Recent Salon Photos
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Artist Kevin Caron, who creates sculpture for public and private spaces, discussed his art at his studio. |
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Sam Campana, executive director of Arizona Audubon, led members on a discussion and viewing of birds along the Rio Salado south of downtown. |
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Lawrence Krauss, PhD, an internationally know theoretical physicist, bestselling author, Scientific American columnist, and director of the Origins Initiative at ASU, discussed the nature of the universe. |
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Sander van der Leeuw, PhD, director of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at ASU discussed what the tipping point concerning climate change, population, poverty and pollution means for human survival. Spirit of the Senses dinner salon series at The Barrett Honors College. |
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Greg Peterson, creator of the Urban Farm, discussed his real world environmental showcase home that utilizes his extensive background to develop an innovative holistic home site, featuring an entirely edible 1/3 acre farm/yard, rainwater and greywater harvesting, solar applications along with extensive use of recycled building materials. |
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Kimberly Marshall, director of the ASU school of music and an international organ concert performer, performed at the dramatic ASU Organ Hall that features a special Fritts pipe organ and an Italian Baroque organ. |
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Bill Tonnesen, Artist and Landscape Architect, toured members through an unusual property with eight apartments he purchased and has transformed with vegetable gardens and art history. |
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Kim Larkin and Adam Murray discussed their Modified Arts exhibition ‘Back to the Future’ that features twenty contemporary artists who have impacted the Phoenix art scene during the past 30 - 50 years. |
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Spirit of the Senses is beginning a dinner salon series at The Barrett Honors College. Members meet at the Honors College Dining Hall followed by a salon. (dinner price about $14 each not included) David Pickus, PhD, a professor at The Barrett Honors College, ASU, will discuss great classics you should read. |
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Frank Wilczek, PhD, a theoretical physicist and professor at MIT, winner of The Nobel Prize, and author of ‘The Lightness of Being’, spoke about recent developments in fundamental physics and the understanding of the nature of the universe. |
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Kent and Vicki Logan discussed their contemporary art collection. http://www.panacheprivee.com/Arts_Culture/Kent_and_Vicki_Logan_Collection.asp |
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Andrew Weed, a graphic designer and ASU design professor, discussed the artful, simple and environmentally sensitive remodel of his historic 1925 Tempe home. http://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/directory/selectone.php?ID=4758 |
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Matthew Whitaker, PhD, an ASU historian, author, and activist, led members on a tour of the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, located south of Chase Field. The Museum is housed in the former Phoenix Union Colored High /Carver High School building that was built in 1926 exclusively for African Americans during the period of enforced segregation from 1913 – 1954. |
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Mark Siebel, founder of Doggie Steps and a personal dog consultant, discused his methods and philosophy of dog training. |
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From war-torn Somalia to the outback of Australia, Pauline Davies has spent 20 years reporting on cutting-edge science and health issues for the BBC World Service radio. Her award-winning documentaries and weekly programs have been heard by millions worldwide. Now Professor of Practice in the Hugh Downs School at ASU, Pauline continues to cover research topics that will shape tomorrow's world. Her presentation recounted some hair-raising challenges confronted in the line of duty. |
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Each year, Supreme Court Justices select the top law students to clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court. This salon gathered former Supreme Court law clerks now practicing in the Phoenix area to share stories of the Court and its Justices and the experience of working with the highest Court in the land. Law clerks from Justices White, Black, Powell, O'Connor and Stewart will be present. Pictured are Andy Hurwit, Scott Bales, Larry Hammond, Brett Dunkleman, Randy Nelson, Colin Campbell. |
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Chef/owner Aaron Chamberlin talked about his new restaurant, St. Francis and architect Wendell Burnette discussed his architecture. Aaron Chamberlin has previously been at Jean-Georges in NYC and helped start Chelsea’s Kitchen in Phoenix. |
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Artist Earl Linderman, a former ASU professor of painting and drawing and an author of textbooks on art, who paints colorful portraits of his imagined world of Doctor Thrill, hosted members at his studio. |
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David Ewing Duncan, an American journalist, author and broadcaster, discussed his book ‘Experimental Man: What one man’s body reveals about his future, your health, and our toxic world’. The book explores what cutting-edge technologies in personalized medicine can tell us about individual health and life -- past, present and future: genes, environment, brain and body. http://www.davidewingduncan.net/ |
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Charles Johnson, MD, of the Arizona Dermatology Group, discussed issues of skin cancer, sunscreen toxicity, laser techniques, nanoparticles, and future directions of care. http://local.yahoo.com/info-26078421-arizona-dermatology-group-prescott |
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At his contemporary studio and home, artist Jeff Zischke discussed his art and design for public and private spaces, that includes lighting, sculpture, and structures. |
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Patrick Sheridan, one of the most celebrated tuba soloists in his instrument’s history, who has performed in venues ranging from the White House to NBA half-time shows, performed compositions with pianist, Gail Novak. |
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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD and Stephen L. Macknik, PhD, neuroscientists at Barrow Neurological Institute, discussed their research with many top magicians from Las Vegas in understanding the mystery of illusion. http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com/ |
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Jason Robert, PhD, a professor of bioethics and philosophy of life sciences at ASU, and UofA College of Medicine, Phoenix, discussed questions about disgust, where it comes from, and what it means. http://bms.medicine.arizona.edu/research/researchBio.cfm?ID=4 |
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Sculptor John Tuomisto-Bell presented a Bronze Pour and discussed his art outside in the gardens of the Foundry. |
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Astrophysicist, Piet Hut, PhD, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, who uses virtual worlds to explore reality, and who founded the virtual Kira Institute, spoke as his avatar Pema Pera from Second Life, projected into real life.
