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Figures Of Speech and writing artist statements

The exercise of writing an art statement for my upcomin art exhibit “Figures Of Speech” has me reaching for essays by Wendell Berry and thinking of the ways poetry can evoke many thoughts and feelings in a few lines. My upcoming art exhibit is titled Figures Of Speech and the title is itself a description of what my exhibit is about. I know exactly what inspired all of the individual artworks…

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TOWERS IN LOCKDOW

The first architectural person I’m looking at for this 2 week project is the main person I know called frank Gehry, the reason I know some things about him is that I studied him in art at school. Frank Owen gehry is a Canadian born American architect, residing in Los Angeles. A number of his buildings, including his private residence, have become world renowed attractions. He was born on the 28th of February 1929 (age 91 years) Toronto, Canada. Gehrys best known works include the titanium clad Guggenheim museum in Spain.

In 1947, franks family immagrated to the United States, settling in California. Gehry got a job driving a delivery truck, and studied at Los Angeles city college, eventually to graduate from the university of southern California’s school of architecture. After graduating from college, he spent time away from the field of architecture in numerous other jobs, including service in United States Army. In the fall of 1956, he moved his family to Cambridge, where he studied city planning at the school of design. He left before completing the program. Gehrys ideas about socially responsible architecture were under realised.

Gehry returned to Los Angeles to work for someone, to whom he was apprenticed while at the school of architecture. In 1957 he was given the chance to design his first private residence at the age of 28. In 1961, he moved to Paris, where he worked with another architect. In 1962, Gehry established a practise in Los Angeles, which became frank gehry and associates in 1967 and then Gehry partners in 2001. Gehrys earliest commissions were all in Southern California, where he designed a number of innovative commercial structures. Gehrys most notable design may be the renovation of his own Santa Monica residence. Originally build in 1920 and purchased by Gehry in 1977, the house features a metallic exterior wrapped around the original building that leaves many of the original details visible. Gehry still resides there. Other completed buildings designed by Gehry during the 1980s include: cabrillo marine aquarium (1981) and the California aerospace museum (1984) in 1989, Gehry was awarded the pritzker architecture prize. The jury cited Gehry as “always open to experimentation” though Gehry continued to design other notable buildings in California. Since then, Gehry has regularly won major commissions and has further established himself as one of the most notable architects. In recent years, some of gehrys more prominent designs have failed to go forward. In 2014, two significant long awaited museums designed by Gehry opened.

Gehry was a creative child, he was encouraged by his grandmother, Leah Caplan, with whom he would build little cities out of scraps from her husbands hardware store. His father was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Russian Jewish parents, and his mother was a polish Jewish immigrant. Having grown up in Canada, Gehry is an avid fan of ice hockey. He began a hockey league in his office. Frank Gehry is known for his sometimes cantankerous personality. Gehry also is a member of the California yacht club and enjoys sailing, frank Gehry also serves on the leadership council of the New York stem cell foundation. In 2004, he voiced himself on a child’s tv show where he designed a treehouse. Then in 2005 he voiced in the episode of the simpsons - in which he designes a concert hall for the fictional city of Springfield. Gehry has since voiced that he regrets his appearance since a job about his design technique has led people to misunderstand his architectural process. In 2006, a filmmaker made a documentary about gehrys work called ‘sketches of frank Gehry’ the film, which followed Gehry over the course of five years and painted a positive portrait of his character, was well received critically. In 2009, architecturally inspired Ice cream sandwich company named a cookie and ice cream combination after Gehry.

In October 2014, the first major European exhibition of gehrys work debuted in Paris. Other museums or major galleries that have done exhibitions of gehrys architecture or design include galleries in 1983 and the Walker art centre in 1986, whose exhibition then traveled to the Toronto harbour front museum.

Awards and honours: 1987, fellow American academy of arts and letters, 1988, elected into the national academy of design, 1989, pritzker architecture prize,1992, praemium imperiale, 1994, the Dorothy and Lilian Gish prize, 1995, American academy of archievements golden plate award, 1998, national medal of arts, 1998, gold medal award, royal architectural institute of Canada, 1999, AIA gold medal, American institute of architects, 2000, cooper Hewitt national design award lifetime achievements, 2002, companion of the order of Canada, 2004, Woodrow Wilson award for public service, 2006, inductee California hall of fame, 2007, Henry c turner prize, 2009, order of charlemagne, 2012, twenty five year award, American institute of architects, 2014, prince of Asturias award, 2014, commandeur of the ordre national, 2015, j. Paul Getty medal, 2016, Harvard art medal, 2016, leonore and Walter award, 2016, presidential medal of freedom, 2018, neutra medal, 2019, inductee, Canada’s walk of fame, 2020, medal of art, New York City.

I like frank gehrys work as it’s so unique and different as all his buildings have weird shapes, and it’s something that you would want to see as it’s not like a normal building.

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The Tyng Toy was created by the brilliant architect Anne Tyng in the late 1940's. It's probably the least well known toy from the Golden Age of postwar modernist kid's design, an era which also saw toys and playthings by the likes of Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Antonio Vitali, and Egon Moeller-Nielsen. It's when Caplan and Barenholz's Creative Playthings really took off, making the case for modernist, abstract toys that encouraged kids' imaginations. At the time, Tyng was a crucial collaborator with Louis Kahn on many seminal projects. From the Trenton Bath House to the Yale Art Gallery to the hugely influential City Tower concept, the history and credit for Kahn's early work really needs to be revised to give Tyng her due. via Architectualtoys #theunsungheroines

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First Look at the Laco Flieger Limited Topper Edition

Topper Fine Jewelers is a small, family-run, suburban jewelry store out in beautiful Burlingame, California. But its physical size belies its presence in the watch world. In recent years, Topper has expanded out of its San Francisco Bay Area locale, but not by opening more stores across the country. Instead, Topper has really tapped into the watch community, both the one local to its store as well as the community at large across the country and Internet. I’ve purchased watches from Topper, and so have several of my friends and co-workers, and it’s really a testament to how co-owner Rob Caplan builds and fosters relationships with watch nerds like you and me. 

Another way Topper has really grown its footprint is through genuinely interesting collaborative projects. We’ve covered several of them here on Worn & Wound, among them the “Topper Ninja” and a series of vintage-inspired Zodiac LEs with design input from Eric Singer. This past weekend, Topper unveiled its final joint venture for the year, and I had the pleasure of flying over to Burlingame for its release and to check out the watch in the metal — introducing the Laco Flieger Limited Topper Edition.

Laco Flieger Limited Topper Edition

Case Material: Stainless steel Dial: White lacquer with heat-blued indices and hands Dimensions: 42.5mm x 10.7mm x 49.8mm Crystal: Sapphire Water Resistance: 10 atm Movement: Laco 98 (ETA 6498) Strap/bracelet: 22mm brown leather Price: $1,895 Reference Number: N/a Expected Release: Available now for pre-order

Topper Fine Jewelers in Burlingame, California.

The story of the watch began back in Baselworld, when Rob Caplan met with Laco distributor Chad Sagris and Laco Head of Sales Sebastian Maziossek. The conversation quickly focused in on producing a limited edition watch, and one that was different from anything in Laco’s catalog. Rob had always wanted to make a pilot’s watch, and with Laco being one of the five original makers of fliegers, it made sense to start there. Rob also knew he wanted to make the dial white, so that too was a natural starting point. But that’s when things got a little tricky.

Russ Caplan, Sebastian Maziossek, Chad Sagris, and Rob Caplan at the launch event.

Rob’s next ask was, “why don’t we heat-blue the hour markers?” On its face, that sounds like a simple request. After all, heat-blued hands are a thing, so why not indices? Everyone at the table was in love with the idea, and they were off to the races. But as everyone quickly learned, it was not a simple ask. Heat-blueing hands is undoubtedly an art form , but it’s one that the watch world has largely mastered. It takes a skilled hand (and eye) to do it right, but the know-how is there. Heat-bluing indices however — well, that’s a new beast entirely, and Laco’s suppliers had some problem-solving to do.

Bay Area Watch-Heads out in full force at the launch event.

So what was the problem? As it turns out, the steel itself. The steel for the indices is thicker than the hands, so they had to adjust for that. There was also the issue of the alloy. Laco’s supplier had to test several different steel alloys to see which one would work best for the process before finally landing on one. But that’s not all. As you can imagine, heat blueing isn’t an exact science, in that a watchful eye needs to determine when the process is complete. When you’re tempering a single second hand or even a set of hands, that’s relatively straightforward. When you’re working with a whole bunch of indices, then it becomes more of a challenge. Add on top of that the fact that all 12 indices need to match each other, and then the hands as well, and you’ve got yourself a real manufacturing conundrum. But, these are German suppliers after all, and they eventually figured it all out, and the watch was born. But it bears asking, did all that effort pay off?

