
ENCORE of “Fear Not” from the Alien Abduction series by Leo Garcia at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica
Not only is Leo Garcia an acclaimed visual artist, but as a filmmaker, he produced the independent full length feature Excess Flesh, a psychological thriller with tones of body horror…

ENCORE of Leo Garcia’s “My Alien Abduction” – the exhibit that brought cultural Abduction & Appropriation to the forefront in L. A. + video trailer
If the myth of power is in part sustained by taking, or “abducting” (appropriating) what is owned by someone else and then making it your own and claiming it, then Garcia’s pantheon literally apes a hierarchical power structure that is human in invention. –Clayton Campbell

ART TODAY 09.09.17: The Monroe Wedding, on the Beach in Mexico – Part 2
William and I hosted a welcome to the island – dinner for our friends and family who joined us for the wedding. Two hours before the event, I asked the hotel to steam my white linen dress…

Wedding Reviews: If you are planning a wedding – “Give it some Moxie” say’s Renee at Moxie Bright Events
It’s refreshing to be with someone who not only loves what they do but does it well. “I don’t want to be everyone’s wedding planner,” says Dalo, I want to be your wedding planner.”

Wedding REVIEW: The Joshua Tree elopement, A Moxie Bright Event photographed by Jessica Schilling photograph
Rene Dalo does not impose her own feelings towards design choices, but instead, she encourages her couples to develop their own vision, even if sometimes that vision needs a solid wedding planner to reel it in when it becomes too broad.

Review of Pink Feathers by Aline Smithson
In 2016, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum commissioned Aline to a series of portraits for the upcoming Faces of Our Planet Exhibition and Luna Press will be publishing her first children’s book in the Fall of 2017.

Wedding REVIEW: For photographer Karim Saafir – “It is a special pleasure working with couples and creating these moments together”
“To me the process of getting the perfect photograph is an artistic one. I love adding in the elements of a naturally beautiful environment, and making amazing things happen.”
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