This is how Nochta snagged her victims -er- subjects.Everyone likes music on some level. I mean, come on – we’re alive, we’re human beings and we have emotions. Photographer Lindsey Nochta set out to find those who are beyond the casual music listener. She’s had her sights fixed on the…
Photo By Angela Franks WellsIt’s been raining this week and, as a native Phoenician, I’m ready for it to be over. I can’t help it, I’m addicted to the sun. So it’s no wonder I’m already thinking about Friday. It’s the first day this week that the forecast icon has…
By John BattenbergIf you’re a religious reader of the Night & Day section of the Phoenix New Times – and, my God, why wouldn’t you be? – you’ve probably already heard about Michael Dixon’s show, “Sambo Scatches His Navel and Watches His Crazy Sister” at West Valley Art Museum.With a…
Puzzled by Tim HamIf you’ve know me for any amount of time, you know I’m an incessant story re-teller. It’s an unforgivable offense and I apologize to my friends and family for having to put up with me. There’s nothing more embarrassing than starting off with a great build-up only…
When it comes to constructing things, I’m not the most capable person. I rely heavily on safety pins rather than sewing machines. I seem to believe that a nail into drywall can hold up any size picture frame. Oh, and spackle is the perfect material to use when filling huge,…
You can’t walk across a college campus today without hearing the word “interdisciplinary.” So it only makes sense that Hoodlums, an indie music store with roots at Arizona State, would follow suit. Since 1998, Hoodlums has kept a steady foothold in the Tempe music scene. It was located in the…
There are certain things in this world that will win me over no matter what. Whenever my niece cracks up laughing with her high pitched squeals, sparkling eyes and a huge grin of jagged first grader teeth, I’m so overwhelmed with adoration, I feel like my heart is going to…
The Mutant Piñata Show from last year.As much as I get overwhelmed by art on a weekly basis, I never have the urge to pick up a bat and beat the ever living hell out of it.Wait. Change “never” to “rarely”. We all have our bad days, right?But when I…
So it’s a First Friday tonight and I’m sure your schedule is packed with this, a little of that and probably some of this…But please allow me to suggest one more. The ASU Sculpture students, faculty and some extraneous local artists have come together for an evening of Steampunk.Okay, I…
Finally, a reason I would actually want to go to Florida. No offense to anyone from that place. It’s just that I’m a native Phoenician – I don’t like humidity, warm beach water offends me and I’ve always thought Florida was for people who don’t know California exists.Today through Friday,…
By Lilia Menconi A sample of poetry from Gregory Sale’s ongoing Love Buttons project.All right, chickens, I’m giving you five days notice for this one because it requires a little planning and a trip out of town. But it’s worth it, I promise.Gregory Sale, one of our most influential local…
By Lilia Menconi See more ornaments like this at Heard Museum North Scottsdale.It’s black Friday. How could I blog about anything else but shopping? Now, I’m not the type to hit a mall on a day like today. Or most days, for that matter.But I do love to shop. And…
Wandering through “Eastern Promise: Contemporary Art from China,” the latest fare being dished up at Lisa Sette Gallery, until January 3, is like stuffing your face at a sumptuous, all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. After you’ve seen this show, you’ll have food for thought that lasts for days. According to Sette, it…
By Lilia MenconiThis: Plus this: “Casablanca” by Yoshiki Hishinuma, wool seamless knitwearEquals an excellent way to decompress after clogging your bowels with Thanksgiving dinner.Okay, so maybe you don’t need that kind of decompression, but it’s a great way to take in some art and a little exercise before the “soft…
By Lilia Menconi With slideshow by Kathleen Vanesian Yes, you must see this and more in the slideshow.If you haven’t heard of Dale Chihuly, put a rubber band on your wrist, pull it back and snap that baby as punishment. This is an artist you should know. He’s one of…
See more of this in the slideshow. By Lilia Menconi Alright, folks, I’ll be straight: Arty Girl ain’t feeling so hot about some shit she saw last night. I have mixed feelings about this event. And I’m keeping in mind that Scottsdale Public Art has come through in the past…
By Lilia Menconi Liquid metal. Okay, so the image above may not make you think of fine art right off the bat, but I’m assuming the students at ASU looked somewhat similar to this guy (what a great outfit) when they made their pieces for “Vesta’s Kitchen” an exhibition at…
By Lilia Menconi Friday I told you about a good way to spend 100 bucks. Today I’ll tell you how to spend 1200. And, for future reference, any time you need advice on how to spend money, you can count on me. I will be there for you…I really will…
By Lilia Menconi Well? Have you? Answer me!!!! So I throw around the words “juried exhibition” a lot. And, every time I use it, my silly imagination runs with the term. I can’t help it. I picture a big scary panel of judges sitting in a dim room. A bright…
Last year, my best friend and I stood in front of a Fritz Scholder painting in a Scottsdale gallery. I don’t recall every detail of the painting. But I remember the feeling of being smacked in the face with an electric color palette and a smash of rapid brushstrokes —…
By Lilia Menconi Disclaimer: I tell Betty Friedan to “suck it” in this blog. I don’t really mean that. It’s a joke, everybody. Impressed? You should be. Spaceboy by Julie Duschack is all fabric, folks. Don’t get me wrong – I appreciate the second wave feminist movement, I really do…
One of SeeSaw’s adorable cards. Aaaw! By Lilia Menconi I think I may have found a blog that’s better than Arty Girl. Impossible you say? Oh, shut your mouth! You’re so sweet! But, honestly, this one is pretty damn good. Local design firm, SeeSaw Designs, not only has a beautiful…