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Outside, at a contemporary home’s patio two recording artists, Gabriel Ayala, considered today’s top Native American classical guitarist, and five time Grammy nominee percussionist Will Clipman performed. http://store.canyonrecords.com |
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Paolo Soleri, architect, visionary, and founder of Arcosanti, was joined by David Pickus, PhD a Barrett Honors College professor, to discuss: Will rational evolution diverge from the current rational - passionate (Apollonian - Dionysian) trajectory? and the impact for human evolution. |
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Bert Hoelldobler, PhD, co-author of Pulitzer Prize winner ‘The Ants’, discussed his new book with E. O. Wilson ‘The Superorganism: The beauty, elegance and strangeness of insect societies’. http://sols.asu.edu/people/faculty/bhoelldobler.php
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Paul Westerhoff, PhD, chair of the Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering at ASU, who is involved with water issues, discussed the canals that cross through metropolitan Phoenix. http://www4.eas.asu.edu/pwest/
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Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, PhD, a professor of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of Arizona, discussed the evolution of the mind and symbolic thought. |
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Three recording artists performed with guitars designed and built by Jeremy Cooper, a luthier in Tucson. Gabriel Ayala, a Native American classical guitarist, Chris Dorsey, who performs Tango music, and Troy Gray, who performs flamenco style guitar performed. Jeremy discussed his guitar building. http://www.jscooperluthier.com
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Kyrsten Sinema, a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, an advocate of social justice and leadership issues, discussed oppressed populations. |
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Bela Fidel shared encaustic (ancient art of hot wax) techniques and Karen Leeds demonstrated silk painting techniques and discuss insights into their creative process.
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What is Romanticism and Are We? Richard Nilsen, arts writer for The Arizona Republic, looked at the history of cultural insanity. |
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Architect and builder Andy Byrnes, co-founder of The Construction Zone, a leading innovative design and construction company, toured members through their dramatic new condominium project. Maggie Byrnes talked about her artwork which was displayed throughout the home. The photo here was taken at The Construction Zone headquarters when we visited last time. |
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The Prize Fighting Kangaroos, a saxophone quartet that includes Mary Petrich, performed during afternoon shadows at a resonant home of two architects. |
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Psychiatrist Carl Hammerschlag, MD, an author, global lecturer, and healer, whose expertise in psychiatry, modern medicine, and Native American wisdom allow him to create a singular approach to understanding health and wellness in today's world, discussed the shamanic roots of healing. |
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With members riding the new Metro Light Rail, MB Finnerty, art administrator of the new Metro Light Rail, discussed the process of creating art that is installed at the light rail stations and bridge. |
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In a dramatic architectural space, violinist and Nammy winning recording artist Arvel Bird, who was four time Indiana State Fiddle Champion performed his original music. He debuted music from his brand new CD, Tribal Music Suite, Journey of a Paiute, a concerto for violin and native american flute. |
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Rachel Bowditch, a professor in the School of Theatre and Film at ASU, discussed and showed images of the performance and ritual at The Burning Man Festival. Artists Bill Tonnesen and John Romero presented their short video 'Box People at Burning Man'. |
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Linguist Ekkehart Malotki, author of 'The Rock Art of Arizona: Art for Life's Sake', who was recently featured in The New York Times spoke about his research and showed a sampler of striking photographs of non-iconic petroglyphs and pictographs from the American West. http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/malotki http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09
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Architects Jay Atherton and Cy Keener discussed the architecture of their central Phoenix home. http://www.athertonkeener.com/
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Pastry Chef Tammie Coe, who caters and also provides her baked goods at La Grande Orange, and her husband M.J. (Michael John) Coe, who directs MJ Breads, his wholesale artisan bread company, discussed their businesses at their downtown space. |
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Michael Crow, the 16th president of Arizona State University, discussed his thoughts on guiding the transformation of ASU into one of the nation's leading public metropolitan research universities, one that is directly engaged in the economic, social, and cultural vitality of its region and also engaged with the globe. |
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Paul Davies, PhD discussed his cover article of the December 2007 Scientific American that questions if life arose on Earth more than once and if alternative life has or does exist on Earth. Dr. Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, author and director of the BEYOND Center, ASU, a research institute devoted to exploring the 'big questions' of science. He is the author of twenty-seven books including 'Cosmic Jackpot' and 'The Fifth Miracle'. |
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Members had a party Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Spirit of the Senses at the home of long time salon hosts. (photo by Richard Nilsen) |
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Dieter and Netzin Steklis, who for fifteen years lived and studied the behavior of the mountain gorillas with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International in Rwanda, discussed their research and the ethical dimensions of Mountain Gorilla research and conservation.
