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Home for the Holidays: A short story by M.G. Poe – When a visit home is an eerie reminder of why you left! An unforgettable family feast awaits
“You’ve become as bat-shit crazy as she is. ‘Ricky spend th’ night’…’Ricky stay fer dinner,’” he continued, mimicking me. “When the bloody hell were ya gonna tell me I’d be eatin’ my dead sister’s brains for dinner?”
PanaFest-LA director Carlos Carrasco invites you to watch the trailer, “The Last Colony,” by 4x Emmy Award director Juan Agustín Márquez – A close look at Puerto Rico’s unique relationship with the U.S. + benefit screening 11.4.17
The one thing I want to make clear, is that my agenda is not political. Having said that, I also am a great believer that art should not happen in a vacuum. I don’t believe in chamber art. I don’t see that as a function of art. I think art connects us to the world.
Documenting Venice Artists and Animal Rescues: Find out what fires up Debbie Zeitman – read her entire Acrostic Interview
I’ve been vegan for a long time now, and while I love so many vegan restaurants, at the top of my list at the moment for a consistently innovative and excellent meal is Satdha in Santa Monica.
ART TODAY 10.28.17 Explore the animal shelter photography of Debbie Zeitman – Adopt a new best friend!
A story lives behind every photo ‘Hope’ by Debbie Zeitman http://deezeephotography.com/animals/ Since 2011, I have been a volunteer at North Central Animal Shelter, which sadly is a high kill Los Angeles City shelter. A photo is a powerful tool in saving a shelter...
ART TODAY 10.27.17: “BEFORE THEY GO,” the Exhibit by Debbie Zeitman is the Atelier anthology of Venice artists
Animals hold a special place in my heart, for you can’t explain to them their suffering, so I strive to aid them whenever I can. When I first sought to donate my time to animal rescue groups via photography, I never imagined how deeply I would get involved.
ART TODAY 10.26.17 Before They Go: The Venice Wabi-Sabi restaurant is a great place to view 15 “Venice Artists in their Studios” exhibit by Debbie Zeitman
I wish everyone who isn’t battling immediate survival would slow down, kindly ingest the world that surrounds them, and think of ways they can help build community. To tread with greater care on the planet.
ART TODAY 10.25.17 Before They Go: “VENICE ARTISTS – A DIVERSITY OF STYLES” captured on camera by Debbie Zeitman
Best advice I can give? Listen to the advice I received. And stop uttering the phrase “I’m so busy” as if it’s a badge of honor. If your life is driving you and you’re not driving your life, make some changes.
ART TODAY 10.24.17 Before They Go: Debbie Zeitman has photographed and interviewed over 50 Venice Artists for this project – Her stories are astounding
I started as a photojournalist back in my college years, and covered a great deal of sports, drawn by my knowledge of athletics and how all the emotions of human existence end up on display on a sports field.
ART TODAY 10.23.17 Before They Go: Venice Artists & Their Spaces by Debbie Zeitman + Acrostic Interview starts today
My camera and pen are my tools for sharing and examining my experience of living, my way of exploring my own curiosity of what it means to be here at this moment in time. In my heart, I’m a storyteller, a communicator, someone who wants to provoke thought and facilitate change.
ART TODAY 10.22.17: Before They Go: Shining the Light on Venice Artists – photographs by Debbie Zeitman
Venice and the artists’ circumstances continue to evolve, and some of their situations have since changed, with a few having found new studios in Venice and others having moved away.
A political filmmaker’s swan song chronicles a haunting close to an artist’s life
Recommended Stories
Between the Worlds by Outi Harma – Best advice received, “Don’t blame and be the victim. Take responsibility for your life.”
Within our daily routines we can become lost in the superficial where our focus gets narrowed and limited. We are also getting more disconnected to nature. What if we could slow down to hear the earth? What if we could see the layers between the physical and non-physical world where the trees would share their wisdom and we would humbly listen.
Fine-art photographer Aline Smithson’s best advice received: “Take chances. Embrace fear as a friend and learn to live with it.”
Aline Smithson is a Los Angeles based artist best known for her conceptual portraiture and a practice that uses humor and pathos to explore ideas of childhood, aging, and the humanity that connects us. She received a BA from the University of California at Santa Barbara and was accepted into the College of Creative Studies, studying under artists such as William Wegman, Alan Ruppersburg, and Charles Garabian. After a career as a New York Fashion Editor, Aline returned to Los Angeles and to her own artistic practice.
Rhonda: Blood, Sweat, and Fears – Molly Kirschenbaum (Moollz) Delves Into All Things Woman with Her Exploration of Sexuality, Body Love, and the Fierce Female Form for International Women’s Day
Moollz orders a decaf peppermint tea. She doesn’t vibe with caffeine, despite managing the rigors of being a student at Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University. “I’m studying music business, music theory, composition, production, and engineering,” she rattles off as if she’s studying basic arithmetic. She hopes to delve further into songwriting, film scoring, and multi media branding as well as honing her craft as a songwriter and composer. (from Natalie Durkin’s “Intergalactic and Intuitive Moollz”)
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