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Famed bronze sculpture installed at Green Music Center

Sonoma State University’s outdoor art collection got a boost today (Thursday, Aug. 23) with the installation of the late Berkeley sculptor Stephen De Staebler's “Winged Figure Ascending, 2011” near the new Green Music Center box office. The bronze statue is on loan to SSU from the artist's estate [...]

By | August 23rd, 2012|0 Comments

Art or not? What do you like?

One of my father's favorite jokes was to take a cliche and turn it upside-down: "Everybody's crazy except you and me, and sometimes I'm not so sure about me." Or: "Things will get worse before they get worse." Or, appropriate to today's topic: "I know a lot about [...]

By | March 15th, 2010|2 Comments

Art or not? Hot or what?

Stayed tuned for details of a contest in which there are no prizes, just a great chance to vent. But first, this message: Not all art hangs on a wall.  Some gets right in your face. Every day. The beauty of  public art is it reaches everybody. The drawback is [...]

By | March 5th, 2010|5 Comments

New Bruce Johnson sculptures at Paradise Ridge

Anyone who thinks there is something dainty and precious about art has not yet encountered the work of  North Coast sculptor Bruce Johnson. For decades, Johnson has created massive wonders from his favorite material -- ancient redwood. His current show, "Uprooted," runs through next April at the Paradise Ridge Winery [...]

By | October 7th, 2009|0 Comments