(Published by Zocalo Magazine on Dec. 1, 2014.) A Show & Tell with Dr. Joaquin Ruiz On a daily basis, most of us are inured to our environment’s incomparable beauty, its rich ecosystems, deep history, and the gorgeous mountains surrounding the Tucson valley. We’re focusing on immediate needs – getting to work, paying rent, buying groceries, taking care of the kids and the pets. But when we stop our inner nag, breathe deeply and open our eyes, minds and senses to the glorious, … [Read more...]
Copper & Congress’ “Fault Line”
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on September 12, 2014.) Vocals by a siren/oracle, a perfect balance of bass and understated drumming comprise Copper and Congress’ sound and the trio of amazing musicians conjure magic on Fault Line. There’s glorious, haunting sparseness – a sparseness that is just one element constituting the album’s many auditory seductions. There’s exquisite, measured tension and release that teeters and edges and splashes and dives into soulful, jazzy bliss. The moody … [Read more...]
Carly Quinn’s Business & Artistic Acumen
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on August 31, 2014.) It’s mid-August and Carly Quinn is summarizing her summer; a lot has happened since we first got together in June. In a mere couple of months, she’s garnered coverage in Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine, was an exhibitor at the Dwell on Design L.A. convention, scored editorial coverage in an upcoming issue of Dwell magazine, expanded her production department – both equipment and bodies, picked up new clients, and has been working on … [Read more...]
Ark D’Bevel Docks; Sets to Disembark
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on July 1, 2014.) “The primary concept, or underlying reality, of the science of our day is Relativity. Einstein added the fourth dimension to those of Newtonian physics: time. Therefore, the art of our day that incorporates time, or movement, motion, change, is the most vital of all the arts being created. It is the art of our time which will endure.” – David Bermant, 1919-2000 Ned Schaper meets me outside of the Stone Dragon Gallery – easily identified … [Read more...]
Authentic Photography, Natural Bodies: A Beautiful Body Project
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on May 7, 2014.) There’s a hunger in the world for love, acceptance, compassion and understanding. There’s also a hunger in the women of this world — and definitely those imbued by the unrealistic dictates of Western culture and the media’s unrelenting notion of what “perfection” looks like — to find self-love in bodies that don’t match what is showcased on television screens, movie screens, billboards and in magazine ads. Tucson photographer Jade Beall … [Read more...]
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