First Friday at the Olney Gallery at Trinity Cathedral — the opening reception for Ruins, Relics & Rituals, the latest show from Fiber Arts Center AZ. Fiber, mixed media, and at least one piece that stopped me cold.
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Trolling the South Coast Botanic Garden
A quick trip to South Coast Botanic Garden with Chewy — good planting, great wandering, and a completely unexpected encounter with Thomas Dambo’s giant wooden trolls.
The Salton Sea: Better Late Than Never
I have wanted to see the Salton Sea for literally years. It took a dentist appointment in Algodones and a willing travel companion to finally make it happen.
Desert Botanical Garden – November 2025
Rain, rain, more rain – it’s rained a LOT the past few weeks, so it’s time to check out DBG and see what the desert thinks of all this water.
South Mountain Preserve – Phoenix AZ
Sometimes there really is cool stuff right in your own backyard. In our case, it’s not exactly our backyard but it’s close by and it’s a great place to hike when the weather isn’t pizza oven hot and you don’t have to worry about being taken off the mountain by helicopter because you’re having a heatstroke.
Rams Woerthe Museumhuis
Rams Woerthe Museumhuis – an elegant art deco mansion full of art nouveau treasures, located in a park in Steenwijk, Netherlands.
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam 2025
Stedelijk is the big – and I mean big – modern art museum in Amsterdam. Plan on spending all day if you aren’t going to see something specific.
NL Trip Early July
I absolutely adore the Netherlands. Such an amazing place to hang in the summer.
Worcester Museum of Art – Worcester MA –
This is a small museum (compared to some), with a lot of variety.
Seattle Art Museum – May 2025
Spent some time at SAM, great Ai Weiwei exhibit, lots and lots of stuff in the permanent collection.
Ruth Bancroft Garden – Walnut Creek CA – May 2025
I have such a crush on this place, I absolutely adore it. I’m taking all my Bay area friends there now.
Anna Sui at PHX Art – May 2025
Anna Sui, queen of creating little mini universes. You wanna be a rockstar? Grunge-girl? Pirate? It’s like anything is possible. And the soundtrack ROCKS.
Orchid Mania at DBG – Spring 2025
I can’t grow orchids, just doesn’t work. But wow, these were amazing to look at and dream about growing.