http://www.quixo.com/blather travel | life | design | art Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:31:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this week’s LA Weekly cover story Patrick Range McDonald investigates whether there is any meat behind the Donald T. Sterling Homeless Center ads. Our campaign to stop the ugly ads gets a little mention in the article. But the amazing thing about the Homeless Center ads is that ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/donlad-t-sterling-homeless-center-investigated-by-la-weekly/84/ Here on Quixo we're fortunate to feature a great new article from Carla Wise on the latest Climate Change studies and, of course, she includes resources for you to get involved and make a difference. Carla would really like to move on and write about some new issues, but it is ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/climate-change-projections-uncertain-but-certainly-worse/83/ I'll be doing a little demo at Pico Artists at Work! The day after my big art opening is a great walking tour of Santa Monica's Pico Blvd based artists' studios. Pico Artists at Work takes plase on Sunday October 14, 12 - 5 pm. Jennifer Joyce's Pottery Studio will ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/pico-artists-at-work-in-santa-monica-october-14/82/ Wow, the big pottery show is this week. Preparing for this show has been fun in so many ways. Having a show has been a great incentive to make some nice new pieces. The new ones I'm completing this week are the best so far -- though I shouldn't say a ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/unarthed-art-pottery-show-reminder/81/ Dear waiters and waitresses of the world, you must hear my plea. When we, the families with young kids who come into your establishments, looking for a little break, a bit of recreation, a glimpse at our former lives when we could go out after dark, when we go out ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/waiters-guide-to-getting-big-tips-serving-families-with-kids-and-babies/80/ We have a new submission in Carla Wise's Fun Facts on Global Warming column. She tries to figure out why John Dingell, the staunchly pro-auto industry congress man from Michigan, has suddenly decided to endorse a carbon tax. Is it smoke and mirrors? You decide: Is John Dingell for real? Floating ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/dingell-carbon-tax-is-it-for-real/78/ Hoo boy. More toy recalls. I really don't buy into the hysteria and I think there is probably too much emphasis on a few bad toys right now. Generally I'm glad to live in a time where we have monitoring and product recalls. But the real issue is this -- there ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/more-toy-recalls-buy-fewer-toys-buy-natural-toys/77/ You've got to come check out my first solo art show! I've been doing ceramics for a couple of years now and I guess people have been diggin' it, so Jennifer Joyce offered me a show at her gallery! Working in clay has been so satisfying -- plunging my fingers into ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/unearthed-my-first-solo-art-show/76/ Just a little reminder that the Eva Zeisel exhibit at the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum is starting September 9 and running through the end of the year. There is more on Eva Zeisel and the Los Angeles exhibit here in my previous post. We just returned from the ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/eve-zeisel-los-angeles-exhibit-reminder/75/ The crows aren't the only ones coming out for fall in Los Angeles. Huge, beautiful (creepy?) orb spiders have come back. Every evening in a couple of choice locations around the yard, about 15 feet in the air, they start weaving. Before bed I can usually spot a couple not ... http://www.quixo.com/blather/beautiful-orb-spiders-coming-out-for-fall-in-los-angeles/74/