Wyoming Art Party Show: Topophilia

July 4, 2017 | Filed in: Art Progress, Art Shows, mixed media | No Comments »

Join the Wyoming Art Party for the opening reception of TOPOPHILIA: A loving reconfiguration of the mythology of our American West through studio practices and collaborative projects. Definition – Topophilia : is a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with a the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of […]

 

Snowglobe: Fenced In

September 6, 2010 | Filed in: commissions, mixed media | No Comments »

My friend commissioned this piece as a wedding gift for her friends. I am told it sparked hours of conversation among the family. I’m pleased to hear it.

 

Snow Globe series newest additions

June 18, 2010 | Filed in: Art Shows, mixed media | 2 Comments »

These are in my homemade snow globe series which depicts the harsh realities of living in the Western landscape in contrast to our romanticized visions.  Here are three new additions:  “Stuck Truck”, “Labor begins in a Snowstorm”, and “Cow and Calf.”  “Labor Begins in a Snowstorm” was in a group show in the summer of […]

 

Homebrew! Virgin Voyage Red

April 21, 2010 | Filed in: mixed media | No Comments »

This is my first homebrew beer and the first for Red Dirt Brewing.    It is an Irish Red Ale.  For years I’ve wanted to brew my own beer and make up labels, and finally one Sunday last winter I just did it.  I ran down to our local (and only!) Brooklyn Homebrew store (www.brooklyn-homebrew.com) and […]

 

Dust/Snow Globe Series coming soon!

April 21, 2010 | Filed in: Art Shows, mixed media | No Comments »

This is the first in a series of homemade snow globes. Inspired by the history of the survivors of the Dust Bowl, there is a small prairie house (made out of Sculpty clay) inside an upside down canning jar that is full of water and fine red sand. When the viewer shakes and turns over the Dust Globe, the sand swirls around the little house in a visual likeness to the dust storms of the 1930s. This series plays with the tension between romantic rural imagery and the harsh reality of surviving in extreme environments. I’m excited to announce that I have almost completed the first round of this series– so stay tuned for images of more snow/dust globes!

 

New Mosaic piece

May 25, 2009 | Filed in: mixed media | No Comments »

I recently finished a small mosaic wall hanging entitled “Cow Skull at Midnight.”  Go to “Mosaics” or “New Work” to see a photo.