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Art by Dead Pan Alley's Liese Chavez

 
Today I had a breakfast that turned into a full day of wonderful conversation with a new Colorado Springs friend and wonderful photographer, Kat.
We met at the Adams Mountain Cafe in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a town of fewer than 5,000 people at the base of the Rocky Mountains.
After a great meal, cup after cup of [...]

Art Monster

I met a friend on Cherokee Street on Friday night before heading to see the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra perform. As I walked from my car towards Foam, I noticed an art gallery with a motorcycle parked inside. Always a sucker for that beautiful combination of edginess and cleanliness embodied by motorcycles and art galleries, respectively, I found myself peering through [...]

COCA Immersion

Saturday night, March 20th was a cool and rainy spring night in St. Louis, but that didn’t stop seventy or so young professionals from gathering at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in University City for the COCA Junior Board’s first-ever fundraiser, “COCA Immersion”.
The event was casual, with guests moving between a food table (fantastic [...]

Public Art in Ste. Genevieve

Public art isn’t something I expected to see much of in rural Missouri, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the number of murals I’ve seen in towns I’ve explored since relocated here earlier this year.
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri is among the small towns I’ve explored that has a few murals to brag about. The close-up of [...]

"Nothing" doesn't exist

At the beginning of this video, I was skeptical.
Part of the way into this video, I thought, “Hmmm, his art is kind of neat.”
And by the end of this video, I was inspired.
“I have learning difficulties, you know I can’t read or write. I had to find a way to express myself…the teachers at school [...]