The answer is a resounding yes. Fliegers have been done to death. For every Sub homage out there, there are two flieger variants for you to choose from. So it takes something really special to break through the mold. And while the foundation of the classic flieger watch is here, the devil’s in the details, and those details really work.

The dial is a major attention grabber. It’s lacquer white, so it has this slight gloss that is immediately eye-catching and sets it apart from other pilot watches. It also plays off the indices. One of the best things about heat-blued metal is the way it dances with light. In one angle, the indices may appear black. Move the watch head ever-so-slightly, and the indices come to life in the most vibrant, beautiful blue. That dynamic nature of the indices and the gloss of the dial work really well, and together they add a new dimension to the dial that I haven’t seen in a flieger before.

The white dial and blued markers give the watch some major wrist presence.

Though it does sit low on the wrist, which makes it manageable.

Of course, visibility is critical to a pilot’s watch, and thankfully we’re not lacking in that department here. The dial is very sharp and without any major clutter,  and the contrast between the blue/black elements and the white base is on-point. There’s also ample lume here, rendered in BG-W9, for nighttime visibility. The application is also slightly three-dimensional, which gives the whole thing some added depth.

The rest of the watch is relatively straightforward, but finished to a high level. The case, rated to 100 meters, is largely brushed, but there are polished elements that give it a high-end feel. The movement is dubbed Laco 98, which is essentially a Swiss-made ETA/Unitas 6498 with Elaboré finishing and some custom touches, like Laco’s branding. I’m a huge fan of these ETA/Unitas calibers. They’re hard-wearing, reliable, and they look really cool. Just look at the size of that balance!

The launch itself was coordinated with a local meetup group, Watch The Bay, and local collectors came out in full force. Watch rolls were everywhere, and watches were being passed around like candy (be sure to look at the gallery below for a taste of some of the watches people brought). And, of course, everyone at the venue got some hands-on time with the Topper Edition, and just from speaking to a handful of collectors present, I got the sense that the response was overwhelmingly positive.

The Laco Flieger Topper Edition is limited to 100 pieces and can be pre-ordered right now direct from Topper. Topper Fine Jewelers

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Hi All!

Guess who’s back??  It is I, you’re friendly neighborhood book lover.  The month off did me some good.  I read some great books, slept, enjoyed the rest of Summer, and went to Paris for a week (which was FANTASTIC).  I’m ready to roll and just in time for NEW YORK COMIC CON!  The four-day event begins this Thursday and below are some panels, vendors and activations that I’ll be visiting so they’re on your radar:

Blacksad: Under the Skin Demo

On Thursday, the first day of NYCC, I’ll be demoing a new adventure game called Blacksad: Under the Skin.  Now I normally do not play video games (except for the 80s games) so I probably won’t know what I’m doing.  But one of the great things about NYCC is having access to these games so I can tell all of you and my gamer friends about them.  Based on the Eisner award-winning comic book Blacksad, I’ll get a first-hand look at the game before it launches on November 5.  If you’re at NYCC, stop by Booth #1665 to try it for yourself.

Expanse Activation

Celebrating its new home at Amazon Prime Video and the premiere of Season 4, the sci-fi show Expanse will be hosting an interstellar experience through its activation.  If you remember any of my posts or recaps from last year’s Con, I love activations.  They’re interactive, fun and give NYCC attendees a chance to interact with their favorite shows, films or books.  Fans of Expanse will get exclusive access to the activation, as they become crew members of the spaceship Rocinante.  They’ll be able to travel to the show’s new setting and there will be photo opps as fans take their first steps on New Terra (or Ilus, depending on their allegiance).  I’ll let you know which one I choose.  For now, take a look at the cool photos below and stop by and experience the activation for yourself.

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Hulu’s Castle Rock Season 2 Premiere and Panel

Saturday at last year’s NYCC was my day of panels.  I went to so many and this year will be no different.  And I’m ECSTATIC to be attending the Season 2 premiere screening and panel for Hulu’s show Castle Rock.  I watched Season 1 and I am obsessed with this show.  Believe me when I tell you that I quickly said “yes” to an invite I received to attend the panel.  I can’t wait to see what Hulu is cooking up for this season, because Season 1 was nuts.  This season, fans of the show and Stephen King’s book Misery will be reintroduced to nurse and psycho super fan Annie Wilkes (played by Lizzy Caplan).  I’ll post after the screening to give you my honest (and spoiler-free) feedback.  If you’re around on Saturday, get in line early for this panel.  It’ll be at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden and starts at 3:30pm.  Don’t miss it!

Legion M

Legion M, the first fan-owned entertainment company, will be at NYCC to celebrate its latest projects, Memory: The Origins of Alien and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.  During NYCC, Legion M’s very own Jeff Annison (Founder and President), David Baxter (VP of Development) and Terri Piñon (Legion M’s Meetup Hostess with the Mostest) will give fans and investors a first look at the two projects, as long as exclusive access to swag and merchandise for sale.  I plan on attending one of the Memory: The Origins of Alien screenings and getting my hands on a t-shirt.  Stop by Booth #746 to see what Legion M has in store.  In the meantime, take a look at the official trailer for Memory: The Origins of Alien.

The Birch

Facebook Watch has a new show airing this month called The Birch, about a blood-thirsty tree that may or may not be the friend of three teenagers.  Sounds weird?  Yes.  Is it any good?  I’m lucky enough to watch the first six episodes so I’ll let you know before it airs.  In the meantime, head to Booth #152 for “The Birch Experience,” an immersive photo opp for all NYCC badge holders.  Make sure to get a pic with The Birch herself (or else).  I’ll be stopping by so I can see her for myself.  The show premieres on Facebook Watch on October 11.

Game of Thrones/Johnnie Walker Pop-Up

Still mourning the end of Game of Thrones?  I definitely am so what better way than to visit the Johnnie Walker A Song of Ice and A Song of Fire pop-up this Saturday.  Head on over to the Crossing Arts Gallery (559 West 23rd St.) to sip the newest blends of Johnnie Walker’s collaboration with HBO.  But make sure to RSVP before you go or you’ll be iced out.  Get it?  Iced out?  No?  Okay.  Go to www.jwiceandfire.com to RSVP.

A TRICK OF LIGHT: Stan Lee’s Alliances

One of the late, great Stan Lee’s creative works before his death, A Trick of Light is an adult novel, co-authored by Kat Rosenfeld, and the first installment into a brand new universe.  It “explores the deeply complex relationship between technology and humanity.” The book will be promoted at the “Building a New Universe with Stan Lee” panel on Friday from 5:30p-6:30p, followed by a book signing.

This is just a small taste of what’s to come at NYCC.  I’ve already carved out my days, with Saturday being my busiest one.  This time, however, I’m not going to kill myself to get to everything.  I’m being strategic about what I see, the panels and special events I attend and the vendors who’ll be taking my money (I’m coming for you, Design by Hümans).  Instead of exhausting myself to get to everything, I’m going to show up when I want and enjoy the things I want to enjoy the most.

See you guys there!

  I’M BAAAAAACKKK!! Hi All! Guess who's back??  It is I, you're friendly neighborhood book lover.  The month off did me some good. 

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A long weekend in New Haven: where to eat, what to do, and where to stay

New Haven is Connecticut’s second-largest city, and to most it’s synonymous with two things: Yale University and pizza. Yale plays a large role in the city’s culture and the pizza is indeed up there with the best in America, but a recent visit at the invitation of Market New Haven revealed that New Haven is multi-layered and multi-faceted, a great walking town with a fascinating history, with an abundance of fun things to do and sights to see, making it a fabulous destination for a weekend jaunt.

New Haven was actually the very first planned city in America, laid out in 1638 by English Puritans according to a grid that today comprises the heart of downtown and is centered around New Haven Green, which is still the city’s town square. Like any American city that’s been around for so long, it played a role in the American Revolution (and, as it survived the Revolution relatively unscathed, many colonial features were saved), but its historical claims to fame go far beyond that: It’s where Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin and where Samuel Colt invented the revolver, it’s where the famous Amistad slave trial was held, and it’s the city that gave birth to the steamboat, the submarine, the corkscrew, the telephone directory and public phone, the lollipop, the Frisbee, the hamburger (more on that later), and the Erector Set. From the 1950s to the 1990s the city saw a period of decline (which necessitated — and was exacerbated by — an “urban renewal” project that saw parts of Downtown demolished), but within the past 20 years the city has bounced back with a vengeance, and it’s become a cultural destination for restaurants, bars, retail, and nightlife, with an influx of high-end housing developments and multi-use conversions of historic buildings making it a fantastic place to live and visit.

