSF9rmSci0EuJKmrfVKxguggIG7wk3qo22ojk8l9oKzHH8CiWTEqwseA9lj9HcjeZywcfY81etxru3dEy8elcDNVi9ww6foX_UOeTrWMKYYzKfPX_rkPAkEqM8H46XoVTxysgdA/s900/Screen+Shot+2020-09-02+at+2.41.29+AM.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="900" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_eeFJSF9rmSci0EuJKmrfVKxguggIG7wk3qo22ojk8l9oKzHH8CiWTEqwseA9lj9HcjeZywcfY81etxru3dEy8elcDNVi9ww6foX_UOeTrWMKYYzKfPX_rkPAkEqM8H46XoVTxysgdA/w210-h173/Screen+Shot+2020-09-02+at+2.41.29+AM.png" width="210" /></a>Critics argue we should let the free market work, the shark tank. Hey it works for advertising - why not murals? This perspective ignores the cultural impact of public art and ability of murals to shape our landscape. These murals are reflective of who we are as a community, it's not just about a pretty postcard, it's an expression of community identity. <br /></p><p>When we remove public engagement process we also remove the, voices, history, ownership and pride. This idea of winner take all is framed as "competition" and fosters a monolithic image of our cultural landscape. People see bright beautiful colors and ask what's the problem? Never considering the thousand of voices left out, a peoples history white washed, the streets perfumed for your enjoyment. The critics of Cultural equity and democracy frame the debate in personal terms, avoiding the tough policy and socio-cultural implications of installing works of public art. Those with the most resources, and connections, and least morals, win, and will use their privilege to silence those who dissent. <br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ry9Ogc-RV820WU3SGruu3FjxI8dk5ImqoDHev57hzGFUwoOiwDmZrO3zVfuq_IoIPCOVbdw2WyACQQfB4yt1xEoQa0G2sgjBmpaYxWU3M86CHUe9CYicMO2F1S8aafA-hej4866PPp_l/s640/8_TAB_PearlsOfWisdom.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ry9Ogc-RV820WU3SGruu3FjxI8dk5ImqoDHev57hzGFUwoOiwDmZrO3zVfuq_IoIPCOVbdw2WyACQQfB4yt1xEoQa0G2sgjBmpaYxWU3M86CHUe9CYicMO2F1S8aafA-hej4866PPp_l/w200-h150/8_TAB_PearlsOfWisdom.jpg" width="200" /></a>Towards the end of 2019 the daily hoop jumping ritual became overbearing. <i>It had been 288 months of this</i>, almost to the day. Then <b>our studio at Citizens mysteriously flooded</b> causing a huge amount of damage, coupled with mounting administrative bills. We had to make the difficult decision to pay what bills we could for as long as possible, but essentially fade away. It felt, as one board member described “like a dark cloud was approaching”.</p><p><br />By March of 2020, that cloud had arrived for the entire planet. <br /></p>At a time when we needed it the most, TAB was gone. It's important to emphasize our deep impact, in providing artist jobs, redistributing over $350,000. to artist of all ages and walks of life, elevating the status and visibility of a diversity of artists, celebrating a peoples history and advancing the role of the arts in our community. The ripple effects will be felt for years. The community that TAB embodied is a healthy one, with many branches, deep roots, colorful flowers and nutritious fruits. Something new will rise from the ashes. <div><br /></div><br /><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGS07Vp1iZ1i3WzrfsCZ_GzBoHiqfWWBOTx4LtEj7HKQM0vbp7QQQqS3oNh4TKhdUDruhfBVVfCGIlVISMelUdmm7DW76psP6KYh7UMpuw40Y7mBmoNMOFdI7mtnqiAmg6awMWwLuiPU/s1600/DSCN2486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGS07Vp1iZ1i3WzrfsCZ_GzBoHiqfWWBOTx4LtEj7HKQM0vbp7QQQqS3oNh4TKhdUDruhfBVVfCGIlVISMelUdmm7DW76psP6KYh7UMpuw40Y7mBmoNMOFdI7mtnqiAmg6awMWwLuiPU/w230-h410/DSCN2486.JPG" width="230" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">"Meeting of minds</p><p style="text-align: center;">A collective history</p><p style="text-align: center;">of human experience </p><p style="text-align: center;">unfolding.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Like seeds grown in rich soil</p><p style="text-align: center;">Many lives, same truth."