“Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.” Lucille Clifton ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Impatient” – Sufia Khatoon See all of Sufia’s ponderous paintings, as well as our other former featured artists (50 in total) at Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we exposed a …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 07.01.20
by Johnny O on June 22, 2020 :: 0 comments
Join Mad Swirl Open Mic THIS 1st Wednesday of the July (aka 07.01.20), as we once again whirl up the Swirl VIRTUALLY, opening the mic for all you Mad ones out there! With technology & social media on our side, we got no choice but to maximize it! Starting at 7:30pm (CST), join hosts Johnny O & MH Clay, along …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.20.20
by Johnny O on June 21, 2020 :: 0 comments
“I will preach with my brush.” Henry Ossawa Tanner ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Anxious Mind” – Sufia Khatoon Mad Swirl is proud to welcome our newest featured visual artist, Sufia Khatoon, all the way from Kolkata, India, with work that transcends physical location with the universal emotion it emits. Sufia’s works are inspired from anxiety, loneliness, sadness and stress …
New Featured Artist : Sufia Khatoon
by Madelyn Olson on June 19, 2020 :: 0 comments
Dreaming – Sufia Khatoon Mad Swirl is proud to welcome our newest featured visual artist, Sufia Khatoon, all the way from Kolkata, India, with work that transcends physical location with the universal emotion it emits. Sufia’s works are inspired from anxiety, loneliness, sadness and stress that every human being has had their fair share of. In that way, her work contains …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.13.20
by Johnny O on June 14, 2020 :: 0 comments
“Our work is a scream of freedom.” Christo ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Bargainer” – Darrell Black It’s been an honor featuring Darrell’s mixed-media “Definism” canvases, but as with all good things go, so must his feature set… To see all of Darrell’s mixed-media “Definism” canvases, as well as our other featured artists (50 in all!), at Mad Swirl’s Mad …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 06.06.20
by Johnny O on June 7, 2020 :: 0 comments
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” Allen Ginsberg ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Consumed by Pomp and Circumstance” – Darrell Black To see all of Darrell’s mixed-media “Definism” canvases, as well as our other featured artists (50 in all!), at Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week in Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we found …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 06.03.20
by Johnny O on June 4, 2020 :: 0 comments
If you tuned in to Mad Swirl Open Mic this past 1st Wednesday (aka 06.03.20), Mad Swirl Open Mic once again virtually whirled up the Swirl and got the Mad mic opened for all you Mad ones out there! We beamed our cyber line-up straight out into the wide world of webs & straight to your screens. HUGE grats to …