Archive for September, 2008

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A weed thrives on the ability to grow without restrictions. A manicured garden has limits and boundaries and is “weeded” to eliminate wild growth. An unmanicured garden, much like a forest, grows freely, wrapping around nearby trees and hanging off tall branches. Each individual plant interacts with its neighbors, ultimately creating a single entity of […]

…local art can.

Once upon a time there was a trashcan who despised categories, stereotypes and trash. Each day began with a steamy insult and ended with a swift cleansing by a gloved city worker. The early morning supplied promise, but was always thwarted by a hurried passer and his misinformed characterizations. His passion and love for the […]

What is your explanation?

Eyes wide open and a mind willing to wander can spot observations that puzzle as well as provoke. When you pick up on them, they can do both. This sight was found during a sunset crawl down the blvd. What in this photo looks odd and what is your explanation?

Uniting Community Class: Oceanside

Uniting Community is a non-profit organization that utilizes community resources to bring families, local businesses and awareness of ones surroundings to each community. The purpose of this organization is to provide the arts to our children of all ages, giving them the necessary tools to flourish in their own creative outlets while sharing their ideas […]

Carlsbad is an Artist

The whaling horn of a passing train warns as the tide awakes under the thick haze of the sagging sky. The moon hides a grin and shoots winks across the moist sky. A wish tumbles under my feet, through dry shrubs and over sandy rocks ending in an echoing splash. Ripples play tag along the […]

Santa Cruz bound

carlsbadcrawl will be on a short hiatus, returning in a handful of days. Santa Cruz will be our playground…photos to come…

Artistic Observations:Central Coast

Super Chargers Glue

Chargers Central 2007 Cans clank and snacks crackle as a houseful of friends come together. Cheers roar through the blue and yellow decorated walls and angry stomps crash to the scuffed linoleum. Televisions throb from all angles and overhead speakers put you on the field. As the weekend dwindles and the fallowing work week approaches, […]

Art Show Oceanside

“The main purpose for this show is to really come together as a community to help our fellow jazz quartet buddies raise some money and get back to NYU where they belong, do to some venue drop outs on a recent mini tour, they have now been left short of enough funds to make it […]

Labor of Love

The sun peaks through the fading clouds and begins to intensify as I prepare my project. Sweat builds under my hat and I squint skyward. The sun hisses and I wince. My ankles ache and I grind my teeth. Sunblock begins to melt off my face like a the organic drips of a dwindling candle. […]


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