After a quick train ride from New York City (about an hour and 40 minutes) and a brief cab ride, we checked into our hotel, The Study at Yale, which we’d strongly recommend. It’s a short walk from the New Haven Green and is located right in the heart of Yale’s campus, so not only are you just a short jaunt from all of Yale’s theaters and museums (including its legendary Yale University Art Gallery), your hotel room might also provide a spectacular view of the campus and its Federal-style architecture. The hotel is sleek and modern, our room was bright and cozy, and the hotel’s restaurant, Heirloom, is a favorite among locals and visitors alike (more on that later).

If you have a free afternoon, just walking around Yale University’s campus and New Haven Green provides ample opportunity for distraction, but there are a few things you shouldn’t miss: the Art Gallery (which is home to more than 200,000 objects d’art), the Louis Khan-designed Yale Center for British Art, which is home to the largest collection of British art outside the U.K., and the famed Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which is home to an astonishing array of old books (including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, which has never been deciphered).

After all that walking around, you’re going to get hungry, and if you’re in the mood for pizza, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re not familiar with New Haven-style pizza, it’s absolutely worth discovering if you consider yourself a pizza lover. And New Haven, with its large Italian population, is home to some of the country’s most legendary pizzerias, many of which date back to the 1920s and ‘30s. New Haven-style pizza is fired in a coal oven, and it typically has a thin, crisp, and chewy crust, a slightly oblong shape, and some amount of charring along the outside. It’s also unique in that a “plain” pie is only topped with tomato sauce, oregano, and a little pecorino romano — mozzarella cheese is considered a topping, and it needs to be requested.

The highlight of our visit was the opportunity to visit four legendary pizzerias — Frank Pepe, Sally’s Apizza, Modern Apizza, and the newer BAR — all in one afternoon, with Taste of New Haven’s Colin M. Caplan as our guide. Caplan is perhaps the country’s foremost authority on all things New Haven pizza (known around these parts as “apizza,” pronounced “ah-BEETZ”), as he’s literally written the book on New Haven Pizza and its storied history (you can buy a copy here).

We started at Frank Pepe, which opened here in 1925 and is widely credited with inventing New Haven-style pizza as we know it. (Not entirely coincidentally, it’s home to The Daily Meal’s pick for the best pizza in America, its signature white clam pie.) There are today 10 locations, but it all started right here, and many foodies consider a visit to Pepe’s a required culinary pilgrimage. If the concept of a mozzarella-free pie sounds weird to you, order the “plain” pie here, and the combination of the crisp, chewy crust, the slight char, the high-quality sauce (made with tomatoes delivered in Pepe-branded cans) and a sprinkle of pecorino will be a total paradigm-changer for you. You also owe it to yourself to order the famous white clam pie, which is topped simply with garlic, oregano, olive oil, grated pecorino, and freshly-shucked clams (and bacon if you’re feeling extra). It’s a masterpiece.

Up next, we visited BAR, which also happens to be one of the best bars in New Haven, serving a great assortment of beers (brewed in-house) in a fun and lively space. BAR’s pizzas are cooked in a brick oven, slightly less oblong than the competition, slightly less charred, and available with a wide array of toppings including oven-roasted hot peppers, roast chicken, shrimp and eggs. The mozzarella pie was fantastic, and the pepperoni was solid, but there’s one pizza that put this place on the map, and it’s a must-order: mashed potato and bacon. The crust gets a thin layer of creamy, garlicky mashed potatoes and a topping of crumbled bacon and fresh herbs; there’s nothing else quite like it, and it pairs perfectly with a house-brewed beer.

Up next, the legendary Sally’s Apizza. Sally’s was founded in 1938 by Frank Pepe’s sister, Filomena Pepe Consiglio, who named if after her son, Sal (who in turn ran the restaurant until his death in 1989). The pizza here will be familiar to you if you’ve been to Pepe’s: brick oven, slightly oblong, slightly charred. The plain, mozzarella, and pepperoni pies were all evenly cooked with a crisp, chewy crust and just the right amount of topping, and a real sleeper hit was the potato and onion pie, both sliced impossibly thin and artfully arranged from end to end. It was honestly one of the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted, and that combined with the masterful preparation of the other pies made Sally’s my personal favorite apizza of the day (It was Sinatra’s favorite, as well).

With whatever stomach space remained rapidly dwindling, we made it to our last stop of the day: Modern Apizza. This was actually founded in 1934, even though it looks a lot newer than that (it resembles a traditional, newish Italian restaurant a lot more than the others do), and along with Pepe’s and Sally’s it forms what’s commonly referred to as the “Holy Trinity” of New Haven pizzerias. Pizzas here are fired in an oil-fueled brick oven (one of the last remaining examples in America, in fact), and as opposed to the light and crispy crusts of the competition, these pies were slightly heavier and wetter, and were the only ones of the bunch to have a sprinkling of cornmeal on the bottom. Both the plain and mozzarella were on-point if a little soggy (which isn’t a dig at all), and we were fans of the eggplant pie, which is topped with thin strips of fried eggplant. If you’re a fan of pizzas with lots of toppings, don’t miss the Italian Bomb, topped with sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mushrooms, onion, peppers, and garlic.

There should be one more stop on your New Haven food tour (after you’re regained your appetite, obviously): Louis Lunch, widely regarded as the birthplace of the hamburger. Founded as a tiny lunch wagon in 1895 and today only slightly larger than that, the diminutive restaurant (which founder Louis Lassen upgraded to in 1917) is perpetually crowded with pilgrims in search of the original burger, which (as legend has it) was invented by Lassen in 1900. The burgers served here are cooked in unique upright broilers (the same exact ones used by Lassen) and served on white toast, with cheese spread and sliced onions as the only optional toppings. Eating here is like stepping back in time, and it’s still run by the Lassen family.

Oh, and as for the burger? It’s exceptionally good: The beef is high-quality, fresh-ground in house daily, and formed into 6-ounce pucks, and eating it with just a slice of onion on toast really allows it to shine. The only rule? No ketchup!

Obviously, more restaurants have opened in New Haven since the 1930s, so if you’re looking for something other than pizza or a burger you’re in luck. Heirloom, the restaurant inside the Study at Yale (above), is one of the city’s best fine-dining restaurants, and is spacious and comfortable with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Chapel Street. The seasonally-driven menu is a real crowd-pleaser, with appetizers including warm local ricotta with thyme, truffle oil, and toast; a jar of whipped chicken liver pate with bacon jam; baked Connecticut clams; and roast octopus. Entrees include lamb ragù with house-made penne, seared Maine scallops with caramelized spaghetti squash, bouillabaisse, a grass-fed burger, and filet mignon. We really enjoyed our meal there; service was professional and knowledgeable, and the dining room has a really buzzy energy, especially around the bar area. It also serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

Another dinner option is Zinc, which is located right on New Haven Green and has been a local favorite since 1999. They’re sourcing ingredients from local farms and purveyors, and they’re turning them into creative New American dishes with a sprinkling of that oh-so-1999 trend, Asian fusion. Apps include a house-cured gravlax and sticky rice roll, Korean barbecue pork belly, and carrot and smoked cheddar fondue; and entrees include pork carnitas aji verde, ricotta gnocchi with sage brown butter and port-soaked figs, and Scottish salmon with risotto and roasted beets. Our meal there unfortunately had a couple issues — grilled rib-eye steak ordered medium-rare was served on the bloody side of rare, and we were seriously disappointed with the restaurant’s supposedly signature appetizer, duck nachos, which were essentially wonton chips doused in mayo and sour cream and topped with a heavy handful of microgreens; whatever scraps of duck were present were overcooked, flavorless pebbles (you can see one towards the bottom of the plate above). The salmon was nicely cooked, though, and honestly the best part of the meal were desserts from pastry chef Alba Estenoz: a pear perfectly poached in red wine and topped with homemade ice cream, and a multilayered “cake” of chocolate, rum, and caramel mousses served with a shot of caramel milk on the side. Both were spectacular, and worthy of a visit in their own right.

Another popular fine-dining destination is John Davenport’s, located on the top floor of the Omni Hotel on New Haven Green. We stopped in for a Saturday morning breakfast, and had a dizzying array of dishes to choose from — omelets, three Benedicts (traditional, smoked salmon, or lobster), smoked salmon platter, pancakes, waffles, French toast, corned beef hash, avocado toast — and a whole breakfast buffet! We settled on the lobster eggs Benedict and a Belgian waffle with strawberries and Vermont maple syrup. Both were expertly prepared — the lobster was fresh and nicely cooked, the hollandaise was perfectly tart and creamy, and the waffle was light and crisp.

