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Lisa Solomon

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Lisa Solomon is a studio artist that moonlights as a college professor and graphic designer. She received her BA in Art Practice from UC Berkeley in 1995 and her MFA from Mills College in 2003. She is an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University, and has also taught at other Bay Area Colleges including UC Berkeley, Mills College, CCA, and Cal State East Bay.

Profoundly interested in the idea of hybridization (sparked from her Hapa heritage), Solomon's mixed-media works and large installations revolve thematically around domesticity, craft, and personal histories. She often fuses "wrong" things together--recontextualizing their original purposes, and incorporating materials that question the line between ART and CRAFT.

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20 ways to draw a chair

hello ! 20 ways to draw a chair is set to release september 1st ! that's soon. i received my advance copy and i'm super excited about it. i'll be posting some spreads on instagram if you want a little peek.

check out:
#20waystodrawachair

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Published on August 19, 2015 20:50

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Lisa and 1 other person liked Richard's review of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982:
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
"Written as clinical notes composed by a psychiatrist trying to treat the protagonist for the severe distress she is suffering this novel is a somewhat dry, detached depiction of the extent to which misogyny characterizes South Korean society. From ch" Read more of this review »
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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
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this is not an "easy" read. and i don't mean that to deter anyone.

this is a complicated read. and one i don't really want to spoil for anyone who hasn't read the synopsis or hasn't seen any of the other umpteenth things that divulge what happens. so
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Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda
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i’m quite interested in yokai at the moment, and truly love how japanese folklore talks about ghosts. most of these short stories are based on historical fictional characters [you can read about them a bit at the back] but taken in a slightly new dir ...more
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Long Division by Kiese Laymon
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i breezed through the first 1/3 of the book, completely entranced. the characters - rich, deep, complex. city is an amazing narrator. and even though the book is a few years old it felt very fresh. now. youtube stardom still a tangible and understand ...more
Long Division by Kiese Laymon
"all things considered, when this book was good, it was absurdly good and it's characters were all I could think of. however, there were times it was sluggish and difficult to interpret and follow. I ended up audio book listening to parts of the book " Read more of this review »
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Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura
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The Week of Colors by Elena Garro
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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case
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i am often wary of memoirs of those i admire. sometimes they ring hollow. sometimes i don't want light shone on the recesses of a life that i've conjured a narrative for through their art. often the writing just isn't what i'd hoped for [with a few e ...more
Lisa and 1 other person liked Susie's review of Babel:
Babel by R.F. Kuang
"It’s been a very long time since i wanted to read a book again immediately after finishing it. This was a stellar recommendation from one of my indie bookstores here in San Diego called Mysterious Galaxy. Trust indie booksellers. They know."
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“You would be wise not to underestimate the power of neutrals. Sometimes they can be misunderstood as boring, but where would fashion be without the little black dress or the crisp white shirt? The truth is, we wouldn’t be able to create our richest, darkest colors without black and there would be no pastel goodness without white. Not to mention that when you study neutrals themselves along the spectrum from warm to cool tones, there are literally hundreds of tints and shades to consider. Neutrals are beloved because they go with everything. They mix well with each other, but more importantly, they mix beautifully with every other color.”
Lisa Solomon, Crayola: A Visual Biography of the World's Most Famous Crayon

“Interestingly enough, the color yellow is known to activate our memories, so perhaps coloring that yellow sun gets embedded into our brains more than the green trees.”
Lisa Solomon, Crayola: A Visual Biography of the World's Most Famous Crayon

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