Seventeen years ago (December 1990) I taped and transcribed this conversation with Lynda Caesara when I lived in the Bay Area. I’ve excerpted some portions I thought relevant to the themes of my Riehlife…creating connections through the arts, across cultures, and generations….and my role as catalyst and nexus. It is a snapshot of a stage […]

In September, my first private party in St. Louis was at Freida L. Wheaton’s Salon 53 opening for her private residential art gallery.
Now, in December, my second private party in St. Louis—and my only Holiday Party this season—is at Freida’s Salon 53, whose slogan is “Home is where the art is.”

In September I wrote: […]

It’s all the same urge, the same expression, the same message. Some day, it might come out graphically, another day, it’ll come out in words. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Snowed in in St. Louis, I turned on the TV and got a signal for the CBS Sunday Morning Show…seeing the last of a story of “The Writer’s […]

The Independent Eye, a professional theatre founded by Conrad Bishop and Elizabeth Fuller in 1974, is based in Sebastopol, CA. In 33 years, they’ve presented 3000+ performances in 35 states & Canada & Israel, as well as public radio series. They act, write, compose, direct, design and do the dirty work. They also write plays […]

During my years of community development in Gabane, Botswana (just outside of Gaborone, home of the fictional Precious Ramotswe) working to set up and stabilize Tswaragano Craft Center there, I sat in many a Kgotla meeting or community and tribal council (see Wikipedia note at end of post).
Last week in the cave of the Missouri […]

Photo: Richard Barnes/Museum of Modern Art
One of my favorite artists, Marin Puryear is an African-American artist who has prevailed and brought it on home. Read Roberta Smith’s comprehensive review “Humanity’s Ascent in Three Dimensions” at the NY Times online and see a slide show of Puryear’s visually pure, carefully wrought, and deeply felt work. It’s […]

I first met Rene Dimanche Jr. through his visual art at the Urban League Black Fine Art Exhibit. Later I learned he is a fine actor as well. I saw him perform the role of George Wilcox in the First Run Theatre August production “The Seamstress of St. Francis Street” written by Mario Farwell and […]

I first met Rochleigh Wholfe at Freida L. Wheaton Salon 53 grand opening “Home is where the art is” in early September which you can still read about in the Riehlife archives.
Rochleigh’s website features a gallery of her paintings which we can only hint at in our post today. Click here to go to […]

Riehlife: Theo, how have you brought your artistry and music into your work as Experience Manager?
Theo: I loved Saha, the restaurant inside the hotel, so much that I wanted to be a part of it somehow. I got the restaurant management to let me design and execute the stained glass effect in the restaurant, […]

To read today’s blog book tour stop on Velda Brotherton’s blog, click here.
Click here to view book details on Amazon. I’ve tagged the book “intuitive crafting” and started a discussion on that topic there.
Here are a few things I love about Donna’s new book “Ethnic Knitting Discovery”:
–Clear language
–fun and helpful illustrations and pull-quotes/boxes
–practical tips to […]