</p><p style="text-align: center;">(TAB Participant)<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeAHtGnHuCHKe6n8NIxLKg-P8bEm-UmQ9Rr2IKo6_usCuMDcHadVKcyd523jt2dGxos3ih2TwDUYmi2YRO5SJtDl07Rye6yB-Fpw0x1AMWgCYoWLGWmMH31grDoFFs2A_6-GnfYiyMfk/s900/DSCN3040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="900" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeAHtGnHuCHKe6n8NIxLKg-P8bEm-UmQ9Rr2IKo6_usCuMDcHadVKcyd523jt2dGxos3ih2TwDUYmi2YRO5SJtDl07Rye6yB-Fpw0x1AMWgCYoWLGWmMH31grDoFFs2A_6-GnfYiyMfk/w328-h227/DSCN3040.JPG" width="328" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The original and only TucsonArtsBrigade.org website expired in March 2020 </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>here is where we left it off...</b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHskoDzSI1BRipaD83e8sydpkYgfYv8Kd6RIUH9NOIsUZy4uChW04TVRVVkcxEG_rR1YNlDUzAwBydiv7oWipFYd4ZbyZjYHZw2ZSkrQANFLp_9u09YWbz5iFp_67VxvVC9azz5DM_cOzb/s1544/Cover+page+1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHskoDzSI1BRipaD83e8sydpkYgfYv8Kd6RIUH9NOIsUZy4uChW04TVRVVkcxEG_rR1YNlDUzAwBydiv7oWipFYd4ZbyZjYHZw2ZSkrQANFLp_9u09YWbz5iFp_67VxvVC9azz5DM_cOzb/s640/Cover+page+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They are all free to download and copy, give away, share. These were inspired by the protests in Ferguson, MO, the now historic seven day march entitled, “Journey for Justice: Ferguson to Jefferson City” and continued pattern of killings. </p><p style="text-align: left;">There are more topical posters in the <a href="https://www.afsc.org/posters" target="_blank">AFSC Poster Series</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>#<u>SayTheirNames</u><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Trayvon Martin<br />Tamir Rice<br />Michael Brown<br />Eric Garner<br />Philando Castile<br />Breonna Taylor <br />George Floyd </b></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWLO_EZgdBmThtam-QbvDxyK9YRgkklf20jb7Urag7vV3Im48fF-0mTszW9ZOCrLIqDoDGVK2yGhnVz5I__kfKqfPm4siMJ_7rzmOlmlTosNs-D-cOXbaYvLwqWP_twNUMMoBcEMYJe-U/s2048/MBS1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1326" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWLO_EZgdBmThtam-QbvDxyK9YRgkklf20jb7Urag7vV3Im48fF-0mTszW9ZOCrLIqDoDGVK2yGhnVz5I__kfKqfPm4siMJ_7rzmOlmlTosNs-D-cOXbaYvLwqWP_twNUMMoBcEMYJe-U/s640/MBS1.jpg" width="363" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Andrew thought that the simplicity and equity of old-school printed paper with a focus<br />on reuse and sustainability, along with our traditions here in the Tucson area, on healthy<br />foods—on resiliency.<br /><br />Andrew shopped the idea to the UA, his colleagues and TUSD, spending countless hours getting the permissions and support needed. Amidst this pandemic he managed to pull together a curriculum<br />development team and put in several more weeks of hard work editing, researching and<br />organizing to produce these four issues of Art Meals.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>“Art Meals” issue 1-4 Contributors</b>: Andrew P Tegarden, Delbert Antone, Michael B Schwartz, Mia Ione Garcia, Alyssa Jasmine Thomas, Benjamin Pawlowski and Dianna Taylor.</div><br /><b><i>This first series is free! You can download, copy and share. Please Use Hashtag #ArtMealsTucson</i></b><br /><div><br /></div><div><font size="4">(Click to enlarge)</font></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Issue 1:</b> Healing Natural (Art) World—Living Giving by Animals, Plants, and People</div><br />
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<div><b>Issue 3:</b> Home within Home—Exploring and Enlivening Where Your At</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YZ8a7fSIQOuVXDpOwDqoFEik14gqAINzgmOiXWgSqmNyMd41Q_nPwYqqgzm5rgwGhS_qZz7vRkXNjd3vSapplEJ2L1ZQQEgtsTGwUh5YlmOOHXbMYwGpPJQVJrCWRH9yWHdlGU-yBRRt/s1600/0-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1216" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YZ8a7fSIQOuVXDpOwDqoFEik14gqAINzgmOiXWgSqmNyMd41Q_nPwYqqgzm5rgwGhS_qZz7vRkXNjd3vSapplEJ2L1ZQQEgtsTGwUh5YlmOOHXbMYwGpPJQVJrCWRH9yWHdlGU-yBRRt/s320/0-2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><b></b></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><b>Issue 2: </b> Nothing’s Trash—Reusing What You Got in Artistic Ways</div>
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<div><br /></div><div><b>Issue 4: </b> Recipes for Change—Food, Art, and the Future</div><div><br /></div>
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<br />MBSartshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16066186277305714113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-60233927279630814762020-04-06T00:33:00.001-07:002020-04-06T00:50:45.026-07:00Arts in the Age of COVID 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the weeks prior to COVID-19 life was filled with activities, plans, planting seeds and the rush to get outdoor work complete before the summer burn sets in. We had concerns, but the event still felt far away - the world was not ready.<br />
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For me the first few week of March it really hit home, the shopping had been done, I felt personally prepared, but as the news got worse people began to socially distance. School was cancelled, shortages at the markets, then shops closing, the economy freaking out. The world was on a collective bad trip. Friends texted and called with regular updates, more information, details and personal situations. Do we socialize distantly through May? August? Nobody really knows, the virus is in control and dictating our behaviors. Some breathe fear. <br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work in progress. March 2020</td></tr>
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Today it’s clear, the world has changed… there is the before, and the after. I’ve been attempting to capture the emotions of these past few weeks in my work. The endless questions, lack of clear direction or future. I find myself developing a new routine, adapting, changing. It’s spring, the flowers and trees abloom, the deep blue sky and fresh desert air carry the smell of creosote.<br />
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<i>“Once, there was a mountain, then there was no mountain… then there was.”</i></div>
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What has changed for you? Where do you see yourself in 3 months? A year?<br />
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MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-51504796002841910432020-03-20T03:46:00.000-07:002020-04-09T13:57:30.045-07:00SPECIAL: COVID 19 Artist ResourcesI’m assembling a list of resources for our field specific to the COVID 19 situaiton. The images below were made by my friend Ricardo Levins Morales, <a href="https://www.rlmartstudio.com/" target="_blank">check out his website</a> for inspiration.<br />
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<img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLaU6gD43he1ohYo7SSSGxhw1ZYRVESdWyZwXMlADoZQyZgtW8B5k1uvKS6gxed_GQ3RfvwQ10Zk7yCBsb9KXgPdA1HMTtUinZ5dDfw1gnWfqXfDCM_6xkaLosa32NVyAhqFZFfh9XG0/s320/YMwgj2kb8dxrOyB7hRMcpC-_3jFelu-QWqpvF0KHN3cxbayixU0R_05UqC8xd9uTVPvW6lZ0Bl6arieRuUU3xQM2qJQRB4XwWzU9i5npqbMbFPGgMxuP2NVjUYYMfGg17GylGKe5QPjT%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" width="320" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuTJCpCqj0ddFdjYCZBQZXfAoZDs-8mPBwbWL1bDkzgntXClQ5bQXTihd5_6YyiaZvDSprcpgs60NGhiLBntnuaUxvuGkhzHMSJaNiZwbu_yq_kZ1zdp-pLwWUFsvl8wDU8lvD-G3DME/s1600/kUt0EshVtSsd46_MrT8s7dkto0ED5AwVJtym2bRaRsMFzZfLsjV3uU9y9g3UHcGdzYHOXhV1-tOaEcq-VmT_3J3SosCDb2fWEQ_eupX0I05ocQNCOR9KJC1kog-CNSsOU5HM9w0LQtgC%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuTJCpCqj0ddFdjYCZBQZXfAoZDs-8mPBwbWL1bDkzgntXClQ5bQXTihd5_6YyiaZvDSprcpgs60NGhiLBntnuaUxvuGkhzHMSJaNiZwbu_yq_kZ1zdp-pLwWUFsvl8wDU8lvD-G3DME/s320/kUt0EshVtSsd46_MrT8s7dkto0ED5AwVJtym2bRaRsMFzZfLsjV3uU9y9g3UHcGdzYHOXhV1-tOaEcq-VmT_3J3SosCDb2fWEQ_eupX0I05ocQNCOR9KJC1kog-CNSsOU5HM9w0LQtgC%