‘More of the Moment’
William Pierson recalls his kindergarten teacher giving out brown slabs of rolled clay with which he and his classmates were to form and decorate candy dishes as Mother’s Day gifts. After looking around, he says he picked up a wooden block to form the clay around before trimming and painting the edge. He had, he…
The Summer Wind
We have certainly entered the part of the summer where our nostalgia for the bright and lazy days of late June is colored by the scent of wood smoke and over-ripened fruit. The kind of sensation that curls over our nostrils and into our brains like the tendrils of cigarette vapors from Rick Blaine’s ashtray…
Violet Crabtree on Making ‘Wildfur’
Local artist, musician and animator Violet Crabtree has been involved in the local underground scene since she moved to Humboldt County 20 years ago. She first caught my attention with her band The Comix Trip, which usually features Crabtree narrating a story featuring her own comics — with the aid of an overhead projector —…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. 40° North Gallery 320 Second St., Suite #102 Various artists. AMERICAN INDIAN ART AND GIFT SHOP 240 F St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Various artists. ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. Various artists. BELLE STARR CLOTHING 405 Second St. Music by Jeff…
‘Idiots’ and ‘Buddy’
IDIOTS. The promise of an R-rated, “gross-out” comedy, especially one anointed for theatrical release, is especially tempting (if equally risky) in an era of corporate trepidation and hobbled creativity. What was once a proven, often overly relied-on subgenre has become risky, a niche proposition unlikely to yield the sort of box-office windfall upon which studios…
