08 May 2019

Here In Downtown Mesa: Meet Emerging Multi-Media Artist Lorin Drexler > Artist-In-Residence @ Mesa ArtSpace Lofts

Pardon me, but let me Go Gonzo!
Your MesaZona blogger first met Lorin Drexler for the first time who remembers when? It was just on one of many neighborhood walks all around Downtown Mesa with the mission-of-the-day to see what's going at a new affordable housing initiative for artists that opened in April 2018.
After giving the place a chance "to incubate" for a while, it was just before Halloween last year when a conversation was struck up with Lorin Drexler, outside with a group of other people making plans for the anticipated public opening.
It's more than just another example of Creative Place Making when you consider that more than 50 "creative-types" of all stripes live there.
We did a walk-around all three stories inside and out, through the landscaped interior courtyard exchanging banter-and-talk all the time, ending up inside his studio loft-apartment on the 2nd Floor.
Just the other day it was a total surprise to see this
May 2
My first book is now up on Amazon in paperback: https://www.amazon.com/author/lorindrexler
#poetry #flashfiction
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Three weeks ago there was this:
Arizona cool homes: Living the artist life at Mesa Artspace Lofts
Feb 19, 2019
By Gorgann Yara | Special for The Republic. Via AZ Central
 
 
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Mar 1, 2019
Recap by Laura Moran and photos by Ivan Martinez, Artspace Quarterly
Mesa Artspace Lofts Grand Opening
Experience the Space
As the sky turned plum behind the Superstition Mountains in Mesa, Arizona, and empanadas sat warm and waiting while resident artist Tina Vale sang everyone’s favorite party songs, it became clear: Magic permeated the Mesa Artspace Lofts Grand Opening.
The January 23rd event celebrated the vibrant Mesa Artspace Lofts community with a feast for the senses. Performances from resident artists– including musicians, spoken word artists, fashion designers, and visual artists live painting – filled the courtyard with sound and color, while an installation of large-scale crystals by Katharine Leigh Simpson provided otherworldly ambience. Guests snaked through campus with bites by Republica Empanada in hand, perusing visual art at open studios and the community gallery, while some of the younger visitors even tried their hand at art making via hands-on activities led by resident Sharon Ann Hagen’s Kids’ Art Activity. The exciting environment nearly convinced the crowd that pomp and circumstance alone dictated the evening’s energy, but a second glance at the celebration’s theme, Experience the Space, revealed the truth: The aforementioned magic is a daily occurrence generated by the talented artists and their families who live within the Mesa Artspace Lofts.
Excerpt from the Artspace QUARTERLY #5: The Mesa Issue
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Mesa Prototyping Project

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Check this out: Production Suite for Gen Society @ Mesa ArtSpace Lofts
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Published on Jun 5, 2018
In addition to being an art space blog for writing, travel, music and visual art collaborations, Gen Society is an online venue for a one-on-one creative relationship designed to help artists expand their creativity. It is a platform for music lessons, artist mentorships, creativity counseling & vicarious experiences in music and writing.
A place to share work with the opportunity to give and receive critique.
Gen Society is an experience for those looking to grow as an artist and move beyond their own personal limitations, those in pursuit of guidance to becoming an artist themselves, and/or those interested in participating in the life of an artist.
Learn more: https://gensociety.com/join/
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