In order to break the ice and establish rapport with my audience, I open each of my Paint Out Loud performances by tossing hand-painted plastic Chinet plates into the crowd. I make a total of 15 plates for each show. I keep one, and let fly the other 14. Over the years, my “flying saucers” have [...]
While many people still use guest books at weddings and similar events, I find them archaic, cold and impersonal. So I came up with a different idea for the opening reception of my Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center retrospective, Palettes: Past Present and Pursuits. I handed folks a silver Sharpie and asked them to autograph [...]
We all love Friday, the gateway to the weekend and some time to ourselves. But too many of us treat Friday as a throwaway day. Not smart. First of all, none of us knows how many days we have. Since the future isn’t promised to any of us, it’s just plain unwise to go at any [...]
