Quirky Berkeley | The Quirky Material Culture of Berkeley

As you know, almost nobody from Berkeley says “Bezerkeley.”  And even more almost nobody from the Bay Area says “Frisco.”  Except my friend. He came to San Francisco with his family in 1957, one of the last trips that he took with his family.   He heard...

I don’t know what the future will hold for Quirky Berkeley. I know this, though. When Mark Bulwinkle sends me photos of new work, I am all about it. He explained to me: “These are cut from 4×4 10g steel, all new. Contracted to do it for a private client...

Katie Hawkinson is an abstract artist. Her paintings, drawings, prints, and constructions are based on nature. She teaches at Stanford and the College of Environmental Design, U.C. Berkeley – and she makes art. All the time. Her art is not on its face...

Joe Slusky’s art. Joe Slusky making art. Joe Slusky talking about his art, performing. Joe Slusky, loving husband with wife Katie Hawkinson, a painter about whom I am also writing. Oscar, one of four cats, the only one who consented to a photograph when...