Other standout restaurants in New Haven include Claire’s Corner Copia, serving healthy vegetarian fare since 1975; chef John Brennan’s Olives and Oil, serving creative Italian fare and top-notch cocktails in a cool and modern setting; Union League Café, a super high-end French restaurant; and Consiglio’s, an old-school red-sauce joint.

The cocktail scene in New Haven is also very strong. Ordinary is nestled into a bar room dating from 1910, inside a former hotel (the Taft) that can trace its roots to a colonial-era tavern. The bar room itself, and the back room, are covered in old wood, and it’s honestly one of the most beautiful, coziest bars I’ve ever imbibed in. The cocktails are creative and crafted with an eye for flavor and balance (they run the gamut from classic — like the Bee’s Knees to modern — like the Lawnmower Man (with cachaça, Suze, citrus, green juice, house celery bitters, and lemon verbena air) — and the punch bowls are parties unto themselves. Also worth visiting is Anchor Spa, a classic dive-turned classy cocktail bar; and Elm City Social, chef John Brennan’s first project, a fun and laid-back nightly party that also serves a killer lunch and dinner menu with something for everyone. Another ideal post-dinner retreat is Firehouse 12, a sleek and swanky cocktail bar and lounge that’s also home to a recording studio-grade music venue that plays host to mostly jazz musicians.

New Haven is a beautiful city, the perfect destination for an autumn retreat. Yale lends it a youthful energy, an influx of mixologists and chefs are revitalizing the dining and cocktail scene, it has a walkable and historic downtown, and it has some of the best pizza on Earth. It’s an ideal small city, and if you decide to spend a weekend taking it in, you won’t regret it.

The visit that was the subject of this review was hosted by Visit New Haven.

Source: https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/long-weekend-new-haven

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Some places to see visual art in Portland, Oregon.

Museums & Institutions

• Portland Art Museum (website) 1219 SW Park Ave. (map) Wed.–Sun. 10–5 Portland's main art museum, housed in two connected buildings. $25 for adults; $22 for seniors & college students. Visitors 17 and younger are always free.

• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU (website) 1855 SW Broadway (map) A contemporary art museum on the campus of Portland State University. Free admission.

• Oregon Contemporary (website) 8371 North Interstate Ave. (map) Fri.–Sun. 12–5, when exhibitions are on view. A contemporary art space in North Portland (formerly known as Disjecta). Free admission.

• Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) (website) 15 NE Hancock St. (map) Open periodically for exhibitions and events. An arts organization best known for its annual Time-Based Art Festival. PICA also organizes exhibitions and shows throughout the year.

Sometimes there are art exhibits at the Oregon Historical Society (website), the Portland Japanese Garden (website), Lan Su Chinese Garden (website), the Oregon Jewish Museum (website), the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) (website), and the World Forestry Center (website).

Northwest Portland Galleries

Most Northwest Portland galleries have openings the first Thursday of each month.

• Adams & Ollman (website) 418 NW Eighth Ave. (map) Wed.–Sat. 11–4 Contemporary and vintage art.

• Augen Gallery (website) 716 NW Davis St. (map) Tues.–Sat. 11:30–5:30 Contemporary art.

• Blackfish Gallery (website) 420 NW Ninth Ave. (map) Tues.–Sat. 11–4 A collective artist-run gallery.

• Blue Sky Gallery (website) 122 NW Eighth Ave. (map) Wed.–Sat. 12–5 A long-established nonprofit gallery for photography and photo-based art.

• Camerawork Gallery (website) 2255 NW Northrup St. (map) Temporarily closed The oldest fine-art photo gallery in the U.S., on the campus of Linfield College.

• Caplan Art Designs (website) 1323 NW 16th Ave, Suite 1001 (map) Sat. 12-2 and by appointment Contemporary art and framing.

• Froelick Gallery (website) 714 NW Davis St. (map) Tues.–Sat. 11–5:30 Contemporary art.

• Fuller Rosen Gallery (website) 1928 NW Lovejoy St. (map) Thu.–Sun. 12–5 Contemporary art.

• Gallery 114 (website) 1100 NW Glisan St. (map) Fri.–Sun. 12–5 Contemporary art.

• Charles A. Hartman Fine Art (website) 134 NW Eighth Ave. (map) Thu.–Sat. by appointment Local and national artists, both contemporary and vintage.

• Holding Contemporary (website) 916 NW Flanders St. (map) Fri.–Sat. 12–5, by appointment Contemporary art.

• Elisabeth Jones Art Center (website) 516 NW 14th Ave. (map) A nonprofit art organization focused on ecology, social justice, and contemporary issues.

• Elizabeth Leach Gallery (website) 417 NW Ninth Ave. (map) Tues.–Sat. 10:30–5:30 Contemporary art; one of Portland's longest-running commercial galleries.

• Lumber Room (website) 419 NW Ninth Ave. (map) Fri. 11–6 and by appointment Contemporary art.

• Nine Gallery (website) 122 NW Eighth Ave. (map) Wed.–Sat. 12–5 An artists’ collective gallery, housed within Blue Sky Gallery.

• Pacific Northwest College of Art (website) 511 NW Broadway (map) Tues.–Sun. 11–6 The PNCA campus has several galleries but is currently closed to the public.

• PDX Contemporary Art (website) 925 NW Flanders St. (map) and 1825 B NW Vaughn St. (map) Tues.–Sat. 10–5 Local and national contemporary art.

• Russo Lee Gallery (website) 805 NW 21st Ave. (map) Tues.–Fri. 11–5:30; Sat. 11–5 Contemporary art.

• Jeffrey Thomas Fine Art (website) 2219 NW Raleigh St. (map) By appointment only Contemporary art.

• Upfor Gallery (website) 929 NW Flanders St. (map) By appointment only Contemporary art.

• Laura Vincent Design & Gallery (website) 824 NW Davis St. (map) Tues.–Sat., 11–5:30 Contemporary art.

• Waterstone Gallery (website) 124 NW Ninth Ave. (map) Tues.–Sat. 11–5:30, Sun. 11–4 An artist-run contemporary gallery.

Southwest Portland Galleries

• Melanie Flood Projects (website) 420 SW Washington St., #301 (map) Fri.–Sat. 12–5 and by appointment. Contemporary art.

• Fourteen30 Contemporary (website) 1501 SW Market St. (map) By appointment only Contemporary art.

• Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art (website) 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road (map) Tues.–Sun. 11–4 An art space on the campus of Lewis & Clark College. Free parking on weekends.

• Littman + White Galleries (website) 1825 SW Broadway (map) Hours vary. Art spaces on the campus of Portland State University.

• Multnomah Art Center Gallery (website) 7688 SW Capitol Highway (map) Mon.–Thu. 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; Fri.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. An art space maintained by Portland Parks & Recreation.

Central Eastside Galleries

• Agenda Gallery (website) 4505 SE Belmont St., Suite A (map) Wed.–Sun, 11–4 Contemporary art.

• Black Box Gallery (website) 811 E. Burnside St., #212 (map) Thu.–Fri. 12–4 (from the 1st to 20th of each month) Photography and photo-based art.

• Center for Native Arts and Cultures (website) 800 SE 10th Ave. (map) Closed for the moment. The former Yale Union space will soon be a cultural events, art, and exhibition space for and about Indigenous artists, run by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.

• Stephanie Chefas Projects (website) 134 SE Taylor St., Suite 203 (map) Wed.–Sat. 12–6 Contemporary art.

• Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery (website) 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. (map) Currently appointment-only. An art space on the campus of Reed College.

• Eutectic Gallery (website) 1930 NE Oregon St. (enter on NE 20th Ave.) (map) Currently appointment-only. Ceramics and mixed media.

• Ford Gallery (website) 2505 SE 11th Ave. (map) Currently appointment-only A gallery within the hallways of the Ford Building.

• Jailbreak Collective Gallery (website) 916 SE Taylor St. (map) Fri. 1–6; Sat.–Sun. 11–6 A retail space and collective gallery.

• Nationale (website) 15 SE 22nd Ave. (map) Mon., Thu., Fri. & Sat. 11–6; Sun. 12–5 A contemporary art gallery and retail store.

• One Grand Gallery (website) 1000 E. Burnside St. (map) Tue.–Sun., 12–6 Contemporary art.

• Pushdot Studio (website) 2505 SE 11th Ave., #104 (enter from Division Street) (map) By appointment only A gallery and photography studio.

• Sator Projects (website) 1607 SE Third Ave. (map) Reopening in March 2022. Contemporary art.

• SE Cooper Contemporary (website) 6901 SE 110th Ave. (map) By appointment only Contemporary art.

