oakland artist

31 May 2024

Inside Oakland’s Secret Subterranean Tarot Temple

The Installation takes you on a journey through the 22 major arcana cards of the tarot, each created by Desdemona over the past three decades.

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03 Nov 2023

Inside The Whimsical World of ‘Defense Mechanisms’

The Bay Area’s “Chairman of the Hoard,” sculptor Nemo Gould, has a solo show opening this weekend titled “Defense Mechanisms” in Oakland. The whimsy within each sculpture is rivaled only by the deep meaning behind many of his pieces, as well as the exhibition’s ability to highlight Nemo’s sculptural expertise.

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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22 Sep 2023

Inside Oakland’s Most Unique House: The Moonlight Manor

The Moonlight Manor is Oakland’s most unique house with artistically themed rooms built by a community of talented Bay Area artists. Last week, I had the privilege of touring this space and sitting down with the owner to unveil the fascinating and touching true story behind this exceptional home and

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A verb for keeping warm owners in their home garden
08 Jul 2022

Oakland’s Most Inspiring Natural Dye Duo

Sandwiched between a cafe and a cupcake shop on San Pablo is an unassuming shop called A Verb For Keeping Warm (“A Verb” or AVFKW for short). From the outside, it looks like your typical yarn and fabric shop but behind the doors resides two of the Bay Area’s most

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