about this piece Wendy, Nayarit MestizoAcrylic on canvas16 x 20 in This portrait was based on a photo taken of Wendy after her first performance of Nayarit Mestizo. See More in Art...
Wendy, Nayarit Mestizo
Genesis and Hung, Chihuahua
about this piece Genesis and Hung, ChihuahuaAcrylic on canvas16 x 20 in Genesis and Hung were two UCSC Grupo Folklórico students and dancers who performed the region of Chihuahua, Mexico. See More in Art...
Jemzi and Tony, Colima
about this piece About this pieceJemzi and Tony, ColimaAcrylic on canvas16 x 20 in Jemzi and Tony are a couple from UCSC who performed the region of Colima, Mexico in 2019. See More in Art...
Revolución
about this piece RevoluciónAcrylic on canvas16 x 20 in Based on an image from Amalia Hernández’s Ballet Folklorico de México (revolución), the piece was created as a healing process regarding the political situation of the United States at the time. See More in Art
Book Review: “The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams”
A certain kind of American pedant — and it’s hard exactly to define, but it is definitely a type — will, given long enough leash, inevitably find themselves (himself, usually, but not exclusively) staring down a Henry Adams preoccupation. The old prick practically lurks in the shadows of eaves in back alleys...
On the Difficulty of Civic Friendship and Unity in an Angry Time
Some of this is the obvious kind of rhetoric which we have long come to expect in the speeches of victorious presidential candidates — indeed, maybe using such rhetoric is exactly part of the calming, “back to normalcy” feeling which Biden wants to project. Of course, we all know that Biden...
Remember How
Our mothers worked insoot furnaces late into nightsuntil their skins became reflections of the firebefore them.They patted their blistered handswith lavender oil and honeybefore the morning began — yet againthey would disappear into their small factorieslike little glowwormsin the sun-streaked woods.Our mothers chopped and cookedpots of curry in the hours between.They tied our hair up... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Park
about this piece Welcome to the Park2020 The 2020 Midwest Derecho savaged Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and surroundingareas on August 10-11, 2020. In September, much of the devastation left by theDerecho still surrounds the grill and benches at Daniels Park in Cedar Rapids. See More in Art...
Election Day 2020
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The 2020 Vote
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