We started the evening at Rella in the triangularly shaped space where the original Pyramid Arts Center was on the corner of Marshall and Monroe across the street from where Miles Davis debuted songs from what would become “Bitches Brew.” We sat at the counter and split an order of the Seafood Salad (calamari, scallops and shrimp) with lemon vinaigrette and an order of Shrimp Sliders. They reminded us of the roasted salmon sandwiches we had in Sausalito last year. Spanish is spoken in the open kitchen and Reggaeton music is on the sound system. We each had a glass of Primitivo wine.
The front wall at RoCo has never looked better. “Anne Havens | Sue Havens,” a mother-daughter show, opens with a bang with this collection of Anne Havens sculptures. Anne’s palette is represented, and her playfulness is on full display. We found it hard to move on from here but eventually left to congratulate Annie, who was holding court at the far end of the gallery.
I showed Anne this photo on my camera and she asked if I got the titles. “The titles are important,” she said. I could not fit the first one in my photo so I’ll list that as “not shown.” From left to right — “Climb The Bones” (not shown), “The Artist’s Life,” “Holy One,” “Sieves,” “Chariot,” “Spectacle,” “Barque,” “Lead Belly,” and “Steps.”
Anne Havens’ artist book, “Early Sculpture 1992–1997,” is available as a free ePub download:
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We knew we would see more people in the park than we have seen all year. It was 70 as we walked along the beach. It felt so good to see people in mostly black T-shirts with such pale skin. And on our way back we stopped at the garden to pick a bag of over-wintered mâche, our first harvest of the new year.
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