Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of January (aka 01.04.23) when we ring in 2023 by doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do do at our OC home, BARBARA’S PAVILLION as well as from our Mad Zoom Room (broadcasted via FB Live)! Starting at 7:30pm, join hosts Johnny O & MH Clay as we will kick off these open …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.04.22 – 12.17.22
by Johnny O on December 18, 2022 :: 0 comments
“Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.“ Paul Klee ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Altered” ~ Jada Yee To see all of Jada’s beautifully chaotic collages, 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 (12.11 – 12.17) …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 12.07.22
by Johnny O on December 12, 2022 :: 0 comments
If you joined Mad Swirl Open Mic this past 1st Wednesday of December (aka 12.07.22) at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion, then you know that once again whirl’d up the Swirl and got the Mad mic opened for all you Mad ones out there! Here’s a shout out to all who graced our stage with your words, your songs, your …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 12.03.22
by Johnny O on December 4, 2022 :: 0 comments
••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Breathe I” ~ Jada Yee To see all of Jada’s beautifully chaotic collages, 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 had nothing amiss with a dog in bliss; we Darthed …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 11.26.22
by Johnny O on November 27, 2022 :: 0 comments
“You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.“ Jimi Hendrix ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “In Repair” ~ Jada Yee To see all of Jada’s beautifully chaotic collages, 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 …
Another Mad Review : Farts and Daydreams
by Tyler Malone on November 26, 2022 :: 0 comments
Farts and Daydreams (Joseph Farley, Dumpster Fire Press, 2022) At any time it shouldn’t be a problem to be accountable for ourselves and the waves we feel inside our own minds. But since we’ve been our own basic problems for all our fortunate lives, those problems weigh as much as our bones and we grow to carry them naturally. “There …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 11.06.22 – 11.19.22
by Johnny O on November 20, 2022 :: 0 comments
“When art has changed, it’s because the world was changing.“ Corita Kent ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Conflict” ~ Jada Yee To see all of Jada’s beautifully chaotic collages, 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 (11.13 – 11.19) on Mad …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 11.05.22
by Johnny O on November 6, 2022 :: 0 comments
“Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life.“ John Berger ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Conflict” ~ Jada Yee To see all of Jada’s beautifully chaotic collages, 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 …
Note of Gratitude to the Mad Ones : 11.02.22
by Johnny O on November 4, 2022 :: 0 comments
If you joined Mad Swirl Open Mic this past 1st Wednesday of November (aka 11.02.22) at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion, then you know that once again whirl’d up the Swirl and got the Mad mic opened for all you Mad ones out there! This month we celebrated 18 years of swirlin’ up this mic madness that we do! Here’s …
The Best of Mad Swirl : 10.29.22
by Johnny O on October 30, 2022 :: 0 comments
“Either move or be moved.“ Ezra Pound ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Breathe II” ~ Jada Yee Mad Swirl is thrilled to welcome a new artist to the Mad Gallery, Jada Yee, with some fascinating and intense collage pieces. Yees’ collages feel so personal to look at, almost like you’re taking a glimpse right into her heart & mind – the …