• Splendorporium (website) 3421 SE 20th Ave. (map) Tue.–Fri. 11–5 A gallery with work by both adults and kids.

• Stark Street Studios and Gallery (website) 2809 SE Stark St. (map) Tue.–Sun., 12–6 A collective of ceramic artists.

Alberta Arts District Galleries

• Alberta Street Gallery (website) 1829 NE Alberta St. (map) Daily 11–7 A collective gallery.

• Ampersand (website) 2916 NE Alberta St. (map) Wed.–Sun. 11–4 A bookstore and gallery with monthly art shows and a wide selection of photography & art books.

• Antler Gallery (website) 2728 NE Alberta St. (map) Sat.–Sun., 12–4 A retail space and contemporary gallery.

• Blind Insect (website) 2841 NE Alberta St. (map) Daily, 11–5 A "community space that features a unique collection of various artists and creatives from Peru, Uruguay, Chile, México, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Seattle, Boise, California, Portland, and more."

• Guardino Gallery (website) 2939 NE Alberta St. (map) Tues–Sun., 11–4 Art from the Northwest.

• Nucleus Portland (website) 1524 NE Alberta St. (map) Fri.–Mon., 12–5 A retail space and contemporary gallery.

North Portland Galleries

• Blue Moon Camera and Machine (website) 8417 N. Lombard St. (map) Mon.–Sat. 9–5 An analog photography lab with occasional exhibitions featuring staff and customers.

• Buckley Center Gallery (website) 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. (map) Mon.–Fri. 8:30–4:30 An art space on the campus of the University of Portland.

• Carnation Contemporary (website) 8371 North Interstate Ave. (map) Fri.–Sun. 12–5 A contemporary artist-run gallery (sharing the same building as Oregon Contemporary).

• Ori Gallery (website) 4038 North Mississippi Ave. (map) Focusing on artist residencies during the pandemic A contemporary gallery amplifying the voices of trans and queer artists of color.

Outta Town

• Archer Gallery (website) Penguin Union Building, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA (map) Currently appointment-only An art space on the campus of Clark College.

• The Hallie Ford Museum of Art (website) 700 State St., Salem, OR (map) Daily, 12–5. An art museum on the campus of Willamette University.

• LightBox (website) 1045 Marine Drive., Astoria, OR (map) Currently appointment-only Photography and other photo-based art.

• Hoffman Center for the Arts (website) 594 Laneda Ave., Manzanita, OR (map) Hours vary; see here Contemporary work from artists with a connection to the North Oregon coast.

• Linfield Gallery (website) 900 SE Baker St., McMinnville, OR (map) Mon.–Fri. 9–5; Sat. 12–5 Contemporary art. In the James Miller Fine Arts Center on the campus of Linfield College.

• Maryhill Museum of Art (website) 35 Maryhill Museum of Art Drive, Goldendale, WA (map) Check website for open times. A small museum with an eclectic collection, including sculptures and watercolors by Rodin, Native American works, vintage chess sets, European and American paintings, Loïe Fuller memorabilia, Art Nouveau–era glass, and more. Nearby there's a Stonehenge replica.

Portland Art News

• Oregon Artswatch: visual art

• The Portland Mercury: visual art

• Willamette Week: arts

• Portland Monthly: art news, visual art

• Variable West: West Coast art news

• Art & About: Pacific Northwest art news

• 60 Inch Center: Portland art news

• PORT: Portland art news

• Portland Art Dealers' Association: listings for member galleries and affiliates

Most recently updated in January 2023. Email any changes or additions to lisa at spiraling dot com.

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Old City’s arts community finds its way amid a sea of change

As the neighborhood grows, local art institutions must decide whether to stay put or close up shop

When Ruth and Rick Snyderman close their Snyderman-Works Gallery at the end of July, they’ll be leaving behind a very different Old City than the one they knew when they first moved to 303 Cherry Street in the early 1990s.

Except for a smattering of artists who had begun squatting in or renting big spaces in the 1970s at low rates (some as cheap as 40 cents per square foot), the neighborhood was mostly a derelict industrial area and a wholesale kitchen district. According to Rick, “You could roll a bowling ball down 3rd Street without hitting anything.”

Unfazed, the Snyderman’s proceeded to turn the ground floor and basement of their recently purchased building into the new home for their American crafts-focused gallery. They also turned the upper floor a lofted apartment, their home.

Together with the small band of other arts businesses that had begun flocking to the large spaces and more affordable price tags of Old City addresses, the Snyderman’s promoted their new neighborhood and initiated programs such as First Fridays, transforming a hodgepodge mix of visual artists, performers, and designers into a veritable arts and design district.

Fast forward 25 years, and Old City—Philadelphia’s city center for its earliest two centuries—is a different place. “We have the most art and design spaces per capita of anywhere else in the city,” says Job Itzkowitz, executive director of Old City District. And it has plenty more residents than the 80 listed in the 1970 U.S. Census.

Photo by © Jeff Fadellin

303 Cherry Street from 1965 to today.

The district’s current population of 3,500 (going on 5,000, Itzkowitz adds) expects more than the subpar living conditions willingly accepted by the artists who first moved to Old City. To cater to these demands, the area is experiencing a wave of new development. The recently completed Bridge at 205 Race Street, an 18-story mixed use building with 146 apartments, is expected to begin occupancy this summer. Meanwhile, construction has begun on The National at 130 N. 2nd Street, which will add 192 residential units next door to Elfreth’s Alley.

But what will this mean for the established artists, who once moved to Old City looking for big spaces on the cheap?

For some longstanding residents, such as The Clay Studio, it will mean moving to more affordable quarters. The ceramic arts-focused nonprofit was born in Old City back in 1974, founded by artist Ken Vavrek and four of his students from Moore College of Art & Design. They initially met on the third floor of Vavrek’s rowhome near Cherry and Orianna Streets, but quickly outgrew the space and moved four times before ending up with a 30-year rental lease with generous terms at 139 N. 2nd Street.

Their landlord, Harry Caplan, owned many nearby properties (including The National) and was dubbed “the mayor of 2nd Street,” says Christopher Taylor, president of The Clay Studio. “I think [Caplan’s] genius was, ‘Look, if I can get a group in here to improve this clunky property and give them a low enough rate to invest their cash into the building and bring human beings around, then all the property values will go up and all the activity will rise’.”

The Clay Studio may have done too good of a job. Their lease expires in January 2019, and with the increased property values in the area, they can’t afford to stay. The 2016 average rent per square foot in Old City was listed at $24.07, among the priciest in the city.

Photo by © Jeff Fadellin

Snyderman Works-Gallery will be turned into an interior design studio.

Artists and galleries go where property is affordable, moving to Northern Liberties, Fishtown, and Kensington (including The Clay Studio, which will be building a new home for itself at 1425 N. American Street). And some of the older galleries that came to Old City early on—such as Snyderman-Works Gallery and Rosenfeld Gallery—are closing altogether as their owners retire.

In order to maintain the artistic focus of the neighborhood, Itzkowitz has spoken with commercial brokers to try to recruit large, New York-based galleries to open showrooms in Old City.

But overall, the creative community still wants to be in Old City, if it can afford it. Arch Enemy Arts, a contemporary art gallery, opened in Old City in 2012 and its co-founder and director, Patrick Shillenn, is also active as a board member of Old City District.

And 303 Cherry Street, which has been home to Snyderman-Works Gallery for the past 25 years, will soon house the local interior design firm Kelly Mericle Design. “After exploring different neighborhoods in Philly, we chose Old City for a number of reasons,” Mericle says. “We love that Old City has a strong sense of community, and it’s inspiring to be surrounded by like-minded individuals who have a passion for design and the arts.”

Ruth and Rick Snyderman are staying in the neighborhood, too. “In moving out of our building, we didn’t want to look anywhere else but Old City, because it’s really like a little village,” Ruth says. “Many times, when you walk out and just want to go to the mailbox on the corner, it takes a half an hour because you see so many people to talk to, that you enjoy.”

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Beautiful New Build Home With Stunning Architectural Features

From the 24-ft. ceilings to the high contrast palette, there is so much to love about this cool and contemporary Toronto family home by designer Tara Finlay of Ancerl Studio. Structural beams clad in Douglas fir and herringbone floors add architectural interest, while large, loft-style windows frame the lush view of the backyard. Learn how the designer created a custom wood stove-inspired fireplace in the family room — it’s the perfect spot to cozy up with a good book. Plus, discover the serene ensuite and treetop-like principal bedroom. When can we move in?

