Art is, for me, the process of trying to wake up the soul. Bill Viola ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “L.A Love Story: Chinatown” by Larena Nellies-Ortiz To see more of Larena’s colorfully dynamic photos inspired by the city of angels, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 02.05.25
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of February (aka 02.05.25) when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do do at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion! Hosts Johnny O & MH Clay will get things started starting with some musical grooves brought to you by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) to be followed by our feature set …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 01.18.25
This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top. David Lynch ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “L.A Love Story: Street Light” by Larena Nellies-Ortiz (In the wake of recent fires that have irreversibly altered parts of Los Angeles, it felt appropriate to feature photos that celebrate and honor the beauty of the city in all her glory.) In her …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 01.11.25
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Jack London ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Our Day Begins… When Yours Ends” by Doug Mac To see more of Doug’s grotesquely inventive kaleidoscopic cartoons, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s …
Podcast: Inside the Eye: Q4 2024
Give us a listen on Patreon OR give a listen on Spotify! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to Mad Swirl‘s FOURTH installment of “Inside the Eye!” In this quarter’s episode: Hosts Johnny O (Chief Editor) and MH Clay (Poetry Editor) shared highlights from our Poetry Forum, Short Story library, Mad Gallery and our 1st Wednesday Open Mic, spanning Q4 of 2024 (October-December). Then Mad Staffers Johnny …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 01.04.25
If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life. Gao Xingjian ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Killed by Death” by Doug Mac Mad Swirl is excited to start off the year welcoming Doug Mac back to the Mad Gallery, with his grotesque and inventive cartoons that seem to have a pulse …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.26.24-01.01.25
I hope you get to where you’re going and be happy when you do. Jack Kerouac ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “which you will you be?” by Madelyn Olson To see more of Madelyn’s colorfully disturbing quixotic subjects, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• These 7 days on Mad Swirl’s Poetry …