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New York City philosopher, historian and award winning poet Jennifer Michael Hecht PhD, who has authored 'Doubt: a history' and 'The Happiness Myth: Why what we think is right is wrong' and several books of poetry, discussed her research and ideas. http://www.jennifermichaelhecht.com/
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Aubrey de Grey PhD, a British biogerontologist, Chairman and Chief Science Officer of the Methuselah Foundation, and author of the book 'Ending Aging', discussed his ideas of a roadmap to defeat biological aging. |
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Stephen Minger, PhD, Director, Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College in London, England, who directs one of the world's leading laboratories on stem cell research, discussed current advances in stem cell research and the biopolitical regulatory landscape world-wide. |
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Ceramic artist Kurt Weiser hosted members at his studio. Kurt uses the centuries-old tradition of china paint on porcelain to create sumptuous, provocative teapots and jars, resplendent with lush jungle scenes with figures, often nude and distorted in the Eden-like landscapes. www.franklloyd.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?ArtistID=35
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The Internet animated virtual world of Second Life, a society of eight million inhabitants, was explored on a large screen. Using his avatar in Second Life, Chris Impey, PhD, an astrobiologist at The Steward Observatory, discussed social behavior, economics and ethical issues of Second Life. http://daffy.as.arizona.edu/faculty/cimpey.html www.amazon.com/Living-Cosmos-Search-Life-Universe/dp/1400065062 |
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Architect John Kane, whose contemporary architecture includes residences and public spaces like the new landmark Tempe Arts Center, toured members through his own home. |
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Contemporary architect Marlene Imirzian toured and discussed her restoration and redevelopment projects near downtown Phoenix . The projects include a market, a condominium, the transformation of a former historic bungalow, and the creation of an upscale residence. |
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Filmaker C. C. Goldwater, granddaughter of Senator Barry Goldwater, discussed and presented her film 'Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater', a documentary that offers an intriguing glimpse into the public and private life of Senator Barry Goldwater. Her film includes interviews with Edward Kennedy, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John McCain, Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, family members and others. http://www.mrconservativegoldwaterongoldwater.com
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Violinist Dimitri Lazarescu of the Phoenix Symphony performed gypsy music. Music critic, Dimitri Drobatschewsky was in attendance. |
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Television and radio talk show host Pat McMahon and therapist Duffy McMahon discussed the institution of marriage. http://news.ktar.com/?sid=428926&nid=244 http://innovativetherapiesaz.com/wst_page2.html
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Heather Bimonte-Nelson,PhD a professor and researcher of behavioral neuroscience psychology at ASU discussed how mazes provide a window into animal cognition. |
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Architect Gordon Rogers, spoke about his contemporary architecture design at a residence that is nestled into the mountain and covered with original stone. |
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Linda Scott, director of education at Liberty Wildlife, discussed the foundations efforts for the preservation of large birds of prey and wildlife. Members met "Acoma," a beautiful red-tailed hawk, among others. |
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Journalist and former CNN news anchor Aaron Brown, who hosted the CNN flagship show NewsNight, who currently is the John J. Rhodes Chair at Barrett Honors College at ASU, discussed issues and opinions of the news media today. |
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In the Afternoon outside on a Paradise Valley back porch, Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction Jewell Parker Rhodes. a professor of creative writing at ASU, discussed her new book inspired by her grandmother, 'Porch Stories: A Grandmother's Guide to Happiness'. |
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Mike Kocour, hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "one of the most sophisticated pianists in jazz", who directs the Director of Jazz Studies at ASU, performed an evening of jazz piano. |
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William Eaton, three time Grammy nominee and designer of original, exotic multi-stringed musical instruments, discussed and toured members at his Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, where students come from around the world to learn the art of guitar making.
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John and Lynn Kelley hosted members at their Summerwind Marchadors Ranch, located in the Sonoran desert overlooking the Verde River Valley, to speak about and show some of their Mangalarga Marchador horses and to tell of their adventures of importing and breeding this Iberian breed, the National Horse of Brazil. |
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