Eight stunning works of digital art add beauty to the walls of the Chula Vista Public Library Civic Center Branch. They were created by artist Galina Semenova and are titled Dreams Beyond Tomorrow. Take a look at them.
The Dreamscape portraits “visualize the inner worlds of eight women navigating metastatic breast cancer…”They encourage us to slow down and live in the moment. As the artist states: “I invite you to stop running. Let these stories remind you than in an uncertain world, our most powerful act is to truly see one another in this very moment.”
Slowing down in a hectic, demanding world can be hard. But in our uncertain lives, what is truly important?
It’s a question we all should ask ourselves
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Several weeks ago a new museum opened in Chula Vista. It’s called the Chula Vista Museum and History Center. I visited it for the first time late last week.
The museum building at first sight might be mistaken for an ordinary home, until you notice the banner in front. Stepping inside, you’ll find yourself surrounded by multiple displays recalling the rich, diverse history of this South Bay community.
The museum’s inaugural main exhibition is The Chula Vista Japanese American Story.
Photographs and historical artifacts tell the story of Japanese immigrants who established farms in Chula Vista, becoming an important part of the community. Then visitors are shown, with the advent of World War II, how these loyal Americans were unjustly incarcerated.
When the war finally concluded and families returned home, these hard-working residents of Chula Vista would go on to become successful once again.
By seeing photographs of real people, and by learning all that they endured, an unfortunate period in history is better understood.
The museum features several rooms. They’re overflowing with more fascinating stuff. From early Chula Vista to the present time, you can visually appreciate the city’s enormous growth and evolution.
If you’d like to visit this new museum, make sure to check out their website by clicking here first.
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The San Diego History Center in Balboa Park debuted their community ofrenda for Dia de Los Muertos today. By sheer chance I discovered it!
This beautiful altar to honor and remember deceased loved ones, or ofrenda as it’s called in Spanish, contains many of the traditional spiritual symbols.
In making their ofrenda, the San Diego History Center has included photos of notable Mexican Americans who have made a difference in our community.
The ofrenda will soon expand. Visitors to the History Center will be invited to write messages to their own loved ones who’ve passed on, or make a marigold with paper to add to the altar.
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RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust, an exhibit previously shown at the Chula Vista and La Jolla libraries, recently moved into a space on the second floor of San Diego’s downtown Central Library. I visited it yesterday.
The exhibit seeks to teach about the horrors of the Holocaust, how its survivors have persevered, and how we must not forget or allow such unspeakable evil to happen ever again.
RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust has the goal of establishing a permanent museum in San Diego, possibly at Liberty Station. I support this goal whole-heartedly. Visit their website by clicking here.
I noticed during my visit to the Central Library that one display case, near the center of the exhibit, contains emotionally powerful works of ceramic sculpture. I took photos and learned about them.
The artist, Maria Jutasi Coleman, is a San Diegan who survived the Holocaust. For decades she kept painful memories of the genocide she witnessed private. She finally came to a time in her life when she could allow the silenced memories to surface through her art.
That’s her in the next photo.
RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust tells the stories of many Holocaust survivors who’ve lived in San Diego.
Here are some of the ceramic sculptures created by Maria. She states that they are made of dust of the earth, as my beloveds, along with six million other Jews, have since become.
When people, young and old, look at what has emerged from my unconscious, I hope a flag of warning arises that says, “Don’t let this happen again anywhere.”
Sandy Scheller, caretaker of the exhibit, showed me one haunting sculpture with streaks of red in its base. She explained the color comes from a crushed brick taken from Auschwitz.
I urge anyone with a beating heart to visit the exhibit and spread the word about it. Perhaps consider sharing this post, which is much more important than most.
Thank you.
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Have you seen this beautiful sculpture at Oceanside Harbor? It’s titled Cetacean Celebration or “All Life Comes From the Sea.” It was created by artist Max Turner.
I was pleasantly surprised to encounter the public art while walking near the Oceanside SEA Center sportfishing dock at the southeast corner of the harbor.
The bronze sculpture depicts a pair of whales in the ocean. Around the base of the sculpture are a variety of sea-themed objects, like a small anchor, ship’s wheel and starfish!
I took these photographs for everyone to enjoy…
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I walked through downtown San Diego early this morning before today’s expected midday heat. I headed through East Village and the Gaslamp Quarter and ended up near the San Diego Convention Center.
The newly risen sun was illuminating certain buildings.
I took these photos…
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I love this super colorful mural in Carlsbad. It was painted by several artists on a wall near the west entrance of the Village Faire mall, adjacent to the Twin Inns.
The artwork shows coastal scenery and sea life, plus Carlsbad’s iconic, historical Twin Inns building.
It’s early October. It must be time for La Mesa Oktoberfest!
In previous years I visited the big festival during the daytime. This year I walked through downtown La Mesa and enjoyed the lights and sights of Oktoberfest after dark!
As usual, big crowds. Endless food with lots of sausage and plenty of beer. Rows of vendors, live music stages, carnival rides including a bright Ferris wheel, kids trying out hula hoops, and, of course, the annual wiener dog racing. I saw people in traditional Oktoberfest attire, diners at tables on the sidewalk, happy families and plain good fun.
Walking through it all, I took these nighttime photographs.
Star of India, HMS Surprise, and Cuauhtémoc, all together in one photographic shot…
All three historic ships, docked in a row on San Diego’s North Embarcadero by the Maritime Museum of San Diego. What a rare chance for my camera!
Star of India, world’s oldest active ship; HMS Surprise, star of classic film Master and Commander; and Cuauhtémoc, tall ship used to train sailors in the Mexican Navy…
I took these photos from the poop deck of Star of India.
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