A pretty sunset tonight – captured from home at The Hills of Keel’s Creek.
Archives for June 2014
Queen of the wildflowers
To many, an invasive weed – to me, a delicate, abundant wildflower that takes me back to my suburban upbringing in Toronto. How I loved to pick bouquets of Queen Anne’s Lace, usually mixed with Buttercups to bring home to my mother after school. Here in the Ozark’s they are plentiful and watching a field of […]
Will it play in Peoria – this week’s Independent column
It felt like a post-coital love fest exiting the AUD after the premier of the film Eureka Springs – the Art of Being Saturday night. The full crowd (400 plus people?) gave the film and director Kai Robert a well deserved standing ovation followed by hugs, kisses and congratulatory pats on the back. It’s hard to be […]
The Artist Hands
I’ve always loved photographs of hands –this is the first of an iPhone series – pictures of friend’s hands who also happen to be artists. John Stalling – metal worker/sculptor
Slow boat to China / This week’s Indy column
Five weekends in May made for an exhausting May Festival of the Arts and the big question being asked – are tourists coming to Eureka Springs to buy art, and is all the extra work and promotion really worth it? Maybe it’s our still-in-recovery economy, but from many of the artists and galleries […]
After the Rain
The Catalpa is my favorite tree in Eureka Springs, especially in bloom with its orchid-like flowers. These giant beauties with their large, elongated leaves are the closest we get to being tropical. They make me miss Key West.
Celebrating Jack
A party celebrating the life and art of the late Eureka Springs artist Jack Miller took place Saturday night at The Space. Jack would have approved!