Dreams live in Normal Heights on the corner of Felton Street and Adams Avenue. These dreams are given life by artists.
But dreams are fleeting. They eventually fade; new dreams appear.
I photographed different dreamlike street art on this San Diego corner almost seven years ago. The group of electrical boxes has been decorated for as long as I can remember. Some of the past artwork was nightmarish. See those old photos here.
New, happier dreams have been painted since then.
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Tigers, Unicorns, & Puppy Dog Tales is the latest exhibit that the public can enjoy in the La Jolla Historical Society‘s Wisteria Cottage museum.
Colorful displays recall the years when the Green Tiger Press, the Unicorn Cinema and the Mithras Bookstore were much loved La Jolla institutions. The local publisher, theater and bookstore were all established by Harold and Sandra Darling in the 1960s. The Darlings were a visionary couple who loved art, literature and the magic of imagination.
The exhibit contains printed material–postcards, stationery, children’s books, and more–bursting with unicorns and dragons and rainbow dreams and talking animals. Step into the museum and you might feel as if you stepped into a fairy tale. Or traveled through time back to your own childhood.
Bring kids to the exhibit and they will be enchanted. There’s a table where they can pore through picture books and create their own art!
Adults will be intrigued by Green Tiger printed posters that promote the eclectic, often independent films that screened inside the Unicorn Cinema. The dark theater was located through the back door of the Mithras Bookstore. The docent with whom I spoke loved the tiny theater and its popcorn machine. It sounds like a place I would have loved, too.
The Green Tiger Press relocated to Seattle, but they have lent their wonderful “carousel tiger” for this exhibition.
If you want to see all this magic for yourself, make sure to visit the Wisteria Cottage museum by January 21, 2024.
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Visitors to the Comic-Con Museum are in for a treat! A large gallery on the second floor of the museum now features exquisite masterpieces by multiple award-winning artist Colleen Doran. The exhibition, which opened about a week ago, is titled Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman.
It doesn’t matter if, like me, you are unfamiliar with the artist, or the author of short stories that she illustrates. The pieces of gorgeous original art on display will dazzle and enchant you.
The meticulous, lush art transports the viewer to another place, where fairy tales and Arthurian legends blend easily with this ordinary world we all know.
The centerpiece of Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman is artwork from her Eisner-winning graphic novel Chivalry. The moment my eyes gazed into the first painted page of Chivalry, I was spellbound.
I suppose I need to read the story. It’s described on Amazon as a delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy. A sign at the Comic-Con Museum explains Chivalry is a story about memories, trust, and relationships. The characters are modeled on the artist’s own family. Her questing hero Galaad (Sir Galahad) isn’t ridiculed or vilified, as he would be in most contemporary literature, but is found worthy of the Grail he seeks.
Doran’s painted scenes convey to my eyes a deep love for life, where the human heart triumphs.
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Check out this new San Diego trolley wrap for Comic-Con 2023! I got these photos today. The graphics promote products created by video game publisher New Blood Interactive!
Images afire with fantasy and horror relate to the games Amid Evil, Gloomwood and Dusk.
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In El Cajon, highly advanced aliens from distant planets, the Space Brothers, are going to be welcomed with open arms by this interesting group.
Have I ever encountered extraterrestrials? Well, I’m not sure. I definitely saw an Unidentified Flying Something nine years ago, which I photographed here!
It’s almost Friday! Let the fun begin!
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The Gingerbread Man emerged from a hot oven and arrived in Chula Vista today, thinking he could easily outrun families and kids attending Arts in the Park. But, alas, the famous little cookie met his fate.
The story of The Gingerbread Man was acted out, to the delight of the audience, in a very small wooden theater.
It was a fun demonstration of Kamishibai, a form of outdoor story telling that was popular in Japan during the first half of the 20th century.
The Kamishibai version of The Gingerbread Man was presented by Write Out Loud, who brought their live reading performances to the annual Arts in the Park event, held at Memorial Park in Chula Vista.
Run, run as fast as you can! You can’t catch me. I’m the Gingerbread Man!
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Enjoy this collection of cool cosplay photographs that I took today while walking outside Comic-Con 2022!
Which is your favorite?
Two Flashes, Adam Warlock and Star Lord.Princess Zelda and Link.Demon Slayer cosplay.Batgirl.Scarlet Witch.Silver Surfer and silver surfing friend.Nadja of Antipaxos.A guy who is badly pixelated.I assume this is Janice Rand of Star Trek. I’m going by the hairdo.South Park characters.Oh, come on. Everyone knows Spidey!Game of Thrones.Louise Belcher.Looks like a mash-up of Star Wars stormtrooper and Venom.Wonder Woman is here to save the day!And here’s Thor with a very large Mjölnir.Riddler.A Sith Lord and a Jedi. Obi-Wan, perhaps?Namor, the Sub-Mariner.Indiana Jones.Robin.Loki.Zatanna.Dark Magician Girl.How sweet.
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Cosplayers converged in the Gaslamp this morning, the day of Comic-Con Preview Night, to take part in an MTS press conference.
2022 Comic-Con is right around the corner, and downtown San Diego is abuzz. My camera is now in high gear.
Check out these cosplaying members of the Science Fiction Coalition!
Dude Vader has become a San Diego and Comic-Con fixture over the years. Christopher Canole is a super nice guy, too!It’s Ms. Marvel and Alvin, here to save the day!Arwen Evenstar is joined by an elf friend from Middle Earth.Spider-Man and Moon Knight join forces for a photograph!Supervillains in San Diego better make your escape now.Here comes Ms. Marvel again with a steampunky character.A classic Spidey pose!
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Chainsaw Man has arrived in San Diego for 2022 Comic-Con. The terrifying manga character is riding a MTS bus through downtown!
Crunchyroll is applying different wraps to a number of public transit buses. This is the third one I’ve spotted so far.
Chainsaw Man is also an upcoming anime that Crunchyroll will distribute outside of Asia.
Who is Chainsaw Man? A poor young man named Denji, who meets a dog-like devil which grants him the ability to transform his body into multiple chainsaws; he then joins the Public Safety Devil Hunters to use his horrific saws on devils.
Okay. That certainly sounds plausible. In the world of human imagination!
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If you’re a hideous, bloodthirsty orc (or goblin), the San Diego Trolley welcomes you during 2022 Comic-Con!
That’s the message provided by the newest Comic-Con trolley wrap!
ORCS WELCOME is another (the third I’ve spotted) nerdy message on trolley cars that promotes Amazon Prime Video.
There will no doubt be hordes of orcs rampaging through Middle Earth in Prime Video’s upcoming series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
I imagine there will be monstrous trolls, too. But whether or not trolls are welcome on the San Diego Trolley, I’m not really sure. They might not fit through the doors.
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