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We talk with noted sculptor Ursula Von Rydingsvard. Her powerful work is alive in non-verbal space. It comes into the body. One feels its weight and presence. Ann Hatch, one of the Bay Area's most generous and influential figures, talks about her life, about Capp Street Projects, The Oxbow School, the Walker Art Center and her childhood in Pebble Beach. We learn about the shocking practice of former Marine Marine Ehren Tool, who gives his art away. And hear the unsung saga of Carlo Ferretti's Cove.
A Conversation with Ursula von Rydingsvard
Objects of Presence
Annabeth Rosen
Portfolio
Ehren Tool
A Marine's Journey
Ronald Hobbs
Grandmother Gypsy
A Conversation with Ann Hatch
Making a Place for Art
A Conversation with Doug Burgess
Weeds
Hell in Middle Age
Claudia Jensen Dudley
The Sudden Arrival and Departure
of the Dead Here and Abroad
Kathleen Cramer
Two Santas, Delayed
J. Kathleen White
Indigo Animal
Rue Harrison
from readers
James Opie
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"To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape of our perception... The act of art is a tool for extended consciousness." --Robert Irwin
Why are the arts so often considered frills when it comes to what is needed in schools, in politics, in so many parts of life? The capacity for creative response is needed in all walks of life. In this issue we explore art as a tool for social engagement. Read More
It's been my good fortune to have more than my share of remarkable friends, and several of them appear in this issue of the newsletter. One of the joys of having a venue like this newsletter is that its a vehicle for expanding my own circle. Read More
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