Design: Tara Finlay, Ancerl Studio Thumbnail photography, Kimberly Czornodolskyj @hellokczo

Sources: Throughout: wood flooring, Stone Tile; paint, Benjamin Moore; Foyer: floor tile, Creekside Tile; art lights, Mercury Row; console tables, CB2; white vases, white pots, Elte Mkt; basket Homesense; Office: rug, Rugs USA; desk, basket with tree, Crate & Barrel; desk chair, throw, light fixture, Elte Mkt; pair of lounge chairs, CB2; side table, Mercury Row; ottoman, Tonic Living; toss cushions, Ikea; metal framed glass doors, Chateau Windows & Doors; fireplace, Odyssey Fireplaces; bookshelf accessories, Elte Mkt, West Elm, CB2, Homesense; Dining room: dining table, Article; dining chairs, Office Chairs Canada; bench Elte Mkt, drum shade light fixtures, Restoration Hardware; sideboard, Crate & Barrel; vases & bowl on sideboard, artwork, Elte Mkt; wall sconce, Brayden Studio; rug, Rugs USA; Family room: sofas, CB2; area rug, Rugs USA; chairs, Kijiji; coffee table, Blu Dot; stools, Wrought Studio; black side table, Pottery Barn; toss cushions grey wool, graphic boucle, Elte Mkt; toss cushion sherpa, grey stripe, Homesense; throw on sofa, throw on chair Elte Mkt; glass & brass vase, CB2; wood tray, Homesense; marble links, Pottery Barn; black & glass side table, Pottery Barn; console table (desk) Ikea; desk chair, Homesense; brass lamp, AS vintage find; desk accessories, Elte Mkt; large black woven basket, Crate & Barrel; oversized wood links, Pottery Barn; ceramic jug, Pottery Barn; artwork, Elte Mkt; light fixture, Restoration Hardware; fireplace, Planika; Kitchen: marble for countertops, backsplash, Olympia Tile; breakfast nook backsplash tile, Surfaces & Co.; range, Caplans; kitchen sink, kitchen faucet Vatero; light fixtures, Restoration Hardware; wall sconces, Brayden Studio; counter stools, Laurel Foundry; breakfast table, CB2; nook light fixture, Crate & Barrel; rattan pillows, Pottery Barn; stripe pillow, black and white print pillow, Homesense; large black ceramic vase on table, Pottery Barn; black & cane chairs Kijiji; low white bowl (island), West Elm; beige painted bowl, Homesense; black footed tray, Pottery Barn; wood bowls, West Elm; herb planter, Jong Young; utensil holders, salt & pepper Elte Mkt; Principal bedroom: area rug, Rugs USA; chaise, All Modern; bed, Structube; dresser, Madison Park; nightstands, CB2; wall sconces, Rejuvenation; floor pillows, Wayfair; chaise, side table Wayfair; light fixture, Restoration Hardware; stools, Structube; bedding, Homesense; duvet cover set, Ikea; rust pillows, CB2; woven pillows, Pottery Barn; box on dresser, vase on dresser CB2; art, Elte Mkt; Principal ensuite: floor tile, Stone Tile; wall tile, Cle Tile; tub, Top Bath; wall sconces (vanity), Restoration Hardware; wall sconces (tub), Universal Lighting; side table, Wayfair; bath accessories gingers, Homesense, Elte Mkt.

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My name is Sue Clancy and I paint and write to cheer people up, myself included. I live in cool, rainy Washington state, in the Pacific Northwestern United States, where I often cook a comforting Irish Stew. I also like to read books and drink hot coffee.

As long as I can remember I’ve loved to draw. I began a small illustration business as a high school student for extra pocket money. I put myself through art school at the University of Oklahoma by working as a graphic designer. After college I worked as a graphic designer and as a biological illustrator. I also had a short career as a costume designer. Then in the late 1990’s I began working for myself as a full-time artist. Drawing daily has been my life.

Even now most days start with my sketchbook, breakfast and of course, coffee. I sketch in a 5 x 3 inch sketchbook made by Royal Talens using waterproof ink pens made by Micron, Zebra and Tombow. Over the ink drawing I use a Pentel water brush and M. Graham and Holbein gouache colors. My sketchbook is usually held on my knee with my box of pens and palette of colors beside my breakfast and coffee cup. My box of pens and palette stay in my breakfast nook so they’re always near to hand.​

Whenever I read novels or other kinds of material, I’ll hand letter a short phrase that I thought of, or a quote I read, into my sketchbook. Then in the mornings I’ll “free associate” – in that just-woke-up-half-asleep state and come up with a character and actions that may or may not relate to the quote on the page. The words serve as a starting point for my loose breakfast sketch.

​My daily sketching informs the rest of my creative life; my published artist books, my illustrations, my writing and my fine art. After breakfast, I go to my studio, another room in my house, where I have an easel made by David Sorg, and drawers full of papers, boards and other art supplies. In my studio I’ll flesh out some idea I’d had during my morning sketch sessions. I’ll work on several different ideas at a time, moving from one to another as I need to wait for paint to dry, or for a thought to “ripen”.

To give you an example: in my sketchbooks I’d doodled a poem and some animal characters. Later, I began to redraw the animal characters on 8 ply board that I get from my local art gallery frame shop. Over about 9 weeks each weekday I’d illustrate a line in my poem with one animal character that I painted in ink and gouache on board. The work I did on board is much more carefully done than the work in my sketchbooks. As I finished each painting I posted the pet portrait to my Instagram page.

Bit by bit, I created an artist book I titled “Alphapets” by Clancy. This book is now available via Blurb and it is available for free via a children’s book publisher I work with called Storyberries.com. You can see Alphapets by Clancy on Storyberries here, and find other artist books I’ve made for children by doing a search for my name.

I use the term “artist book” to mean a book conceived as an art object. It reveals a story over time and space using a combination of content and art technique in ways that directly involve the viewers participation. Artist books, in my mind, are the ultimate mixed media; combining various artistic methods such as drawing, painting, creative writing and then moving on to digital media, layout, design or even gluing and binding. Artist books are well suited to telling a story, sharing an idea, visually and intimately. I find waterproof ink and gouache excellent media for this process.

In my morning sketchbooks, I’d been working out how to adapt to living in a pandemic; adapting for example the process of finding novels and other books to read while staying at home. Thinking of how to select the next book to read, and so on. Reading books was a running theme in my sketchbook and it carried over into my studio work as a topic of my fine art.

Living in a pandemic has also meant cooking, eating and drinking at home – so that became a topic in my sketchbook and also in my fine art.

All of the fine artwork I’ve produced lately has been about books and food and drink. These are ways we practice coping and good mental health during a pandemic. Reviewing these techniques in my fine art helps me to remember them and it enables me to share with other people.

My main motivation for making art is to stimulate a laugh or at least a smile. So, it suits my sense of fun to, alongside my fine art in a gallery exhibit, include reproductions of my sketchbooks that inspired the fine art.

This year I’m doing three fine art exhibits occurring at the same time period spanning 2 states: at the Aurora Gallery at Burnt Bridge Cellars and at Caplan Art Designs. I’ve titled all of the artwork for all three exhibits “Readings From The Heart” and produced these artist books to go alongside the exhibits in a way that they can be mailed directly to someone in a safe manner.

I hope this has amused you. For more information about my artwork, to watch a project unfold on my blog or for access to all of my artist books please visit the links below!

Sue Clancy ​​​​Blog Instagram Facebook Another Sketchbook: more drawings from the heart  Favorites So Far: a kitchen sketchbook Readings From The Heart 

GUEST ARTIST: "Whimsical Visual Stories" by Sue Clancy - #doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #WorldWatercolorMonth #watercolor #gouache My name is Sue Clancy and I paint and write to cheer people up, myself included. I live in cool, rainy Washington state, in the Pacific Northwestern United States, where I often cook a comforting Irish Stew.

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The bunnies and the breaks

I’m emulating the bunnies in my recent paintings and artist books and taking a short social media break. I’m busy getting ready for upcoming art exhibits via Caplan Art Designs. I do plan to release a special artist book this week on my email newsletter A.M. Sketching but otherwise if I have any spare time I’m going to read books and cook something. Thank you for your support and encouragement.…

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A long weekend in New Haven: where to eat, what to do, and where to stay

New Haven is Connecticut’s second-largest city, and to most it’s synonymous with two things: Yale University and pizza. Yale plays a large role in the city’s culture and the pizza is indeed up there with the best in America, but a recent visit at the invitation of Market New Haven revealed that New Haven is multi-layered and multi-faceted, a great walking town with a fascinating history, with an abundance of fun things to do and sights to see, making it a fabulous destination for a weekend jaunt.

