Dogs on Skates

Dogs on Skates

Cover | Gail Machlis

Dogs on Skates (watercolor)  is the work of Berkeley-based illustrator, cartoonist and children’s book writer Gail Machlis. Machlis and her sister, Joan, are partners in Art Alchemy, which offers illustration services, prints and other distinctive “Machlis” products.  Her cartoons are syndicated through Artizans.com and you can view her original paintings and greeting cards at Fourth Street Studio in Berkeley (www.fourthstreetstudio.com). Contact Machlis at www.artalchemy.biz.

Faces of the East Bay

In the Philanthropic Swim

In the Philanthropic Swim

Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.