PATTERNS AND TONES

Kelly de Martino from Home as Hat Hood as Hat "When in doubt, wear red" - Bill Blass When I began to think about how I was going to approach stitching this Home as Hat, the overwhelming feeling of a hood emerged. I began to think in earnest about the implications of the hoodie as another form of a covering, a form of protection which was heavily laden with symbology.  The hood is a mysterious hat that allows one to partially cover not only the head but the face giving the wearer a deeper sense of anonymity and protection. Little Red Riding Hood, the ancient folktale also known as " Little Red Cap ", immediately came to mind as I selected the crimson red thread. The tale was first written down in the 1600's and was popularized by The Brothers Grimm in the 1800's.  The red hood has been in interpreted in many ways as a symbol of menstruation, the sun and the natural cycles of the seasons,as well as the ritual of going through puberty, and sexual...

Me and Tura Satana at Cinemania Photo Credit: Jon von It's not everyday you get to meet and greet a celebrity you really admire. But I not only got to meet my idol but was quickly flipped on my back and pinned down by the legendary pussycat  Tura Santana  in three seconds flat! I met her at  Cinemania , one of the most incredible cult video stores in Northern California. They were known to host actors at their shop and in the summer of 1995 they had booked the screen siren Tura Satana!  Early in her acting carreer, Ms. Satana had appeared in a cameo as a Parisian prostitute in the Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine romantic comedy " Irma la Douce ". She was then cast as an exotic dancer in the Dean Martin, Carol Burnett and Elizabeth Montgomery comedy " Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed ". But it was her role as Varla in Russ Myer's 1965 cult classic " Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill !" that brought fame and notoriety. Cinemania was run b...

"Water Refractions No. 3" Studying light and how we perceive it has held a life long fascination for me. Much like my Sun Shadow series , I have recently been looking at how lines bend in nature, this time through the flattening of perspective in water refractions. Removing color often flattens an image and helps me to explore the interior of the image more quickly. So in this set of images, I decided to remove the color from the original photograph and then added a single color back in. These recent photographs taken at the Gerrish Swim and Tennis Club helped me to explore the undulating lines refracting in the water. I was captivated by the light rays penetrating the water which bent the objects, in this case the darker line tiles below. The constantly moving water was creating new patterns every time I looked down. Since the angle changed every time the water moved, the refracting light made the lines look different every time. My boss David Hockney has spent ye...

"David Nudelman No. 1" In honor of the 7th annual Rotfest  I thought I would run an interview I recently did with the Superstar of San Mateo, the one and only Mr. David Nudelman.  David took Hawaiian time out of his day to provide us with the history of his musical evolution, his philosophy on marijuana and  tales of debauchery in his hometown of San Mateo, CA. T aking place tonight in San Francisco at the  Hemlock Tavern , Rotfest  will be feautuing a who's who of the San Mateo Sound from the legendary Phantom Surfers ,  3 Stoned Men , and Smile God Loves You to San Francisco's own  Midnite Snaxxx , The Peddlers and Beth Allen 's tribute band 3 Stoned Women! I'm proud to present to you images I took of Dave back in 1994, shots of San Mateo's most notorious rock n' roller! Julie Green June 4, 2016 "David Nudelman No. 2 Julie Green: How was it growing up in San Mateo? David Nudelman: San Mateo was a fun place to grow u...