Brown is the new black. Or at least that's what they say in the fashion and design industry. Or maybe that was last fall. I'm usually a tad behind the times, but it's never too late to turn over new…

My boys and I enjoyed a daylight “sneak peek” of the sixth annual San Francisco Halloween Ghost Ship event. This year’s location was an old warehouse in the shipyard district at Pier 70 in the…

I found this bizarre face staring over the fence at me after turning off on a shortcut from my daily loop. Like a sudden splash of cold water in my face, it was an unexpected morning dose of comic…

Oh what a tangled web we weave. Technology can be so frustrating! During an artist interview last week, as I walked into her sitting room cum art studio, there was a neatly curated pile of discarded…

A passalong plant is defined as one that can be easily propagated and given away. The Angel's Trumpet is one such perfect passalong plant because a cut stalk quickly forms roots in a jar of water or…

Oh my -- LOOKY HERE!!! I received an InstaThanks from the art book editor at Chronicle Books in response to my postal thanks to her. If you don’t know by now, I am OVER THE MOON excited to have an…

Streetcombing is a legitimate verb, but don’t try to find it or the noun, streetcomber, in the dictionary. No matter . . . I found a streetcomber extraordinaire in the Netherlands! Margo Weijer…

In the grand scheme of things, what you collect is less important than what you experience.   That said . . . if the act of collecting IS the experience, have at…

Inclusivity is an intention or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who are handicapped or learning-disabled, or racial and sexual…