Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change. Barbara Januszkiewicz ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “ER Visit” by Anne Anthony Mad Swirl is welcoming a new face to the Mad Gallery, with a collection of pieces that turn the every day into something a little bit eerie, trippy, and otherworldly. Anne Anthony’s work seems to twist reality — it’s like stepping into …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 03.05.25
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of March (aka 03.05.25) 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 : 02.15.25
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Burning Red” by Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s swirlingly symmetrical & sensual compositions, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 02.08.25
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in. Amy Lowell ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Whatever Is Opening to Light” by Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s swirlingly symmetrical & sensual compositions, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery! ••• The …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 02.05.25
This past 1st Wednesday of February (aka 02.05.25) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we featured the poet, writer & mad man Harry McNabb! Grats to ALL the participators & appreciators who graced our stage: Hosts: …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 02.01.25
An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose. Langston Hughes ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Bewildering Delight of Perfumed Silk” by Bill Wolak Mad Swirl is thrilled as ever to welcome Bill Wolak back to the Mad Gallery this month, with work that explores …