Neighborhood Youth Association - Extreme Painting

EXTREME PAINTING  in Mar Vista, CA

I had the pleasure of being one of two judges for NYA's Extreme Painting contest.

For this extreme painting exercise, the instructor tied the kids' legs together, so they had to move and paint as a team. They could only paint using their feet - no hands allowed.



Tied together!

One of the finished extreme paintings!

Remembering the Riots . . . 20th anniversary April 29, 2012

Hand-colored photograph taken by Mary Milelzcik at Windward and Pacific in Venice  during the 1992 Los Angeles riots

Herb Alert Educational Village construction 11/12 - 4/12

Documenting the building of the Herb Alpert Educational Village

    The Village-  January 2012
 http://www.newvisionsfnd.org/herb-alpert-educational-village    

The building is scheduled to be completed in the Fall of 2012.

Holyoke -April 2011

Highways Archives

I have recently started reviewing and scanning negatives of photographs that I shot from the mid nineties through 2005 documenting Highways Performance Space performers, events, gallery and whatever interested me at the time. Digital copies of the photos are being donated to the Highways Archives and will also be on the Arts Asylum web site.

In August, I spent three days photographing some of the interesting positive changes happening in Holyoke - in addition to my usual photos of the old paper mills. The restored mills and other buildings are wonderful. I especially loved the community gardens and La Finca!

Many thanks all of the people who answered my questions, including the staff of Nuestras Raices, the Chamber of Commerce office and the ranger at the museum. Photos o be posted soon.