UncuttArt, and a Sampling of NYC’s StreetArt
Street art is ephemeral. The building can be torn down, other people can tag it, weather, fires, and a host of other things can damage, destroy or efface this work. But as “Beyond The Streets,” the moving street art exhibition showed, even the pieces that have vanished are worth a look.
Oenotria—Italian Wines with Italian Food
The ancient Greeks called Italy “Oenotria” the land of wine. WIth over 350 regions and over 500 native wine grapes, this should surprise no one.
It’s survival in the City: Urban Art that has survived the years on the Streets of New York
By its nature, Street Art doesn’t survive long. It’s ephemeral.
High Wire Acts: Fine Mexican and Gewürztraminer Its All About Balance
Balance and how to be prepared for the wine decisions of the future, by studying Mexican cuisine now.
Street Art from BsAs and NYC for Early June
Sights from a decade and a half ago in Buenos Aires, specifically the Caballito area, before returning to Manhattan in 2019.
Tradition, Terroir, and Rieslings: Why Dirt Matters
Tradition, Terroir, and Rieslings: Why Dirt Matters—wine and food grow up together
Connecting with the Reader to Sell Your first 1000 Copies.
But a fiction writer needs to adapt. This isn’t gospel: It’s a map, with lots of options.
Mid-May Wine Romp “Damn Good Wine”
Inexpensive wines make up the bulk of most people’s wine drinking. But reasonable doesn’t have to mean boring.
Jimmy, Janice, and Jerry: with Stars in Their Eyes
Finishing up a few examples of left coast street art before hopping back to Brooklyn and finding oldies from BsAs.
Trolling Brooklyn & LA for Street Art
Brooklyn’s street art tends to be more bootstrap, guerrilla, and pick up, more stickers and graffiti, while in LA, there is more of the large format, paid artist mural. Sure, it has there are the guerrilla works, as there is in even small towns. Each has a bit of all, but the cities different vibes trickle down into the art: sunny and spacious leads to colorful murals, while the winter and density of buildings produce smaller works, more out of the basement or bedroom workshop style.
A simple sticker illustrating the Stairway to Heaven the Christian way, with a balance of Cash and Piety under an Ever Watchful Eye.
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