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“I believe art is utterly important. It is one of the things that could save us.“ Mary Oliver ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Dangerous from the outside” ~ Thomas Riesner To see all Thomas’ wicked squiggles, as well as our other resident artists (50 and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past …

“The artist must bow to the monster of his own imagination.“ Richard Wright ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Feeling (2)” ~ Thomas Riesner To see all Thomas’ wicked squiggles, as well as our other resident artists (50 and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we …

“A person hears only what they understand.“ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Intruders (2)” ~ Thomas Riesner To see all Thomas’ wicked squiggles, as well as our other resident artists (50 and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past week on Mad Swirl’s Poetry Forum… we blossomed trees, …

“I’m saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.“ Count Basie ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Frightened (1)” ~ Thomas Riesner To see all Thomas’ wicked squiggles, as well as our other resident artists (50 and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past week …

“Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.“ Charles Bukowski ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Breakup (2) ~ Thomas Riesner Mad Swirl is proud to showcase another batch of wonderfully weird art from Thomas Riesner. Like some sort of fever dream cave drawings, Thomas’ pieces capture an intensity, mystery, horror and beauty, all at once, and manage to …

“I am a part of all that I have met.“ Alfred Lord Tennyson ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Still Dizzy from Kisses and Wine ~ Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s twisted illustrations, as well as our other resident artists (50+ and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• The Poetry Forum ••• This past week on …

“The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.“ Henry Moore ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Still Dizzy from Kisses and Wine ~ Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s twisted illustrations, as well as our other resident artists (50+ and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! …

“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.“ Junichiro Tanizaki ••• The Mad Gallery ••• Beyond Delirium ~ Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s twisted illustrations, as well as our other resident artists (50+ and counting!) take a virtual stroll thru Mad Swirl’s Mad Gallery! ••• …

“I try for a poetic language that says, This is who we are, where we have been, where we are. This is where we must go. And this is what we must do.“ Mari Evans ••• The Mad Gallery ••• But You Remember Only the First Roses Thrown on Stage ~ Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s twisted illustrations, as …

“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” Camille Pissarro ••• The Mad Gallery ••• The Thrill of Nakedness ~ Bill Wolak Mad Swirl is thrilled to bring back one of our favorites, Bill Wolak, to the Mad Gallery with a new batch of madness we think you’ll love just as much as we …