I'd loved one of nmcil12's banners and approached her to see if I might have it for my BtVS Buffy/Spike story "Those Three Little Words."I wouldn't have thought it possible, but she came back and offered me an even better version, fully customized for the story. Check it out - it's absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much, nmcil12 ( Read more... )

I finally got to the Legion of Honor last week to see this: the first major exhibition in the U.S. about the Le Nain Brothers (Antoine, Louis, and Mathieu), painters active in Paris during the 1630s and 1640s. Some of the artworks haven't been in the public view for decades, and many have traveled a long distance - from Paris, London, etc. - to be ( Read more... )

The Clarion Alley Mural Project in San Francisco has been facilitating artists to contribute murals on Clarion Alley for 24 years. A new one is going up with a timely message: “We all deserve a healthy and safe community.” In the mural, a person holds up a sign that says, “We stand with Orlando.”

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