A terrible accident left aerial artist Tresa Honaker paralyzed below the waist. Eight years later, she’s forged a new identity as a competitive athlete. This is the story of her life-changing fall and her life-affirming rise.
Shaquille Heath February 22, 2021Updated: February 22, 2021, 8:41 pm
Artist Woody De Othello Photo: Smeeta Mahanti
Long before the pandemic forced everyone to stay indoors, where many found themselves making friends with lampshades or that old wooden stool, Woody De Othello had made household objects his muse.
The Oakland artist has spent about a decade working with clay, creating ceramic vessels that subtly speak his personal truths. Though Othello is known for breathing new life into the ordinary, the metaphor becomes intentional. Ears materialize out of clay so naturally, you might wonder whether they are listening.
“Thinking Green” by Woody De Othello. Photo: Jessica Silverman
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Niema Jordan February 18, 2021Updated: February 23, 2021, 2:27 pm
A healing circle scene from “When the Waters Get Deep.” Photo: Courtesy of KQED Arts & Culture
“When the Waters Get Deep” begins with a close-up of hands flipping through the pages of an old photo album. Karega Bailey smiles at the memories. Looking at pictures of him and his friends as young children in Sacramento during the ’90s Christmas mornings in front of the tree and scenes from the playground he calls out a few names. His energy shifts as he explains that three of the nine young men in the friend group are dead. Moments later, the scene cuts to a tight shot of Bailey’s face as he begins to recite the following: