Procrastinating
For about a month I’ve been working on a commission or really mostly not working on a commission. A woman who has bought some of my small encaustic collage pieces over the years asked me to do a piece using
Opening Night and Salon
Last night my solo show titled Zig, Zag: The Back and Forth Between Traditional and Modern opened at Gallery 1055 in San Francisco. The gallery is really the hallways of the offices of Bishop Marc Andres (Bishop of California for
I Have a Soft Spot In My Heart for You
Happy Valentine's day dear reader I hope your day is full of WONDER, LOVE, & GENEROSITY.
Let Your Light Shine
Last week I shared the piece I made for Cloth Paper Scissors magazine artist challenge. I sent the art off to the editors there so we’ll see what happens I’ll keep you posted on what issue to look for. While
A Bird in the Hand
The old proverb “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” took on new meaning for me this week. Typically the idiom is described as meaning its better to have something that is certain than take a
What to do With a Blank Slate?
I am participating in an interesting challenge proposed by the editors of ClothPaperScissors magazine. The proposal is that I, along with 9 other artists, would be sent a package of mystery products and we would have a month to make
Still Life of a Sicko
Hello blog followers. It has been weeks since I touched base. First I was one winter break then I got the scourge! This is my first day in eight without a fever, and I must say my brain and body
Be Strong, Take Heart
This week a complicated convergence of ideas was at work in my spinning brain and in my little studio. I will try to explain what went on because somewhere in there I think is something important. It all started on
A Murmuration of Starlings
One of my duties as resident artist at The Bishop’s Ranch is to come up with logo’s each year to illustrate the annul fund theme. This year the Ranch Chaplin and summer camp director teamed up with the advancement committee