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctWuzet4_Q-gbF7l-NviQ-PNX7aRQfd426zsCfCEdVi-ckwl-wU4-lM3znSeAlFuqDt99TfuPtVmS6l3e0nqlWVjFveqxMKb_lfuO8s3XeUpl24C8da5xGONsrDierZSSz8Qunr_WkcQ/s1600/R7gO0ayqrB5HdkghzZuGkowxVn51clzRDtdob8Z9d-oIPv7qMPdTp592HyaSgVYV5cbQezGhRVZU1b5P_ngiDWGHCMdKM09a-dH1ERx2rcVfiT10Va6qQh67gc9oCHp-ERWw1rl1i8sW%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctWuzet4_Q-gbF7l-NviQ-PNX7aRQfd426zsCfCEdVi-ckwl-wU4-lM3znSeAlFuqDt99TfuPtVmS6l3e0nqlWVjFveqxMKb_lfuO8s3XeUpl24C8da5xGONsrDierZSSz8Qunr_WkcQ/s320/R7gO0ayqrB5HdkghzZuGkowxVn51clzRDtdob8Z9d-oIPv7qMPdTp592HyaSgVYV5cbQezGhRVZU1b5P_ngiDWGHCMdKM09a-dH1ERx2rcVfiT10Va6qQh67gc9oCHp-ERWw1rl1i8sW%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGIkt_hqZCXW4pPq_8M-BagiRR-fC4yMtuJe0OQN1e9cPFs7VlIQfaKub9dUh0bFgrB61SaSKfjxpClvY5xU4Iu7IrnA_Y1aArMTqrFdbENRiw8NJIDTRX5qVrd-gKfaM391MtHY4z9w/s1600/k-Z_EpDXMaWLvG3uToewAMszZYZFUj0uaLkz4OZv-vn7bfPI42-VBRKSh8bMFNjBDKoPh4MTSrKGtY3_cRWdBS9Rxy2JOhdbyyd2ufu-cvH8RlwJiHn7HprOdD46khMGOcDD8xPv1SMb%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGIkt_hqZCXW4pPq_8M-BagiRR-fC4yMtuJe0OQN1e9cPFs7VlIQfaKub9dUh0bFgrB61SaSKfjxpClvY5xU4Iu7IrnA_Y1aArMTqrFdbENRiw8NJIDTRX5qVrd-gKfaM391MtHY4z9w/s320/k-Z_EpDXMaWLvG3uToewAMszZYZFUj0uaLkz4OZv-vn7bfPI42-VBRKSh8bMFNjBDKoPh4MTSrKGtY3_cRWdBS9Rxy2JOhdbyyd2ufu-cvH8RlwJiHn7HprOdD46khMGOcDD8xPv1SMb%253Ds0-d-e1-ft.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<i>I will keep updating as I become aware of opportunities.</i> I know we are struggling right now, but if we help each other we will get through this, hopefully with a deeper appreciation of how interconnected we and all things are. Keep in touch and drop me a line, let me know how you are doing and if I can help in any way. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Youth and Education</b></u></span><br />
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<a href="https://bealearninghero.org/readiness-roadmap/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=spring2020&utm_content=elearning&utm_source=The+Wallace+Foundation&utm_campaign=b811da284e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_09_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_59ab24ca7b-b811da284e-211005001" target="_blank">Learning Heros</a><br />
<a href="https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/30/how-to-teach-social-emotional-learning-when-students.html?cmp=eml-eb-sr-SEL-04092020&M=59334292&U=2436187&UUID=9b8f120f17e6597d39b928b3090ea7fe&utm_source=The+Wallace+Foundation&utm_campaign=b811da284e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_09_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_59ab24ca7b-b811da284e-211005001" target="_blank">Education Week</a><br />
<a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/art-making-activities-for-your-kids-during-covid-19?utm_source=newsletterclass&utm_campaign=covidkidart" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Art Making Activities for Your Kids</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.future-ed.org/how-can-we-use-summer-to-keep-students-learning/?utm_source=The+Wallace+Foundation&utm_campaign=b811da284e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_09_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_59ab24ca7b-b811da284e-211005001" target="_blank">Future Ed </a>(summer camp)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/coronavirus-crisis-resources.aspx?utm_source=The+Wallace+Foundation&utm_campaign=b811da284e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_09_04_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_59ab24ca7b-b811da284e-211005001" target="_blank">ASCD</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.muralarts.org/" target="_blank">City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Homeschool </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Arts and Medicine</b></u></span><br />
