Frida+Diego 4Evr
Images of Frida Kahlo have taken on a cultish feel, especially among younger women–and not only those of Mexican ancestry. I suspect it is because …
Category: Art in Tucson
Lost Barrio: cacti faces and AirBnB furnishings
Tucked away in Barrio Antonio to the southeast of downtown, the Lost Barrio is a 3 block long, old brick warehouse that’s been converted into …
Murals and politics mix it up in Tucson
What are thought of as minorities in most of the U.S. are majorities in Tucson. Whites, non-hispanic whites, anglos –whatever we are called–are a minority …
Gunslingers at the Tucson Amtrak Station
In 2005 a group of Tucson citizens paid sculptor Dan Bates to create bronze statues of Wyatt Earp and John “Doc” Holliday holding long guns. …
Chromed bumpers become front yard sculptures
At least as far back as the early 1900s Tucson was (and continues to be) a haven for artists. So it is not entirely unexpected …
Too hot to shop? Not now that Covid regs are gone
Historically, in summer it’s just too hot in Tucson to attract tourists so many nifty things about the City just stop until September or October. …
Here are those puppies from Mexico
During my April visit to the Tucson Museum of Art I took photos of the exhibition of small Mesoamerican clay sculptures. I mentioned that puppy …
Breeze walls + whimsey near Mercado San Agustin
Across the Santa Cruz River from downtown the City of Tucson wiped out block after block of old homes some years ago, then in 2003 …
Wild, pink and fuzzy at the HD motorcycle show
Shiny black and chrome motorcycles were lined up side by side for more than a block at the Harley Davidson showroom in Marana. And those …
Let’s have a picnic with ants
You’ve seen the dragon Toby in Tucson. And The Messenger. Now meet the Ants crawling atop a ramada with picnic tables at the Brandi Fenton …