November Beach
Winter is a great time to go the beach. No crowds, low light, almost other worldly. It’s about textures, patterns, shapes and details. Size and perspective are lost. My footsteps were the first to press the…
Winter Branches
by Margaret Widdemer When winter-time grows weary, I lift my eyes on high And see the black trees standing, stripped clear against the sky; They stand there very silent, with the cold flushed sky behind, The…
Blue Winter
by Robert Francis Winter uses all the blues there are. One shade of blue for water, one for ice, Another blue for shadows over snow. The clear or cloudy sky uses blue twice — Both different…
Pandora’s Box
She opened the box and evil flew out and Ravaged Mankind. All that remained was Hope, a beautiful dragonfly, touching the wounds Created by the evil creatures and healing them. www.susanrichardsartist.com
Wild Man Wyman
The colossal statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee towered imperiously over New Orleans unchallenged for 133 years. As if from an alternate reality in which the CSA won the war, the 16-ft. bronze venerated Lee, arms…
The Neutral Ground
The Neutral Ground documents New Orleans’ fight over monuments and America’s troubled romance with the Lost Cause. In 2015, director CJ Hunt was filming the New Orleans City Council’s vote to remove four confederate monuments. But…
Marley Maeve Surfboard Mosaics
Octo Stained glass on a 6ft recycled surfboard. FirstBoardEver Shower mosaic is a functional piece of art. All the glass was hand cut and adhered with thin set mortar and grout. It’s 10 feet tall and…
icicles
race the morning sun, my camera clicks to freeze metamorphosis Haiga (haiku and photo) by Diana Thornton
O Muse! 03: Autumnal Equinox 2021
This publication is designed to be viewed on a tablet or computer in any PDF reader or browser. Individual articles are posted here for responsive viewing. The past few months have been challenging for me and…
IDA
Hurricane IDA hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina. Ida was no Katrina, but it still knocked out power, caused major flooding and wind damage, and brought the…
Dumpster Diving
Jimmy Anselmo finds art in the most unlikely of places - dumpsters! Jimmy Anselmo founded Jimmy’s Music Club in New Orleans in 1978. Jimmy’s was New Orleans’ New Wave headquarters in the 1980s, along with…
Primordial Ooze
Costa Rica. Photo by Diana Thornton. www.photos.dianathornton.com
Dragonfly
A living flash of light Music to read by: Urban Driftwood by Yasmin Williams [caption id="attachment_832" align="aligncenter" width="662"] You can actually see his little legs folded up under him. Photo by Diana Thornton. www.photos.dianathornton.com[/caption] These Paleozoic-era…
The Gate
www.future26.com For me, it’s always been about the light... Joy One of my earliest memories. Still half dreaming as I wake up, liquid patterns of morning... shadows and golden light diffused through lace curtains dancing in…
Music is our Magic
Marco Bell and Monica Spain, www.bellaarte.biz Image of Doreen Ketchens, the “Clarinet Queen” of New Orleans