Kids + hours of unsupervised computer time = Brilliance!

I’ve discovered that letting my kids play on the computer unsupervised for hours is a great idea. I’m not sure if there is a lot of research on the benefits of excessive time on the computer, but my kids produce some amazing art when left to choose and experiment on their own. My son created [...]

Conversation Starters

I talk too much. Or so I’ve been told after I’ve talked for awhile and interrupted someone else during a “conversation” that turned into an exploding hydrant of my ideas, my anecdotes, my, my, my. It’s a bad habit. I’m from a family of talking too muchers . . . in fact, I am the [...]

Positive News About Detroit — by Kelly Darke

Detroit hasn’t always had the best reputation, but that has been changing over the years. More galleries are opening, more young professionals are moving in, and people are participating in more cultural events held in the city. So if you need more convincing, check out this article that includes Detroit as one of the “best [...]

D-Brand

My sister-in-law is from the D, but lives in NYC.  The other day she saw someone walking down the street with a Tigers cap on.  “Go Tigers!” she yelled, and she was greeted with a confused look.  “Your hat . . . it’s a Tigers cap,” she informed him, and he replied, “Oh, I just thought [...]

Letter from New Editor

Detroit is lucky. Its founders valued art. Its founders prepared the cultural soil well, so that ideas flourish here. Music grows here. Theatre grows here. Fine Art grows here. So informed visitors can come here on any given day and pick a bouquet of cultural events that will enrich them for the rest of their [...]

Monday Roundup re Detroit Arts

Monday roundup, Detroit Arts in the news
 

Can you really steal graffiti? I don’t know – but 555 Gallery can really display its Banksy now
 
Speaking of Banksy, a “blue-chip” gallery opened in Detroit, Long-Sharp / Curis Modern + Contemporary Fine Art gallery – and they have a Picasso next to a Warhol next to a [...]

Angela Pham

Name(s): Angela Pham
Mediums known for: Small things you can eat or look tasty
Years in Detroit: 6 years
Affiliations: Cave
Contact: angelasmailbox@gmail.com

Work in Progress, 2011
Work in Progress, 2011
Work in Progress, 2011
Work in Progress, 2011
Work in Progress, 2011
”Untitled” plastic children’s chair, steel, banana, corn kernels, lemon rind, lemon skin, lemon seeds, lemon pulp, monofilament, kinetic walls, 10′x15′x8′, 2010

These webpages [...]