Worked on 472 assignments, created 70, named on 90 bylines for Talon Marks.
By Perla Lara (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
'Bolt from the blue: Kiss of the tides'
Photo credit: Perla Lara
“Tides come and go, they represent change, the kiss represents being in the moment. […] We all want love to last forever but we don’t know when it might end. Love, anything really, nothing last," artist Tommy Burns said. His mural titled “Bolt from the blue: Kiss of the tides” represents “love at first kiss and the constant change.”He said,...
By Benjamin Garcia (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Artists transform crumbling newsroom into art
Photo credit: Perla Lara
"I mentioned this to the artists; growing up, my dad pulled things from the recycling center and let me tear them apart in similar ways as I did here." freelance art documentarian Ian Byers-Gamber said about "Break Room," one of the many installations at the Foundation for Art Resources (FAR) Bazaar. Among other art collectives such as Biomythography and DH...
By Natasha Molina (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Destroying patriarchy one textbook at a time
Photo credit: Natasha Molina
"The Matilda Effect," a movement created by women's rights activist Matilda Joslyn Gage, protested the eradication of female scientists' accomplishments and rightful credit that was given to men out of textbooks. This piece of history is what inspired artist Mary Anna Pomonis and photographer Allison Stewart, founders of the Association of Hysteric Curators, to create this artistic series called "Resurrecting...
By Benjamin Garcia (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Panel discusses culture and artist-run spaces
"It's not all about the hierarchy that you have to break into. Think about how you can define your identity and how you want to be present in the public, there are ways you can do it without having to wait 30 years to be noticed by the power system." That was the message of the FAR Bazaar panel discussion,...
Foundation for Art Resources Bazaar, art fair and art collective festival, took place at Cerritos College presented by FAR. There were many art displays brought from many different artists which included paintings, drawing, music, and crafts. Blue Lips was a durational performance by Lara Salmon who portrayed a Ladyboy, walking around the room imprinting her blue lips into random spot....
As the old Fine Arts Building goes, through it art came and presented itself to the community in the form of paintings, literature, crafts, film, sculpture and many other types of art. All of the art was organized by a non-profit arts advocacy Foundation for Art Resources. The FAR Bazaar event allowed the public see what individual and collective minds...
By Benjamin Garcia (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Trump survival guide mediocre but useful
Gene Stone, best-selling author of The Bush Survival Bible, The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program and Duck!, has done it again with The Trump Survival Guide. He as written an informed yet commonplace manifesto for the moderate democrat. In short, this is the practical, pragmatic book that will define the resistance of Donald "Tiny Hands" Trump and his basket of deplorables...
By Dennis Osorio (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 3 min read
Black history goes mobile
The Black History 101 Mobile Museum featuring, “The 3 M’s: Martin, Motown, and Michael” in honor of the celebration of the Black History Month was hosted for the first time at Cerritos College. The event took place at the Success Center on Monday Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., allowing students the opportunity to learn about the African-American...
By Marck Parra (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 5 others for Talon Marks - 4 min read
Club Adviser Reception kicks off with musical talents
Photo credit: Dennis Osorio
Cerritos College ASCC held a very music-oriented Club Advisor Reception on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The event kicked off with a solo vocalist covering Gloria Gaynor's disco classic "I Will Survive", followed by a student rock band, a flamenco guitar player performing some of Pink Floyd's most famous numbers, and a clarinet performance by a one of Cerritos College's very own...
By Rocio Valdez (Monique as editor-in-chief) + 4 others for Talon Marks - 2 min read
Open letter to President Trump
Dear President Trump,Welcome to the White House as you accept your oath to office. You stated Friday, Jan. 20 "will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.”Personally, I will remember it as a day a man with no shown capacity to be president became our president. You are definitely not my favorite or...