As I waited for a trolley at America Plaza early this afternoon, I thought I’d peer into a window of the Museum of Contemporary Arts San Diego. A gentleman inside saw and motioned for me to come on in!
I was welcomed by Max, a super nice Gallery Educator, who was applying ink to a silk screen. He was using screen printing to create bold messages in the Sanctuary Print Shop!
The project titled Sanctuary Print Shop is the brainchild of artists Sergio De La Torre and Chris Treggiari. The idea of this exhibition is to start conversations concerning the very topical and divisive issue of immigration. People are encouraged to write their thoughts about immigration, and messages are created to paper one wall.
Even though there’s a certain political bias to the exhibition, Max did agree that it’s a complex human issue. There are many different thoughts concerning it. And it’s an issue with many personal connections.
Human creativity and the written word fascinate me, so I enjoyed meeting Max, watching him at work, and reading what others have said!
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A couple of heads are missing! I’ve discovered two strange, disembodied heads sitting on the ground by the sidewalk!
I observed that first rather fierce-looking head early this afternoon as I rode on a bus down Pacific Highway, just north of the Old Town Transit Center. (Why was I on the bus? I had several adventures this morning in North County! Stay tuned for more cool blog posts!)
The second head, which looks kind of like a painted Dia de los Muertos skull, was discovered beside a sidewalk about a week ago as I walked through Mission Valley on my way to work!
Has anyone out there lost their head? Or heads?
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During my Sunday walk along Broadway toward Golden Hill, I passed the new Broadstone Makers Quarter apartments.
I noticed some artwork on display in a few of the leasing office windows, so I took photos. I don’t know the artists, but I thought their creations were definitely cool!
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Cool mechanical shark on parking lot wall behind Undisputed Fitness Center in East Village.
It’s going to be a rainy day in San Diego . . . with even more heavy rain coming later in the week.
Instead of walking about in the cold, I plan to stay warm and dry under a roof!
Meanwhile, for your viewing pleasure, I’ve assembled the following links. They will take you to photos of awesome street art that I’ve spotted over the years! Unfortunately, some of these works, including truly amazing murals, have been damaged, defaced or no longer exist. Time marches on…
Cool San Diego Sights is now over five years old, so these links represent just a fraction of all the street art I’ve photographed. But I think you might like these!
This blog now features tens of thousands of photos around San Diego! Are you curious? There’s lots of cool stuff to check out!
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I was walking through downtown San Diego this morning, on my way to catch the trolley for work, when I noticed that a store owner had written on their window: A giant sequoia tree is the result of one tiny seed.
As I looked about, the only gigantic things I could find were surrounding buildings.
Then a startling truth occurred to me.
Even the most towering skyscraper is the result of one tiny seed . . . in the human mind.
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Visitors to Balboa Park see a magical landscape from a window-like balcony high up in the California Tower.
Visit Balboa Park and you’ll discover many magic windows. They appear wherever you turn.
I looked through many magic windows today…
Windows at the Japanese Friendship Garden look out at the Karesansui Dry Stone Garden, where magic gradually appears for those who are still.A bamboo kakei spills droplets of magic into a liquid window.A rock window has been opened and polished, revealing the Earth’s inner magic at the San Diego Mineral and Gem Society building.Small windows to magical creativity delight the eye at the San Diego History Center. A current exhibition concerns the art of Bob Matheny.Good Question, Bob Matheny, wood and enamel paint, 1967. True magic will forever remain a mystery.A feathered subject in a magically rippling window appears for a photographer in Balboa Park.A delicate window to nature’s magic at the Botanical Building.Looking up toward a lath skylight full of green magic.The magical qualities of song become visible for a few minutes near the House of Ukraine at the International Cottages.This small window-like scene inside the House of China contains a fantastic, magical vision carved from cork!A magic window at Balboa Park’s House of Charm looks forward into the future. The Mingei International Museum is undergoing a major renovation and expansion.One of many fine sculptures in the Plaza de Panama, and a window of the San Diego Museum of Art. Beyond that window are galleries full of magic.Cloud reflections join magically together in two very different rear windows at the San Diego Museum of Art.Beyond this magic lamp’s window one can see the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.Window panes contain old magic performed at the Old Globe Theatre.Another window into the future. This advanced art student is phenomenal. I didn’t get his name. I am one hundred percent certain he will produce great magic.Nature’s magic on Balboa Park’s West Mesa, in a window formed by my camera’s lens.A portal to the magic sky opens in a wall at the Spanish Village Art Center.
