Aug
08
2022
Many of the manhole covers in Seattle have fascinating and beautiful art decorating them. I literally walked across this one on the 1300 block of 3rd Ave in downtown Seattle, and found it lovely. I love all the great...
Jul
19
2022
Spotted this great hand painted mural in my neighborhood and loved how these folks decorated their fence.
What a lovely way to share joy with the world. The patterns, stars/suns, and and lush colors brightened my day.
Beauty is everywhere.
Jan
06
2022
Sound Transit has some pretty cool art in their Link Light Rail Stations, you can learn about all of them in this great write up on their blog. One I saw recently was in the UDistrict Station near the...
Nov
26
2021
Instead of buying crap on the day after Thanksgiving, use the time to honor the original inhabitants of the Americas. A good start, if you live in the Americas is to look at this powerful map by the Native...
Oct
13
2021
Saturn Devouring His Son, by Francisco Goya
I have been a huge fan of the amazing work of the vlogger Nerd Writer (Evan Puschak) for quite a while. His episode on Francisco Goya's Saturn Saturn Devouring His Son has to...
Oct
03
2021
If you happen to find yourself in Boise, Idaho do your self a favor and check out Freak Alley. It's an amazing and eclectic alley full of wonderful murals. Here are just a few pictures from my last sojourn.
Freak...
Oct
02
2021
Why reliving my youth watching Alanis Morissette and Garbage rock at the White River Amphitheatre I was really struck by the great carving above the entrance gate. A lovely piece of native carving welcoming guest on a journey. Truly...
Sep
25
2021
We toured the new Northgate Kraken Community Iceplex practice facility for the Seattle Kraken NHL team a few weeks ago. It is a really top notch facility for viewing the Kraken practices and will become quite the hub for...
Sep
19
2021
I was dropping off some overdue books at the Library the other day, (SORRY SPL!!) I was surprised and delighted to encounter the fantastic temporary art Installation Orca - Wolf Transformation by Micah McCarthy. Really outstanding work. it as...
Sep
17
2021
A few years ago the Seattle Art Museum put on an amazing exhibition "Flesh and Blood: Italian Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum." It was an amazing collection of powerful works. The brilliant, bloody, and realistic depictions of the human...
Sep
04
2021
I love this video and art so much, check out this short film wit artist Rocky LaRock. LaRock shares “A Story of Sasquatch” and the way he honors Sasquatch in his beautify art. His art is on exhibit at...
Sep
24
2020
This is a video you should really watch. It's "the epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes." A very interesting way to make a documentary on an interesting artist, sadly he passed just this year.
"I will...
