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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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A Field Guide to Color: A W...

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The Color Meditation Deck

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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.

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#20waystodrawachair

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Published on August 19, 2015 20:50

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Lisa made a comment on her review of The Mighty Red
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
" Richard wrote: "I liked it enormously as well. If you have not read her other novels, I encourage you to do so. At the end of my review written in Mar ...more "
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One & Only by Maurene Goo
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The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker
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not quite as fast paced or engaging as the the scarlet alchemist [sequels are hard]. same characters - villains and protagonists - a few plot twists. zilan is still young, headstrong and figuring stuff out - but i wasn’t quite as engaged this time ar ...more
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The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
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perfect vacation read.
i mean… kylie is also part japanese and part irish - and i happened to be vacationing in ireland. so it made it all the better. super fun take on magic/powerful women set in fictionalized ancient china. just imagining the scene
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My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
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Severance by Ling  Ma
" Susie wrote: "Love your review so much— of course nails everything i loved about it, too. Capitalism as its own type of pandemic was interesting, too. ...more "
Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi
"“The future leaders of a free Iran? Right now they’re in prison.”
A history of recent Iran protests and the tumult that leads up to them. A powerful explainer of the layered fundamentalist Islamic government system that keeps people oppressed. The con" Read more of this review »
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i wouldn’t have read this unless susie had said it was good. i mean who wants to re-live the COVID. just like when i recently re-watched contagion [the movie] i was completely aghast at how much this book just got right. the ultimate feeling of norma ...more
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Whistler by Ann Patchett
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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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