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I finished writing another short story. This one is titled Light at the Edges.
I don’t know how to paint, but I do like to watch artists animate their canvases with small dabs of color. I also observe people, and the effect of light upon the human heart.
How does one paint light?
I hope this little story, about living in the big city, and human generosity, makes you smile.
A couple days ago I posted photos of two super fun benches in National City’s Pepper Park. Today, during my walk in Coronado, I visited Tidelands Park in order to photograph two additional benches that were created by the same San Diego artist, Doug Snider.
These colorful benches are located at the playground in Coronado Tidelands Park. They also debuted in 2006 and are made of painted concrete.
Doug Snider is a member of the San Diego Potters’ Guild and operates out of Studio 15 in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center.
These benches appear to have emerged from a strangely wonderful dream. Wouldn’t you like to sit in one?
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Here are photos of two colorful, super fun benches in National City’s Pepper Park!
Both painted concrete benches were created in 2006 by Doug Snider, member of the San Diego Potters’ Guild. He produces all sorts of amazing art at his Studio 15 in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center. Step into his studio and you’ll feel as if you’ve entered a fantasy world full of whimsy and imagination!
I believe Doug has created four of these fantastic benches. In the past I photographed one of two that are located in Coronado. The one I saw is in Tidelands Park, and you can see it here!
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Moth Study 2018, Evelyn DuVall, watercolor and ink. IDEA Center High School.
Before I began my walk yesterday at Mission Trails Regional Park, I ventured into the Visitor Center and was pleased to see walls full of art created by students from the Grossmont Union High School District.
Many of the Wilderness Views are really good. Creativity thrives in San Diego’s East County! I took quick photos of some pieces that I happened to like.
Most of the artwork is for sale. If you’d like to support local high school students and their artistic endeavors, head over to the Mission Trails Visitor Center before the exhibition ends on January 4, 2019.
Untitled, Ashton McDowell, acrylic paint and spray paint. West Hills High School.Caught, Rachel Silvis, digital photography collage. Grossmont High School.Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D.), Siena Quinn, acrylic. Grossmont High School.Reflective Sunset, Cherish Clarkson, digital photography. Grossmont High School.The Tears of Nature, Travis McCrae, watercolor. Grossmont High School.Quoth the Raven, Amalia Browning, suminagashi ink, acrylic paint. Monte Vista High School.Malcolm, Siena Quinn, colored pencil. Grossmont High School.El Tigre, Ryan Zubik, watercolor. Grossmont High School.Dangerous Spots, Maryam Ablahad, scratchboard. Valhalla High School.Bambino, Joshua Meriwether, scratchboard. IDEA Center High School.In the Leopard’s Gaze, Armida Angulo, colored pencil. Grossmont High School.Untitled, Kirsten Fraga, charcoal and colored pencil. West Hills High School.Dripping Lily, Evelyn DuVall, watercolor and ink. IDEA Center High School.Moonrise, Brooke Moran, linoleum print. Steele Canyon High School.Smooth Waves, Britney Guerrero, acrylic. Steele Canyon High School.Lobos, Natalie Burke, acrylic. Steele Canyon High School.Ocean Eyes, Rand Akim, tempera. Valhalla High School.It’s Pretty Wild, Savy, acrylic. Valhalla High School.Landscapes, Andy Orosco, watercolor. Steele Canyon High School.
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