New Haven was actually the very first planned city in America, laid out in 1638 by English Puritans according to a grid that today comprises the heart of downtown and is centered around New Haven Green, which is still the city’s town square. Like any American city that’s been around for so long, it played a role in the American Revolution (and, as it survived the Revolution relatively unscathed, many colonial features were saved), but its historical claims to fame go far beyond that: It’s where Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin and where Samuel Colt invented the revolver, it’s where the famous Amistad slave trial was held, and it’s the city that gave birth to the steamboat, the submarine, the corkscrew, the telephone directory and public phone, the lollipop, the Frisbee, the hamburger (more on that later), and the Erector Set. From the 1950s to the 1990s the city saw a period of decline (which necessitated — and was exacerbated by — an “urban renewal” project that saw parts of Downtown demolished), but within the past 20 years the city has bounced back with a vengeance, and it’s become a cultural destination for restaurants, bars, retail, and nightlife, with an influx of high-end housing developments and multi-use conversions of historic buildings making it a fantastic place to live and visit.

After a quick train ride from New York City (about an hour and 40 minutes) and a brief cab ride, we checked into our hotel, The Study at Yale, which we’d strongly recommend. It’s a short walk from the New Haven Green and is located right in the heart of Yale’s campus, so not only are you just a short jaunt from all of Yale’s theaters and museums (including its legendary Yale University Art Gallery), your hotel room might also provide a spectacular view of the campus and its Federal-style architecture. The hotel is sleek and modern, our room was bright and cozy, and the hotel’s restaurant, Heirloom, is a favorite among locals and visitors alike (more on that later).

If you have a free afternoon, just walking around Yale University’s campus and New Haven Green provides ample opportunity for distraction, but there are a few things you shouldn’t miss: the Art Gallery (which is home to more than 200,000 objects d’art), the Louis Khan-designed Yale Center for British Art, which is home to the largest collection of British art outside the U.K., and the famed Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which is home to an astonishing array of old books (including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript, which has never been deciphered).

After all that walking around, you’re going to get hungry, and if you’re in the mood for pizza, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re not familiar with New Haven-style pizza, it’s absolutely worth discovering if you consider yourself a pizza lover. And New Haven, with its large Italian population, is home to some of the country’s most legendary pizzerias, many of which date back to the 1920s and ‘30s. New Haven-style pizza is fired in a coal oven, and it typically has a thin, crisp, and chewy crust, a slightly oblong shape, and some amount of charring along the outside. It’s also unique in that a “plain” pie is only topped with tomato sauce, oregano, and a little pecorino romano — mozzarella cheese is considered a topping, and it needs to be requested.

The highlight of our visit was the opportunity to visit four legendary pizzerias — Frank Pepe, Sally’s Apizza, Modern Apizza, and the newer BAR — all in one afternoon, with Taste of New Haven’s Colin M. Caplan as our guide. Caplan is perhaps the country’s foremost authority on all things New Haven pizza (known around these parts as “apizza,” pronounced “ah-BEETZ”), as he’s literally written the book on New Haven Pizza and its storied history (you can buy a copy here).

We started at Frank Pepe, which opened here in 1925 and is widely credited with inventing New Haven-style pizza as we know it. (Not entirely coincidentally, it’s home to The Daily Meal’s pick for the best pizza in America, its signature white clam pie.) There are today 10 locations, but it all started right here, and many foodies consider a visit to Pepe’s a required culinary pilgrimage. If the concept of a mozzarella-free pie sounds weird to you, order the “plain” pie here, and the combination of the crisp, chewy crust, the slight char, the high-quality sauce (made with tomatoes delivered in Pepe-branded cans) and a sprinkle of pecorino will be a total paradigm-changer for you. You also owe it to yourself to order the famous white clam pie, which is topped simply with garlic, oregano, olive oil, grated pecorino, and freshly-shucked clams (and bacon if you’re feeling extra). It’s a masterpiece.

Up next, we visited BAR, which also happens to be one of the best bars in New Haven, serving a great assortment of beers (brewed in-house) in a fun and lively space. BAR’s pizzas are cooked in a brick oven, slightly less oblong than the competition, slightly less charred, and available with a wide array of toppings including oven-roasted hot peppers, roast chicken, shrimp and eggs. The mozzarella pie was fantastic, and the pepperoni was solid, but there’s one pizza that put this place on the map, and it’s a must-order: mashed potato and bacon. The crust gets a thin layer of creamy, garlicky mashed potatoes and a topping of crumbled bacon and fresh herbs; there’s nothing else quite like it, and it pairs perfectly with a house-brewed beer.

Up next, the legendary Sally’s Apizza. Sally’s was founded in 1938 by Frank Pepe’s sister, Filomena Pepe Consiglio, who named if after her son, Sal (who in turn ran the restaurant until his death in 1989). The pizza here will be familiar to you if you’ve been to Pepe’s: brick oven, slightly oblong, slightly charred. The plain, mozzarella, and pepperoni pies were all evenly cooked with a crisp, chewy crust and just the right amount of topping, and a real sleeper hit was the potato and onion pie, both sliced impossibly thin and artfully arranged from end to end. It was honestly one of the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted, and that combined with the masterful preparation of the other pies made Sally’s my personal favorite apizza of the day (It was Sinatra’s favorite, as well).

With whatever stomach space remained rapidly dwindling, we made it to our last stop of the day: Modern Apizza. This was actually founded in 1934, even though it looks a lot newer than that (it resembles a traditional, newish Italian restaurant a lot more than the others do), and along with Pepe’s and Sally’s it forms what’s commonly referred to as the “Holy Trinity” of New Haven pizzerias. Pizzas here are fired in an oil-fueled brick oven (one of the last remaining examples in America, in fact), and as opposed to the light and crispy crusts of the competition, these pies were slightly heavier and wetter, and were the only ones of the bunch to have a sprinkling of cornmeal on the bottom. Both the plain and mozzarella were on-point if a little soggy (which isn’t a dig at all), and we were fans of the eggplant pie, which is topped with thin strips of fried eggplant. If you’re a fan of pizzas with lots of toppings, don’t miss the Italian Bomb, topped with sausage, bacon, pepperoni, mushrooms, onion, peppers, and garlic.

There should be one more stop on your New Haven food tour (after you’re regained your appetite, obviously): Louis Lunch, widely regarded as the birthplace of the hamburger. Founded as a tiny lunch wagon in 1895 and today only slightly larger than that, the diminutive restaurant (which founder Louis Lassen upgraded to in 1917) is perpetually crowded with pilgrims in search of the original burger, which (as legend has it) was invented by Lassen in 1900. The burgers served here are cooked in unique upright broilers (the same exact ones used by Lassen) and served on white toast, with cheese spread and sliced onions as the only optional toppings. Eating here is like stepping back in time, and it’s still run by the Lassen family.

Oh, and as for the burger? It’s exceptionally good: The beef is high-quality, fresh-ground in house daily, and formed into 6-ounce pucks, and eating it with just a slice of onion on toast really allows it to shine. The only rule? No ketchup!

Obviously, more restaurants have opened in New Haven since the 1930s, so if you’re looking for something other than pizza or a burger you’re in luck. Heirloom, the restaurant inside the Study at Yale (above), is one of the city’s best fine-dining restaurants, and is spacious and comfortable with floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Chapel Street. The seasonally-driven menu is a real crowd-pleaser, with appetizers including warm local ricotta with thyme, truffle oil, and toast; a jar of whipped chicken liver pate with bacon jam; baked Connecticut clams; and roast octopus. Entrees include lamb ragù with house-made penne, seared Maine scallops with caramelized spaghetti squash, bouillabaisse, a grass-fed burger, and filet mignon. We really enjoyed our meal there; service was professional and knowledgeable, and the dining room has a really buzzy energy, especially around the bar area. It also serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch.

Another dinner option is Zinc, which is located right on New Haven Green and has been a local favorite since 1999. They’re sourcing ingredients from local farms and purveyors, and they’re turning them into creative New American dishes with a sprinkling of that oh-so-1999 trend, Asian fusion. Apps include a house-cured gravlax and sticky rice roll, Korean barbecue pork belly, and carrot and smoked cheddar fondue; and entrees include pork carnitas aji verde, ricotta gnocchi with sage brown butter and port-soaked figs, and Scottish salmon with risotto and roasted beets. Our meal there unfortunately had a couple issues — grilled rib-eye steak ordered medium-rare was served on the bloody side of rare, and we were seriously disappointed with the restaurant’s supposedly signature appetizer, duck nachos, which were essentially wonton chips doused in mayo and sour cream and topped with a heavy handful of microgreens; whatever scraps of duck were present were overcooked, flavorless pebbles (you can see one towards the bottom of the plate above). The salmon was nicely cooked, though, and honestly the best part of the meal were desserts from pastry chef Alba Estenoz: a pear perfectly poached in red wine and topped with homemade ice cream, and a multilayered “cake” of chocolate, rum, and caramel mousses served with a shot of caramel milk on the side. Both were spectacular, and worthy of a visit in their own right.

