IMLAY, Nev. — The sign hanging from the fence outside the ostensibly unstaffed Thunder Mountain Monument, which sits along a lonely stretch of I-80 in northern Nevada, says, “ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.” Whether the main risk is stepping on a piece of broken glass or detritus from the salvage […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) has a real knack for presenting artists who not only have local connection and cache, but have gone relatively unnoticed by other major institutions. The work of William L. Hawkins has been gathered in unprecedented scope for his first major museum […]
Award-winning mosaic artist Linda Drinkhorn views her art-making, which has included elements of oil and acrylic painting, wood and clay sculpting, and stained glass art, as a calling. “If I am not working for awhile, I am just not the same person,” said Drinkhorn, “I am in my element when […]
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Outsider artists walk a fine line between being perceived as inspired or insane. There are those who identify as artists and acknowledge their participation in a wider conversation; but, for the most part, outsider artists seem to run on instinct, conveying a seemingly limitless sense of self-expression that reflects […]
From the sidewalk, there is little to suggest that the house at 12087 Klinger Street in Hamtramck is that out of the ordinary. Yes, the front porch of the duplex displays a couple of homemade woodcut figurines, roughly person-sized, with one seemingly dressed as the Statue of Liberty. The chain-link […]
Artist: Chris Riddell Location: Royal Kabob Breakfast: CR – Coffee (cream), soup, vegetarian wrap sandwich, mini-pita & garlic sauce SRS – Hot tea, fatoosh with lamb shwarma, mini-pita & garlic sauce Chris Riddell’s reputation precedes him. There are poet’s poets and athlete’s athletes – Chris is something of an artist’s […]