Lisa Jacobs just finished cleaning more than 100 mugs. “It’s a good thing you came over,” she said, polishing off her last floral printed ones. “I’ve been looking for an excuse to dust them off … ” By day she’s a K-8 art teacher. But by night and weekend she’s…
87: Tiffany Egbert Tiffany Egbert’s a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, stylist, and self-described dance party enthusiast. She graduated ASU with a degree in graphic design in 2007. Since then, she’s done creative work for Kitten Paws Vintage (her online storefront), River Jones Music Label, Transform Creative Ministries, and Spraygraphic Apparel…
88: Gabriel Utasi Gabriel Utasi is a professional creative who works in publishing; creating graphics, designs, multimedia projects, and illustrations for newspapers and is known mostly for his portrait and figurative work. He transplanted from Cincinnati, Ohio via Fresno, California five years ago. In Cincinnati, he studied at The Art…
89: Mary Shindell My practice of art is drawing-based. The making of marks intrigues me. Surface and texture are the elements of both drawing and printmaking that hold my attention. Like many artists, I have developed a vocabulary of marks that I employ when drawing. As I was seeking a…
Nothing says professional like a business card case. Nothing says street cred like a boombox. Hello perfect combination…
Nothing says, ready for the weekend like a big bowl of nachos and a house-made brew. … Whoops, sorry, we just caught ourselves drooling. This spot is a southern oasis during sports games and weekends — really, we’d go any day. Can you guess where I’m eating?Last Week’s contest had…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
For a summertime First Friday, there’s certainly no shortage of events to check out. Sorry, no excuses this week. This just in from the Advocates for Latino Arts and Culture (ALAC) and New Carpa Theater Co.: Playwright James E. Garcia will read an excerpt from his work-in-progress, “The Eagle and…
91: Paul HoeprichPaul Hoeprich discovered his love for video/film production with his first SONY Betamovie camcorder. He was 7 years old. He received a degree in broadcast production and currently teaches film/news production at Arcadia High School. “Sharing my passion with youth is an amazing experience and their new and…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town (we’ll have another one for Downtown’s First Friday tomorrow). From time to…
Bad news: It’s been a week since we last checked in with our Silly Bandz sources, and still no word on the Bandz’ arrival. Good news: We held a drawing for a spankin’ new pack of our own. Congratulations to Leslie McKenna, who will have one more package for her…
No need to be alarmed by the echoing drones coming from the bell tower at the Scottsdale Civic Center — they’re just part of the latest installation.The Photo-Luminescent Sound Garden is a creation of Todd Ingalls and Mary Neubauer. Together, they designed and installed six translucent forms that each have…
No. 93: Yuri Artibise Yuri is a recovering public policy wonk. He has a depth of experience in research and analysis of contemporary policy issues, including a stint at ASU’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy. His current passion is community building and creating livable neighborhoods. Since moving to the Valley…
Hope you’re hungry — history’s for lunch. The City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office will host Robert Melikian, author of Vanishing Phoenix tomorrow, June 2, at Phoenix City Hall. Melikian’s book laments stories and photos of buildings no longer standing in Phoenix including the Dorris Opera House, Baker & Bayless…
94: Daniel TantaleanDaniel Tantalean is the principle producer/director of his film production company, Formatted Pictures. His recent thesis film project, El Sueño played at Short Film Corner at Cannes International Film Festival. Tantalean strives to direct and produce social commentaries probing at the truth behind many social problems. He recently…
As the artsy sibling of our fellow Phoenix New Times blogs, we run into some of the coolest and most talented folks in town. While Chow Bella brings you “100 Favorite Dishes,” in honor of Best of Phoenix — which is just a summer away, expect it on news stands…
Last night’s game was a little rough on the nerves — we’re still recovering from a near-aneurysm in the last three seconds. But we don’t have much time. Saturday is game-face day, both for the Suns and for Arizona. It brings game six against the Lakers and the march against…
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and stuff your face. While it’s well past November, we did both of these things after chowing down this turkey and cranberry sandwich. From our large glass table, we dutifully people-watched, commented on the lack of Diet Coke, and snacked on lightly salted…
As the artsy sibling of our fellow Phoenix New Times blogs, we run into some of the coolest and most talented folks in town. While Chow Bella brings you “100 Favorite Dishes,” in honor of Best of Phoenix — which is just a summer away, expect it on news stands…
At this point, we might all be hoping for a little underdog breakthrough. Tonight marks game five and if the magic Dragic can pull a few fast ones (and the defense can keep the ball out of Kobe’s sweaty palms) the Suns might be one step closer to the finals…
Big Brain Award Nominees from Jonathan McNamara on Vimeo. Our 2010 Big Brain award winners are announced in this week’s print edition of New Times on racks across the Valley, but because we like them so much and think they deserve all the attention they can get, we’d like to…
We’ll trade you princesses for glow in the dark penguins. That’s right. We have our very own pack of Silly Bandz (and we’re giving ’em away after the jump). After countless calls to toy stores around the Valley, it sounds like truckloads of these things are on their way. …
