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Ad Libs: Why black and white?Why black and white? Why not, if you can make a ceiling lamp look like a marvelous stained-glass fractal without any color? Fine-art photographer Cole Thompson,...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 16, 2012There are no comments yet. 2225 Views
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Ad Libs: A farewell showSorry to hear that South Bay painter Terri Hill is leaving Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos, where she's been showing her watercolors for several years. In this uber-cycling-friendly...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jan. 17, 2013There are no comments yet. 9607 Views
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Ad Libs: A farewell showSorry to hear that South Bay painter Terri Hill is leaving Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos, where she's been showing her watercolors for several years. In this uber-cycling-friendly...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jan. 17, 2013There are no comments yet. 865 Views
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Ad Libs: Harp flash mob!On this past day of St. Pat, green-wearing, harp-playing musicians suddenly swarmed audience members heading for a show by the California Pops Orchestra at Foothill...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 10103 Views
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Ad Libs: Harp flash mob!On this past day of St. Pat, green-wearing, harp-playing musicians suddenly swarmed audience members heading for a show by the California Pops Orchestra at Foothill...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 695 Views
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'Palo Alto Forest? seeks new digsWanted: a new home for a Palo Alto forest. That is, the collection of photos on glass, hung with wood, wire and acrylic, known as the art installation "The Palo...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 3, 2013There are no comments yet. 765 Views
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Attorneys + artPalo Alto artist Florence de Bretagne has a team of lawyers backing her up as she creates six big murals at a local school. No, there are no legal issues; these...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 10193 Views
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Attorneys + artPalo Alto artist Florence de Bretagne has a team of lawyers backing her up as she creates six big murals at a local school. No, there are no legal issues; these...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 19, 2013There are no comments yet. 645 Views
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Ad Libs: Downtown with Bryan IdaSoCal meets Palo Alto in a new show of 15 paintings by PA native Bryan Ida. On round and rectangular panels, his thick epoxy layers recall his history with Southern...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 29, 2013There are no comments yet. 790 Views
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Ad Libs: Facelift for Stanford totem polesOutdoor art needs special treatment, even when it's made out of trees. Stanford's two totem poles carved and painted by Pacific Northwest artists recently got respectful...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 11511 Views
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Ad Libs: Facelift for Stanford totem polesOutdoor art needs special treatment, even when it's made out of trees. Stanford's two totem poles carved and painted by Pacific Northwest artists recently got respectful...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 907 Views
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Ad Libs: Unforgettable faceQuick. Who do you see? I focused on the glasses lens and saw Lennon right away, but peer in and McCartney's there too. Mountain View artist Jay Hill likes to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 10495 Views
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Ad Libs: Unforgettable faceQuick. Who do you see? I focused on the glasses lens and saw Lennon right away, but peer in and McCartney's there too. Mountain View artist Jay Hill likes to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 669 Views
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Ad Libs: Drawing the past and presentThe lights are dim, and some of the images require bend-in, squint-close viewing. Magnifying glasses hang on the walls here and there. We're grateful to find them. It...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 9741 Views
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Ad Libs: Drawing the past and presentThe lights are dim, and some of the images require bend-in, squint-close viewing. Magnifying glasses hang on the walls here and there. We're grateful to find them. It...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 30, 2013There are no comments yet. 284 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 10614 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Mapping Edo'In our young country, it seems inconceivable that a span of 200-plus years could be just "a period," a fraction of our history. But that's Japan (and most other...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 22, 2013There are no comments yet. 274 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 12052 Views
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Ad Libs: Timber!When you switch journalism beats, you can usually torch your Rolodex. It's rare that your sources will carry over en masse from, say, the cops beat to the sports...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 10, 2013There are no comments yet. 229 Views
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A reading rainbowIf life gives you self-help manuals, make a quilt. Well played, artist Lisa Kokin, who found a bunch of said manuals at a recycling center and gave their spines...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 10801 Views
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