Another popular fine-dining destination is John Davenport’s, located on the top floor of the Omni Hotel on New Haven Green. We stopped in for a Saturday morning breakfast, and had a dizzying array of dishes to choose from — omelets, three Benedicts (traditional, smoked salmon, or lobster), smoked salmon platter, pancakes, waffles, French toast, corned beef hash, avocado toast — and a whole breakfast buffet! We settled on the lobster eggs Benedict and a Belgian waffle with strawberries and Vermont maple syrup. Both were expertly prepared — the lobster was fresh and nicely cooked, the hollandaise was perfectly tart and creamy, and the waffle was light and crisp.

Other standout restaurants in New Haven include Claire’s Corner Copia, serving healthy vegetarian fare since 1975; chef John Brennan’s Olives and Oil, serving creative Italian fare and top-notch cocktails in a cool and modern setting; Union League Café, a super high-end French restaurant; and Consiglio’s, an old-school red-sauce joint.

The cocktail scene in New Haven is also very strong. Ordinary is nestled into a bar room dating from 1910, inside a former hotel (the Taft) that can trace its roots to a colonial-era tavern. The bar room itself, and the back room, are covered in old wood, and it’s honestly one of the most beautiful, coziest bars I’ve ever imbibed in. The cocktails are creative and crafted with an eye for flavor and balance (they run the gamut from classic — like the Bee’s Knees to modern — like the Lawnmower Man (with cachaça, Suze, citrus, green juice, house celery bitters, and lemon verbena air) — and the punch bowls are parties unto themselves. Also worth visiting is Anchor Spa, a classic dive-turned classy cocktail bar; and Elm City Social, chef John Brennan’s first project, a fun and laid-back nightly party that also serves a killer lunch and dinner menu with something for everyone. Another ideal post-dinner retreat is Firehouse 12, a sleek and swanky cocktail bar and lounge that’s also home to a recording studio-grade music venue that plays host to mostly jazz musicians.

New Haven is a beautiful city, the perfect destination for an autumn retreat. Yale lends it a youthful energy, an influx of mixologists and chefs are revitalizing the dining and cocktail scene, it has a walkable and historic downtown, and it has some of the best pizza on Earth. It’s an ideal small city, and if you decide to spend a weekend taking it in, you won’t regret it.

The visit that was the subject of this review was hosted by Visit New Haven.

Source: https://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/long-weekend-new-haven

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This Monday, the Bass Museum of Art reopened its galleries for a press preview, after a multi-year renovation and expansion, approximately doubling in size within the same physical footprint. This is along with a new website, new art acquisition initiative, and new name of sorts. Now, it’s just ‘The Bass.’

The building was originally designed by Russell Pancoast, one of the earliest and most seminal of South Florida’s great architects. The museum reengaged the architectural team of David Gauld, now the project’s principal architect, and Arata Isozaki as a consultant, both of whom worked on the museum’s first expansion in 2001 for the latest renovation. Designer Jonathan Caplan took charge of many of the interior elements. Overall, Gauld, Isozaki and Caplan worked to correct and improve on a number of elements of the 2001 design, being sensitive to the historic 1930s structure facing Collins Park and much more efficiently using the museum’s limited space.

The ramp, the most dramatic element of the 2001 renovation, is gone, with an atrium-like common area, grand staircase, and multiple new exhibition spaces, put in its place. A large new education wing with three spacious classrooms is in the northwest, while a courtyard on the north side of the structure has been enclosed but retains the feeling of being outside. To the west, a wing where the lower level of the ramp once was, creatively utilizes the museum’s historic collection, while the emphasis of the rest of the structure appears to be much more about contemporary art. The museum will be reopening to the public on October 29th. Check out the photo tour below.

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The central hall.

Cafe and shop.

Gallery space in the original building.

Gallery space in the original building.

Gallery space in the original building.

Enclosed courtyard.

Grand staircase.

Classroom.

Educational wing entrance.

Classroom.

Upstairs gallery.

Upstairs gallery.

Upstairs gallery.

Inside the Bass Museum's Grand New Renovation This Monday, the Bass Museum of Art reopened its galleries for a press preview, after a multi-year renovation and expansion, approximately doubling in size within the same physical footprint.

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The Knowledge – Fabien Frankel (Chris) Alice Felgate (Janet) Photo Scott Rylander

First look at the cast rehearsing the world stage premiere of The Knowledge by Jack Rosenthal, adapted for the stage by Simon Block and directed by Maureen Lipman.

The Knowledge will preview at Charing Cross Theatre from Monday 4 September and run 10 weeks to Saturday 11 November. Press night is Monday 11 September at 7.30pm.

The Knowledge is based on the iconic 1979 TV lm comedy. Maureen not only played a leading role in the film, but is also Jack Rosenthal’s widow.

The cast are: Steven Pacey as Mr. Burgess, Celine Abrahams, James Alexandrou, Jenna Augen, Louise Callaghan, Ben Caplan, Michael Chance, Alice Felgate, Fabien Frankel.

Set against the backdrop of the harsh economic times of 1979, the play follows the hilarious struggles of four Londoners as they attempt to better themselves by attempting the fearsome “Knowledge” – the process of becoming a London black cab taxi driver. Standing between them and the coveted Green Badge is the eccentric Mr. Burgess, the examiner. Also known as “The Vampire”, he is on an obsessive mission to maintain standards.

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  Steven Pacey (Mr. Burgess) was nominated for an Olivier Award as Bertie Wooster in the musical By Jeeves and among his many other West End appearances include Peter in Relative Values, King Arthur in Spamalot, Larkin in Six Degrees of Separation, George in La Cage Aux Folles.

Celine Abrahams (Brenda) played Roxanne in McMafia (BBC), Olga in Three Sisters (Union Theatre), 5 Kinds of Silence (Arcola).

James Alexandrou (Gordon) is best known for playing Martin Fowler in EastEnders from 1996 – 2007. As part of the Shakespeare 450 celebrations, he played Iago in Grassroots Shakespeare London’s production of Othello at Leicester Square Theatre and also performed sonnets at the Guildhall with Damian Lewis. His recent stage roles include Romeo in Romeo & Juliet at The Globe, Milo in Sleuth, Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front.

Jenna Augen (Val) won Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the UK Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Daphna in Bad Jews (St James Theatre/Arts Theatre). Her other roles include Foible in The Way of the World (Chichester Festival Theatre) Ada Kahn in Chicken Soup with Barley (Royal Court).

Louise Callaghan (MIss Staveley) played Sarah Box in Foxfinder (Theatre 503), Lynette in Noughts and Crosses (Royal Shakespeare Company) Lizzie Bains in Holding Fire! (Shakespeare’s Globe).

Ben Caplan (Ted) was series regular PC Peter Noakes in Call the Midwife and Walter “Smokey” Gordon in the 6-part HBO series Band of Brothers. In the West End he played Eddie Kassner in Sunny Afternoon.

Michael Chance (Arab tourist) was most recently in Lettice and Lovage (Menier Chocolate Factory).

Alice Felgate (Janet) was series regular Ellie Mason in You, Me & Them (Gold) and Lila in Plaques & Tangles (Royal Court Theatre).

Fabien Frankel (Chris) recently graduated from LAMDA. He is making his professional debut.

Creative team: Director Maureen Lipman. Set Design Nicolai Hart-Hansen. Costume Design Jonathan Lipman. Sound Design Andrew Johnson.

The Knowledge is produced by Vaughan Williams and Steven M. Levy.

Charing Cross Theatre The Arches, Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NL

Show Schedule Monday – 7.30pm Tuesday – 7.30pm Wednesday – 2.30pm & 7.30pm Thursday – 7.30pm Friday – 7.30pm Saturday – 3.00pm & 7.30pm Sunday –

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Flying pigs and being human.

Knowing how you feel, what you think and being able to talk clearly about it is an important skill to cultivate. This is true for everyone and especially true for anyone trying to do anything creative. Creativity comes from a regular habit of observing the world and listening to yourself to your own thoughts and feelings. Creativity comes from trusting your own voice. Creativity comes from…

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Delivery of art done

Yesterday I delivered 20 artworks to the Caplan Art Designs Gallery for my upcoming exhibit opening Oct 3 from 6 to 8 pm. Here’s a look at my studio prior to packing up the car to deliver it all. And a video look at everything while I talk some… My wife and I packed our car with everything and drove very carefully to the Gallery. (Thank goodness for my wife’s help!!) Here’s a look at the…