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<a href="https://arts.ufl.edu/sites/creating-healthy-communities/covid-19-arts-response/arts-covid-19-response/?utm_source=Copy+of+CIVID+resources&utm_campaign=Census&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Center for Arts and Medicine</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Entertainment and Events</b></u></span><br />
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<a href="https://anchor.fm/penamerica" target="_blank">Pen Podcast</a><br />
This limited-run podcast, "The PEN Pod," is meant to provide regular
updates and conversations about literature and free expression, and
provide an outlet for our in-person events that have been postponed or
canceled.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Financial Resources for Working Artists</b></u></span><br />
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<a href="https://atrium916.com/resources/" target="_blank">Atrium: Federal Resources</a><b> </b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anonymous-woman-emergency-grants-1819134" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Emergency Grants for Female Artists Over 40</span></a></span></h1>
<a href="https://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/" target="_blank">Writers Emergency Fund</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.artistsfellowship.org/finacial-aid" target="_blank">Working Visual Artists Fund</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Emergency%20Grants" target="_blank">NYFA Emergency Resource List</a><br />
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<a href="https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/" target="_blank">General Resource List</a><br />
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<a href="https://teachingartistsguild.org/covid-19-resources" target="_blank">Teaching Artist Resources</a><br />
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<a href="https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Freelance Artists</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/financial-relief-resources-for-artists-during-covid-19" target="_blank">Financial Resources</a><br />
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<u><b>Tool Box - these sites have been updateed with Emergency COVID-19 Resources</b></u><br />
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<a href="https://alternateroots.org/covid-19-resource-page/" target="_blank">Alternate Roots</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.creativeplacemaker.net/" target="_blank">Center for the Study of Art and Community</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center" target="_blank">Americans for the Arts Interactive Resource and Response </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.nocdny.org/tools-and-resources/2020/4/3/rising-from-covid-19-resources-and-learning" target="_blank">NOCD</a><a href="https://www.nocdny.org/tools-and-resources/2020/4/3/rising-from-covid-19-resources-and-learning" target="_blank">NY</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.artsready.org/" target="_blank">Online emergency preparedness service by and for arts/cultural nonprofits</a><br />
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<a href="https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/expedited-transition-virtual-workplace" target="_blank">Transitioning to an online workplace </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/digital-tools-for-artists-to-run-a-remote-career-during-coronavirus" target="_blank">Digital Tools for Artists to Run a Remote Career During Coronavirus</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.muralarts.org/" target="_blank">City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program</a></td></tr>
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<b>Overview: Keeping Our Small Arts Non Profits and Business Open During this Crisis</b><br />
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In our personal and business lives there are things with our control, action steps that will help us continue our work given the changes around us. <br />
