Articles in mixed media
Bordertown
It’s the kind of place where dust hangs in the air all of the time, clinging to everything and everyone; the kind of dust that leaves a thin film even on teeth, and settles into …
The year was 1992, and Dave Lefner was into his second year of college at Cal State Northridge. He had just discovered printmaking, an artistic soul mate that would stand the test of time, but …
“A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” is an old English proverb most semanticists insist means that a timely effort will prevent more work later on. For a certain Sacramento artist the phrase takes on new …
The breeze whistles carrying with it the cleansing smell of sea salt. Fine grains of warm brown sand funnel through bare toes. The sun dances on a blue-green foreground giving way to navy and then …
Greg Miller is a modern-day pop artist determined to document the disappearing cultural landscape of America. Through his vision, the elusive eye of a pinup and the reassuring wink of an alienated hero are preserved. …
Armed with an armful of posters, a bucket of glue and more messages than an “I Hate George Bush” voicemail box, Shepard Fairey’s creative guns are blaring. Loud and proud, he’s literally sticking it to …
L.A. artist Rebecca Campbell is going a little crazy these days. She is frantically trying to finish pieces for her one-woman show that will be staged at the LA Louver gallery at the end of …
CUBE: The artist designed the venue, but what happens inside the cube is up to the person “sitting” for the portrait. Some people are symbolic, some send a message and still others show off their …
Thirty feet of yellow neon stretch toward the rising moon. Each changing shade of dark brings a unique magic and mystery to San Francisco’s de Young Museum. Lights from Dale Chihuly’s Saffron Tower dance with …
Johnny Swing lives on a farm in Vermont with his wife, two kids, and several animals, including goats and cows. Despite his love of animals and the rural lifestyle, he’s never aspired to be a …
Rex Ray is unexpected on so many different levels. He wields a pair of scissors like other artists grip a brush. With his bald head, chunky earring and gravely voice, it would be easy to …
Sculptor and printmaker John Buck is the St. Nick of the art world, without the beard or the belly. Buck takes childhood things and elevates them. Each piece of his intricate and complicated wood blocks …
