“The poetry of the earth is never dead.” ~ John Keats ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Air Conditioned” (above) by featured artist David J. Thompson. To see more Mad works from David, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we wept over old wounds, snapshots …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.24.15
by Johnny O on October 24, 2015 :: 0 comments“I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It’s my way of talking to the world.” ~ Adrian Mitchell ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Three Doors, New Mexico” (above) by featured artist David J. Thompson. Featured artist, David J. Thompson, is back at it in this second batch of mad visuals – old, chipped, decayed, and decrepit never looked quite …
New Visuals in the Gallery : 10.20.15
by Madelyn Olson on October 19, 2015 :: 0 comments
Featured artist, David J. Thompson, is back at it in this second batch of mad visuals – old, chipped, decayed, and decrepit never looked quite this good before. But that’s the wonder of art, isn’t it? Making the ugly, beautiful. The forgotten, found again.
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.18.15
by Johnny O on October 17, 2015 :: 0 comments
“Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained.” ~ Gary Zukav ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Ruins remain…” (above) by featured artist Aniruddha Sastikar. To see more Mad works from Aniruddha, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.10.15
by Johnny O on October 10, 2015 :: 0 comments
“When you look at art made by other people, you see what you need to see in it.” ~ Alberto Giacometti ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Makeshift Door” (above) by featured artist Aniruddha Sastikar. To see more Mad works from Aniruddha, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad …
Notes of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 10.07.15
by Johnny O on October 8, 2015 :: 0 comments
Oh what a night it was in the land of Swirl’n mic Mad-ness! As Swirve started their jazzy madness, the crowd found their way to the stage with their heads boppin’ and their fingers snappin’. As the last notes were fading away, hosts Johnny O & MH Clay got the show goin’ with an introduction of our featured performer Alex …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.03.15
by Johnny O on October 3, 2015 :: 0 comments
••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Abandoned Amidst Greens” (above) by featured artist Aniruddha Sastikar. To see more Mad works from Aniruddha, and our other contributing artists, please visit our Mad Gallery. “Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.” ~ Pierre Bonnard ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we delved in …