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
Hanging On & Letting Go
This week I have had the pleasure of pondering one of my favorite aesthetic notions; wabi sabi. Wabi sabi is a Japanese concept which embraces the paradox of beauty in imperfection, the appreciation of the waning, cracked, lopsided, aged, bent
An Empty Chair as Invitation
I offer you another empty chair this week. Like last weeks images of chairs this one is done with stencils I made. But unlike last weeks mono-prints this is done on wood panel with layers of acrylic sanded, layered and
Confessions of a Speed Freak (or Taking Time for Tea)
If you have been reading my blog for awhile then you know that I (like everyone) wrestle with shoving all the things I need to do into the twenty-four hours that are granted me each day. And I (like everyone)
Art as Everyday Object
I have been playing around with a new surface design technique for the last few months. As long time blog followers know, I love to experiment and try new things. Last spring I got my hands on a book published