“We joke about the region being extremely Scandinavian,” Smith said, having lived extensively in Texas and Tennessee. Smith is coordinating Marin’s visit for his department, as well as visits from others as part of its Visiting Artists Series. The idea came more than two years ago from Associate Professor of Ceramics Wesley Smith and his wife, Associate Professor of Photography Suzanne Gonsalez-Smith, both faculty members of the UND Department of Art & Design in the College of Arts and Sciences. His visit to the University is made possible by funding from the Colonel Eugene E. The term “Chicano” refers to people of Mexican-American heritage. Over the past 30 years, Marin has amassed the largest private collection of Chicano art in the United States. 9, at UND, when Marin shows off his expansive collection of Chicano art and his advocacy for minority artists at the Campbell Recital Hall within the Hughes Fine Arts Center on campus. That passion will be on full display at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. While most know Cheech Marin for his career as an entertainer and pop culture icon - one half of the comedic duo of Cheech and Chong with longtime partner, Tommy Chong - he’s also quite the collector and advocate for the arts. 9, at UND, about his expansive collection of Chicano art and his advocacy for minority artists, at the Campbell Recital Hall within the Hughes Fine Arts Center on campus. She may be contacted at P.O.Published in: College of Arts & Sciences, Diversity & Inclusion, Provost Famed comedian - one half of madcap duo Cheech and Chong - has nation’s largest private art collection devoted to Mexican-American heritage Farmed comic actor Cheech Marin will present a lecture at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. PJ Bremier writes on home, garden, design and entertaining topics every Saturday. Your name will be published and you must be over 18 years old and a Marin resident. I will post the very best ones in upcoming columns. Please send an email describing either one (or both), what you love most about it, and a photograph or two. If you have a beautiful or interesting Marin garden or a newly designed Marin home, I’d love to know about it. Swampgirl Pottery can also be purchased in Tiburon at Ground, in Mill Valley at SummerHouse, in Novato at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, and in San Francisco at the de Young Museum.Ĭheck out her work at or schedule a studio visit by sending a text to 91. 10), and the Marin Arts & Crafts Show (Nov. In the meantime, Myers will bring her Swampgirl Pottery to Marin Open Studios (April 30 and May 1, 7 and 8), the Fairfax Festival (June 11 and 12), the de Young Museum Summer Artisan Fair (July 9), the Mill Valley Lumber Yard Makers Market (Sept. Swampgirl Pottery is already used in two Bay Area Michelin-starred restaurants - Marin resident Ron Siegel’s Madcap in San Anselmo and Avery restaurant in San Francisco - which has led her to envision her next project of a collaboration with a chef to create a specific vessel and color to showcase a particular dish. Prices for Swampgirl Pottery range from $25 for small items to $225 for larger bowls and platters. While she has a few pieces made and stocked in her inventory, she typically makes everything to order. Myers relies on a variety of dark and light clays, and experiments with different glaze combinations, noting that her colors “are often inspired by the vibrancy of foods and spices and the beauty of nature.”
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