I’ve Moved Back In!

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After (way too many) months of stubbornly refusing to accept I was on the losing side of the site overhaul (and transfer to .ORG), I realized I’d be better served maximizing what I do have while I have it. Go back to generating original content, market, network and do all the other things a poor […]

Halloween Special: Gypsy Rose’s Handmade Horns 25% Off Today ONLY!

Get 25% off today at Gypsy Rose's Today!

My friend, artist Gypsy Rose, who hand makes costumed horns, masks and other sundries is offering a one-day only 25% off coupon for any purchases today. I know, as well as you do, you haven’t decided what you are going to be for Halloween yet. Take care of that problem and support an artist! Talk […]

Taming the Waters: The Breathtaking Art of Rome’s Trevi Fountain!

Fontana di Trevi by Night -- All rights reserved by Hisham Besheer

By Christina Lazarakis I whacked my toe last night. I had been chasing my husband, Christopher, playfully trying to tackle him.  Turning the corner to our bedroom, my naked, right little toe clipped the edge of the door and I whacked it … hard.  So hard in fact that I sliced it.  Blood?  Not much, […]

We are Moving! Revamp & Relaunch Coming Soon!

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There haven’t been many posts recently because the site is in the middle of totally being revamped and relaunched. It’s moving from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. The blog (www.giveusart.com) is joining forces with Savage1Studio MM LLC and expanding it’s options and services available to you. More blog contributors, an art gallery, an art studio, original artworks, […]

Stage To Page: Amazing Show ‘Dirt’ To Become A Graphic Novel!

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Artist/Actor/Comedian John Morello has paid his dues. He’s spent 15 years working the stage, but his biggest greatest project has been his one man show titled ‘Dirt’. The show, started in 2002, is expanding –moving from just school and stage to the world of print. Morello, who has been personally funding this new project for […]

Thank You, Agnes Martin, for Making Me Hate Your Painting!

‘The Rose’ by Agnes Martin 1965. All rights reserved.

Article by: Christina Lazarakis. As a food photographer and creator of the food blog Small Kitchen Chronicles, I photograph peaches. Okay, a lot more than just peaches, but food is my art these days. It wasn’t always that way. I used to paint. A lifetime ago, when I was an art student, I went to […]

The Queen Extravaganza – Part Tribute, Part Nostalgia and ALL Kick Ass Rock &Roll!

The Queen Extravaganza, brainchild of Queen drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May.

The Queen Extravaganza: A truly worthy experience. Last month I previewed and reviewed the Queen Extravaganza for culturemob.com. I was both hopeful and leery. As one of rock’s biggest icons Queen and legendary frontman Freddie Mercury, the QE had a LOT to live up to. Failing to deliver while performing Queen’s classic hits could be […]

Black Metal Surfaces In The Turbulent and Volatile Social War Of The Middle East!

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A new generation of disillusioned and pissed off youth have taken to Black Metal as a way of expressing their dissatisfaction with their world. In all honestly, it might just be the most real Black Metal out there these days. Their anger is real. Their frustration is real. The fight and it’s consequences are very, […]

End of the Line: “Next Stop Atlantic” – The Photographic Genius of Stephen Mallon!

Photo by Stephen Mallon. All rights reserved.

Article by: Christina Lazarakis When I first moved to New York, straight out of acting conservatory, I would take the “A” Train up to Washington Heights and get off at 181st Street. By New York City subway standards, it was a long trip. Six more still-in-The-City-moves-in-less-than-two-years later, I would take the very same train in […]

What Is Erotic Art? A Well-Thought-Out and Enlightening Article By Mistress Matisse!

Mistress Matisse. Photo copyright RB images 2000.

Seattle’s BDSM Sex Maven and The Stranger contributor, Mistress Matisse, recently juried for The Seattle Erotic Art Festival (Happening this week!). With four other jurors, one being nationally known sex columnist Dan Savage, Matisse viewed, considered and decided which of the 2000 plus submissions would make the final show. Taking what she learned from the […]

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