By Katherine Sweetman Just got an email from Kickstarter: “Unfortunately, Olive did not reach its funding goal by the project deadline. As a result, your $25.00 pledge has been automatically canceled and your credit card will not be charged…” (end email) Dammit Olive. I wanted you to reach your goal, but yes, $300,000 was a bit high to raise […]
Feature Film Shot on Cell Phone
Other Than Arts (OTA) #1: Tattoos by Fix
Tweet By Katherine Sweetman In this reoccurring blog column, I’d like to highlight things that are not typically considered “Art”. One might think, perhaps this means Dance, Fashion, Theater… but, no. More like Tattoo Arts, Martial Arts, Extreme Performance Arts. That’s more along the lines of what I had in mind. I can’t remember the last time I went to […]
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International Residency Space and Artists Studios in Tijuana, Mexico
Go International Tweet Arts Press Release: GRAND OPENING OF “MARIPOSA” ARTISTS STUDIOS IN COLONIA FEDERAL, TIJUANA MEXICO Gabriela Guinea-Johnston, COFAC International and artist Luis Ituarte are working together in creating live- work space for artists. We are pleased to announce the grand opening and open house of “MARIPOSA” Artists Studios in Colonia Federal, Tijuana (in front of La Casa del […]
Chess is Sexy: Pin Up Calendars for the Chess Players in Your Posse
Photographer Leslie McAllister Makes Pin Up Calendars for the Chess Players in Your Posse Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Ready to steam up your office, your kitchen, or your bedroom with a new monthly rotation of Pin-Up Girls? Well now you can with Leslie McAllister‘s new twist on the Pin-Up. Because nothing is hotter, more sultry, more erotic than… chess? That’s […]
On the Film Set of POINT OF INFECTION
Point of Infection, a new short film about, you guessed it, ZOMBIES. Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Logline: After a virus breaks loose, a family man awakens to find his loved ones missing. With the help of a trusted ally, he uncovers his family’s whereabouts, but only to come to the harsh reality that the virus has spread further than he […]
On the Film Set of FIRESALE
In production: Firesale Tweet By Katherine Sweetman Last weekend I spent a couple of days on the set of Firesale, a new short film directed by Josh Krohn of Jaydeekay productions. Again and again I realize that working on a film set is demanding. Not that I did any of this work myself. I didn’t have a role in this […]
I HATE DOLPHINS
Reviewer Magazine’s new Art Editor wants to reform San Diego’s dolphin-friendly image. By Katherine Sweetman, Art Editor Tweet Specifically, I hate dolphins that live on brightly colored canvases in the storefronts of local “art galleries.” On occasion, the sight of these painted porpoises can drive me to fits of such feverish rage that I’m tempted to punch an unsuspecting dolphin […]