Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art
Trina Merry created a series of striking images of models camouflaged in with local D.C. landmarks. Here, she talks more about her visit to D.C. and her unique work. On …
Trina Merry and the Fine Art of Bodypainting Read More
I’m going to put one hundred luminescent duck sculptures in a visible location somewhere in Washington, D.C. This post documents the creation of ducks 7-8. You can follow my progress …
#100DucksDC: Joyce Carol Oates Edition (7-8) Read More
I’m going to put one hundred luminescent duck sculptures in a visible location somewhere in Washington, D.C. This post documents the creation of ducks 3-6. You can follow my …
#100DucksDC Featuring Cat Disco Ball YOLO Safety Duck (3-6) Read More
I’m going to put one hundred luminescent duck sculptures in a visible location somewhere in Washington, D.C. This will occur at some yet-to-be-determined time after I’ve made a hundred ducks. …
#100DucksDC: Ducks 1-2 Read More
In 2005, I accompanied a team of paranormal investigators as they looked for ghosts at The Antietam National Battlefield. The resulting article appeared in The Frederick News-Post. Seeing as it’s the week …
Civil War Ghosthunters Read More
I rebelled by being conventional, by NOT going to art school. The product of three generations of visual artists, I studied Political Science, then moved from California to Washington, D.C. for …
Why Visual Art Keeps Invading My Fiction Read More
Earlier this month, The Strand Magazine editor Andrew Gulli made headlines around the world after announcing he’d found a portion of a previously unpublished F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. This latest find is …
Andrew Gulli on Hunting Down Lost Works from Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, and Other Masters Read More
I met Clarke Bedford as he readied his steampunk art car, Vanadu, for the Takoma Park Fourth of July Parade. Bedford invited me to his home in Hyattsville, MD which, …
Clarke Bedford on Art Cars, Humor in Visual Art, and Comfort in Nonconformity Read More
Thyrza Segal became internet-famous for painting monsters into artwork she found at thrift stores. She’s also built costumes for television, created polymer clay aliens, and painted nudes into scenes of …
Thyrza Segal on Adding Monsters to Landscapes, Creating Creatures, and Other Twisted Works Read More
I first encountered Paul Mericle’s work at DC’s Art all Night and was struck by his use of unconventional materials such as an owl sculpted out of sugar. I also …
Paul Mericle on Transforming Spaces, Seeking Creative Restraints, and Collaboration Read More