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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.

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#20waystodrawachair

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Lisa made a comment on Richard’s review of Goodnight Tokyo
Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida
" glad you enjoyed it ! "
Goodnight Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida
"In the Afterword to Goodnight Tokyo Yoshida opined that it offers an ‘intersection’ of characters who repeatedly interact with each other. Thus, it reads more like a novel than a collection of separate short stories. As the characters get developed a" Read more of this review »
Everything She Touched by Marilyn  Chase
"Chase applied her journalistic training and experience quite skillfully in many respects in Everything.

First, as one would hope for with a journalist she gathered and assimilated a wide array of information from primary and secondary sources into a " Read more of this review »
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Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
Greta & Valdin
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i liked this. it felt cute. charming. a slice of life - oh what are kids [and by kids i mean 20 somethings] today up to [with enough parent moments to appeal to us olds].

is it UH MAZING? no. does it gloss over things that could be more developed/int
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Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
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i really feel like this is the fantastical companion to all fours - but not as well done... so if you only have room in your heart for one - read all fours.

and also felt very niche. like if you are an artist mom and had trouble early on when having
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Sky Daddy by Kate  Folk
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" Richard wrote: "Good review. Perfect timing because I just finished one novel and was looking for another!" i think you will like aspects of this. not ...more "
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
"My Grandmother exhibits the same qualities I have come to appreciate in most of Backman’s other novels. First, and foremost is how his impressive insight into human nature allows him to develop characters who are very relatable. Elsa and Granny in pa" Read more of this review »
Lisa and 15 other people liked Richard's review of My Friends:
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
"Over the course of my 30+ year career as clinical psychologist I tried to help kids growing up in the kind of ‘bruising home lives’ Backman portrays in My Friends. Thus, I can easily confirm that he got it right in many, many ways. The horrible impac" 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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“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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