You must thank the gods for art, those of us who have been fortunate enough to stumble onto this means of venting our craziness, our meanness, our towering disgust. Robert Crumb ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Human Domain 8” by featured artist David Sapp Get lost in ALL of David’s hauntingly beautiful & oddly familiar compositions, as well as our …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.23.25
Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things – thoughts, ideas, opinions. Paulo Coelho ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Human Domain 6” by featured artist David Sapp Get lost in ALL of David’s hauntingly beautiful & oddly familiar compositions, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry …
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 09.03.25
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of September (aka 09.03.25) when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do at Barbara’s Pavillion! We will get things started with some musical grooves brought to you by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) then hosts Johnny O & MH Clay will set the stage for some open mic madness! …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.16.25
An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Human Domain 10” by featured artist David Sapp Get lost in ALL of David’s hauntingly beautiful & oddly familiar compositions, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.09.25
Nothing, like something, happens anywhere. Philip Larkin ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Human Domain 4” by featured artist David Sapp Get lost in ALL of David’s hauntingly beautiful & oddly familiar compositions, as well as our other past featured artists, at our Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This last week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we let shoe …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 08.06.25
This past 1st Wednesday of August (aka 08.06.25) Mad Swirl Open Mic was found whirling up the Swirl at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the Mad mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there! This month we featured longtime Contributing Writer & Poet Joey Cloudy! Grats to ALL the participators & appreciators who graced our stage: Hosts: MH Clay Opalina Salas …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 08.02.25
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. Herman Melville ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “The Human Domain 6” by featured artist David Sapp Mad Swirl is thrilled to welcome David Sapp to the Mad Gallery, a collage artist whose work feels like stepping out of a half-remembered dream. His use of old vintage …