Arts & Culture

Artist Lawrence Berzon remembers visiting the American Museum of Natural History as a child and being inspired by the art in the dioramas. They were mostly animals, insects, crustaceans, cavemen, and they were very real. He studied these dioramas in a way that had profound and lasting impact on his work. Today his work lives where art, literature and mythology converge. For a different twist on fashion, Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about Devin Dondero, who immerses himself in the cultural beauty of the kimono. Long intrigued by the birthplace and cultural background of his paternal grandmother, Dondero has immersed himself in learning everything he can about the nuance and style of a Japanese fashion tradition that stretches back over a thousand years. Remember Journalist Bill Moyers? Bill Moyers  once set the standard for integrity in the media. His recent passing marks the end of an era. See Robin Lindley’s past interview of Bill Moyers that covers the fragility of our American Democracy. For summer reading, our top pick is new release “Love & Murder” by Katie Christine Bishop, which takes readers on a delicious romp with two house cats who have gone rogue.–Patricia Vaccarino