The rebirth of the Pasadena Playhouse District and an Art Walk too
by The annual Art Walk in the Playhouse District was a typical local art show — but untypically located under the huge old ficus trees that …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
“Resist” reads the sign at a Metro Gold Line station in Los Angeles
Shortly after Trump was inaugurated this huge RESIST sign went up on a fence across from a Metro station that is surrounded by angel sculptures …
The arts of CicLAvia and some bikes, too
The latest installment of the no-cars-on-streets bicycling event dubbed CicLAvia was held on L.A. streets stretching from Boyle Heights to Echo Park to Chinatown last …
Shepard Fairey, skateboards, and plastic sugar skulls in Chinatown
On a shopping trip to Chinatown I stumbled across an art gallery called Eastern Projects that is participating in the Pacific Standard Time LA/LA exhibitions. The …
Five Lego men on benches in downtown Los Angeles
Brookfield Properties sponsors art installations around their investment properties across the U.S. Nice of them! And, in this case, fun, too! They’ve sponsored Nathan Sawaya’s …
Hundreds of colorful quilts in Pasadena including a 3-D quilt!
The Glendale Quilt Guild‘s annual convention was this last weekend, September 22 and 23, 2017 at the Pasadena Civic Center. This year there were over …
See the extraordinary new murals at the Los Angeles Central Library: Oaxaca/LosAngeles
Neither my photos or words can convey the experience of seeing the new murals in the second floor rotunda at the Central Library. When I …
Actor Anthony Quinn reborn on a building in downtown Los Angeles
Old actors don’t always fade away into oblivion. Some get repainted or moved to a new home. For over 30 years, the Victor Clothing company …
Neon art goes wild at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles
After disembarking from my first ride in years down the tiny Angels Flight railway, I crossed the street to Grand Central Market and was blown …
Color-filled crosswalks, massive mural and other art in downtown L.A.
I made a quick culture and photography tour along Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles to see what was new as well as look at …