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Develop (local/neighborhood) Plan for Continuity<br />
1) Planning, Communication, Training<br />
2) Threat Assessment<br />
3) Activate Plan<br />
4) Once crisis is over: Evaluate Plan/ record and store. <br />
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Communicate with stakeholders to categorize and assign tasks (who will do what):<br />
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Mission critical - working on site<br />
Mission critical - working remotely<br />
non-critical - working remotely<br />
non-critical - non-remote work <br />
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3) Develop a process for situational awareness. Identify reliable sources of information.<br />
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<a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/" target="_blank">John Hopkins</a> - <br />
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html" target="_blank">Center for Disease Control</a> <br />
Local/County Health Department<br />
Mayors Office, City Council Members, Department Heads<br />
Coalitions<br />
<a href="https://webcms.pima.gov/cms/One.aspx?pageId=527452" target="_blank">Pima County</a> <br />
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4) Check Supply Chains for Vulnerabilities<br />
Check as far down the supply chain as possible<br />
Identify alternative vendors<br />
Self Produce<br />
Check Supply chains daily/hourly as needed<br />
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5) Promote Good Health Habits<br />
Washing Hands<br />
HEPA Filters<br />
Cleaning Supplies (Lysol, Bleach, Hand Sanitizer, Soap) <br />
Self Containment<br />
6 feet distance<br />
Hand Washing Stations<br />
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6) Assessment of Community Travel<br />
Identify modes of transportation<br />
Identify alternative modes of transport<br />
Plan car travel: call ahead to make sure gas stations are open along your route<br />
If flying wear medical mask, use wet wipe to wash down seating area and consoles.<br />
Get outside, hike, bike, walk, run - maintain 6 feet distance, use common sense. <br />
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7) Inventory Supplies<br />
Clean all items<br />
On line inventory<br />
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###MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-60080240819539172032020-01-13T22:58:00.001-08:002020-01-13T22:58:42.163-08:002020 Some New Works <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy 2020! "VOTE"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"with 3 clues"</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHJB7i13g9K3D_kvyjlpsNJBsuepcg7OQ6lH4TeqdOmza6wZKWbcLcnlBuydfdcLda9g59o-eqtngomoVKcUOt7xdQynGlIFZjHMPEAbS7xeUAm3K2nH6nBqLcgopjWwa3jLt8KwngkU/s1600/mellowyellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="1113" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHJB7i13g9K3D_kvyjlpsNJBsuepcg7OQ6lH4TeqdOmza6wZKWbcLcnlBuydfdcLda9g59o-eqtngomoVKcUOt7xdQynGlIFZjHMPEAbS7xeUAm3K2nH6nBqLcgopjWwa3jLt8KwngkU/s400/mellowyellow.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Mellow Yellow"</td></tr>
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These are hand drawn, scanned then colored on a computer - intended for digital consumption.<br />
I made a short video of another drawing, depicting a simple and delightful day, which you can see in the post below. <br />
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<br />MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6821459314329985014.post-3171140657712867552020-01-13T22:56:00.002-08:002020-01-13T22:56:42.645-08:00A Day in 2020: Jan 3, 2020<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XLbSUn7bj8Y" width="480"></iframe>MBSarts Labhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07287862554907098654noreply@blogger.com0