Over and up in Ojai way, the phenom of the “pink moment” is an enduring part of local lore. As the sun sets over the Topa Topa Mountains, a certain cosmic glow of pink hue tickles the sky. It’s the stuff of Ojai myth and natural splendor.
Pinkness prevails in a different way on the weekend of September 13-15, in the form of a unique art-based pop-up event, “The Pink of the Moment,” created and curated by veteran Ojai artist Cassandra C. Jones , whose clean and colorful digital art will be featured along with 13 other artists. The concept arose from a discussion with fellow artist Christopher Noxon about the status of the color pink as an “emotional support color.”
The Pink celebration is a family affair, including the musical menu featuring Jones’s famed husband, Mikael Jorgensen , best-known as the keyboardist for Wilco. Jorgensen also keeps his hand in Ojai musical culture, as deejay at the Ojai Underground Exchange and with such projects as Expandards, slated to perform alongside the Ojai-based band Radio Skies on Saturday afternoon.