Cassandra Lewis

Rhea Rocks Fourteen Hills

Filed under:Literature,Poetry,San Francisco,art — posted by CassandraLewis on December 16, 2009 @ 11:31 pm

And all of San Francisco.

Tonight, one of my favorite writers (and great friend) Rhea DeRose-Weiss read from The Neon Artist, which was just published in Volume 16.1 of Fourteen Hills.

Here she is on stage at The San Francisco Motorcycle Club, where the Release Party was held:
Rhea Reading for Fourteen Hills

The Neon Artist is the title story for her book-length collection in progress. Her poetic language, layered characters, and thoughtful humor remain unrivaled. I can’t wait to read the rest of her book.

Other notable readers at tonight’s event were poet Austin LaGrone from Brooklyn, Gabrielle Myers, Marcus Pactor, Marc Stone, and Stephen Elliott, author of The Adderall Diaries.

Also present were The Pfeiffer Sisters, whose painting, “Stuck on Morning Thoughts” is the cover of this issue. Here’s the painting in all its real life glory:

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Ever Gold

Filed under:New York,San Francisco,art — posted by CassandraLewis on December 11, 2009 @ 9:38 am

Last night I was reminded of why I love San Francisco so much. There’s an awareness of history here that no other American city seems to have. San Francisco was founded by adventurers who believed their dreams would come true by digging gold out of the earth. Even more now, it is a place that instills the hope that anything is possible with imagination and belief. San Francisco is on the forefront of everything -art, science, technology, and social movements.

We attended the art opening, “Swipple and Gold: Swipple Artists Land on the Left Coast,” at Ever Gold Gallery. Our great friend and brilliant artist, Dennis Kernohan, invited us. Here he is with his masterpiece:
Dennis and Masterpiece

I’m proud to tell you that we have one of Dennis Kernohan’s paintings on our wall at home: Hello painting

The philosophy behind this piece is honesty. Wouldn’t it be cool if people were more like dogs and could just have authentic reactions to each other?

Other amazing artists in the show are Steve MacDonald and Tim Clinton. I was really moved by the overwhelming talent in the show.

While I’m bragging about my favorite artists, I have to mention Maureen Cavanaugh. Maureen is a genius. She’s based in New York, but has a couple of pieces for sale through the Cyanaa Collection, a San Francisco based operation.

This Maureen Cavanaugh masterpiece, which hangs on our wall, is composed of small squares of paper held together by the paint: Maureen Cavanaugh's painting

It’s an honor to witness my friends make the world a brighter place with their art.

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