Conversation with Cathi’s New Book!

Cathi Turow

Writing a book is h-u-g-e ! Publishing it is double that! Bravo to Cathi Turow! Cathi says of her new book and herself: "When I was on staff at Sesame Street, the show was intentionally written on two levels, for children and adults. I've just published an allegorical book which lifts the show's adult sensibility… Continue reading Conversation with Cathi’s New Book!

Art: Ana Mendieta and Technology Reimagined

Photo of dungness crab from recycled parts

Aristotle, Da Vinci, and artists before and after them have explored it — the question of where begins and ends the connection between people, technology, and science. Visiting the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California is always a delight of mind and spirit. Cristian Castro of Argentina repurposed assorted machinery, including an… Continue reading Art: Ana Mendieta and Technology Reimagined

Water: Miracle Drink by Amna

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Simple solutions are elegant and often the most efficient when it comes to so many things! Here's Amna's secret to good health...

Seaweeds of the Irish Coast by GaiaInAction

Photo of Irish seaweeds by GaiaInAction
Photo of Irish seaweeds by GaiaInAction

Love eating seaweed (aka sea veggies)? They’re delish and massively awesome for us. Leave it to former branch librarian GaiaInAction to capture their beauty…

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Yesterday saw a whole bunch of us interested folks going to explore the arboretum at Ardnagashel in Glengarriff, West Cork, but apart from admiring the wonderful trees we also received lots of information on the seaweeds and lichens along this stretch of coast. Ardnagashel was established by the Hutchins family and it was as part of the Heritage Week of Ireland that these activities took place, in memory of Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815)who was a remarkable Irish Botanist. The talks on the lichens and seaweeds were given by Howard Fox, who is the State Botanist (National Botanic Gardens) and by Maria Cullen. This ‘life’ introduction to the seaweeds and the lichens of the coast of Bantry Bay was so very interesting. a true first introduction in this field for me. Later in the afternoon Madeline Hutchins (Ellen’s great great grand niece) took us through the forested area of this garden and…

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Sneak Preview: I’m in Connie DK Lane’s Art Show

da-AL wearing Connie DK Lane red latex tunic

Here I'm goofing off while my fine artist friend Connie DK Lane fits some of her designs for her upcoming show, “Bravura.” Too shy to model? Visit us anyway. Connie's art will be displayed the entire week.