(Published by Zocalo Magazine on July 22, 2013.) Most desert dwellers love, crave, the summer monsoons. The magical intensity of clouds building up to bring forth los chubascos results in a full-body experience. The scent and taste of the showers, the cooling of the air; the visuals of grey and purple skies lit up by white-hot lightning, the BOOM of the thunder claps and the sound of the sheeting downpours is always so mind-blowing. What isn’t so awesome are the resultant flooded … [Read more...]
Rooted in Community
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on July 5, 2011.) “Sparkroot is a concept that I have been mulching in my mind for years,” says Ari Shapiro of his latest Downtown venture, set to open in early August at 245 E. Congress St., at 5th Avenue. “It’s essentially the kind of space that I crave as a customer that I don’t feel really exists. The heart and soul of it is a coffee shop, but it’s a coffee shop that brings elements of a restaurant into it.” Shapiro, who is also the proud founder and … [Read more...]
Poignant Vision
(Published by Zocalo Magazine on Feb. 2, 2010.) Louise Serpa has intense eyes. There’s a fire that burns behind them, conveying the wisdom of a fully lived life that she has also beautifully captured on film. In her home, the main hallway showcases striking, energetic black and white rodeo photos she is known by and has won awards for; there’s a reason she is dubbed the sport’s Ansel Adams. Serpa’s shots place you right in the mix of bucking broncos and flying horses, images that … [Read more...]
Run Away & Join The Circus!
(This article was published by Zocalo Magazine summer, 2009.) The hippest summer camp going this June has got to be the First Annual Circus Camp. Where else in town can a kid learn to stilt walk and spin poi? The concept has been knocking around for years, with the time realized now in a partnership between Rhythm Industry and Tucson Circus Arts. In a fortuitous happenstance, perhaps even synchronicity, we stumbled upon Paul Weir, Nadia Hagen and Karen Falkenstrom at Maynard’s in May … [Read more...]
A Safe Show It’s Not: ‘The Body and the Sexual Political Machine’
(This article was published by the Tucson Citizen on Oct. 30, 2008.) When it comes to art, aesthetics are subjective. While some prefer benign decorative pieces they can hang over the living room couch, others are drawn to edgier works that elicit an emotional and intellectual response. “The Body and The Sexual Political Machine” exhibit at Holy Joe Studio falls into the latter category. The show’s theme explores the cultural and societal stipulations placed on how an … [Read more...]
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