Posts Written by "evan-x-merz"
A Sophisticated Provincial by Margo Alexander
There is very little information available online about the California artist Margo Alexander, and that is a shame. I was recently fortunate…
Goodbye to Zadie Smith, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Aubrey Beardsley
I am definitely a book hoarder. I love my books. I love the smell of the paper. I love the sound the spine makes when you open it for the…
Save the planet. Wear a hat
One of the odd sacrifices of our modern way of life is hats. Hats used to be everywhere. Everyone wore a hat every day. Just look at this…
Neglected by Sam Hyde Harris
A few months back I saw an absolutely gorgeous painting come up for auction. The listing said it was by one of my favorite artists, Sam Hyde…
Discovering Bay Area linocut artist Melissa West
Yesterday I went to the SF Bay Area Printers' Fair and Wayzgoose. It was a fabulous and interesting event. I was so glad to see prints by so…