Studio Update
Well it's been about 2 months since I signed the lease to my new studio in Lörrach, Germany. I finally spruced the place up, moved in and am ready to get back to work. Before I do, I thought I would share a bit of the process with you. It was a big task but I'm super happy with the ...
The perfect studio, I found it!
One of the goals I wanted to tackle in 2022 was to find a larger studio in order to make larger work. At the beginning of the year I teamed up with Juliette Lepage Boisdron and Karima Duchamp, two colleagues who were also looking. Our idea was that it might be easi...
Self reflection makes for an interesting self portrait
My artwork has gone through a huge shift in the past year. I began the year with a process of gluing burlap onto a wood substrate and then covering the burlap with plaster and acrylic paint. During the course of the year I was able to discern...
Why not explore symmetry?
Last week in our critical discussion group, one of the members made the observation that the two pieces I had presented were all asymmetrical. I hadn't even considered working in a symmetrical fashion so I thought it would be a good exercise to explore.
I began two pi...
The practice of choosing...
...this was my biggest take-away from initial discussion about my work in the 12 week Critical Discussion: Abstraction group.
In some ways I have always felt like I've been trying to add too much to my work. I've even had colleagues try to tell me this in a variety ...
When the student is ready...
... the teacher appears. After returning home from my 5 month residency in Florence, I felt a bit lost in my studio. I was searching for a clear and objective way to look at my work and I was trying to figure out which way to go next. I explored many ideas and directi...
... my residency lockdown
There is so much to be grateful for my experiences in Florence. What started out to be a three month self-residency turned into a five month stay with a little help from the Corona Virus. During my time there I was well aware that I was living through an important part o...
... via Zoom!
As is customary with many of the artists in residence at Villa Il Palmerino, the cultural association hosted an exhibition of work completed during the residency. Due to the outbreak of the COVID 19, strict rules were in place and it was decided to hold the exhibition virtually.
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A dear colleague of mine...
David Drain has been producing a series of interviews with other creative professionals on the topic of creativity and mindset.
This month David asked me to participate in a little chat about creativity.
You can listen to our conversation below....
It all began last Spring in Paris...
A dear Parisenne artist friend (Virginnie Houdot) and I stopped at a cafe to enjoy the scenery and to take advantage their happy hour specials. Somehow we got talking about artists residencies and how great it could be if we could participate in one together....
Incorporating Collage as a Mark
This was the final week of the workshop and the goal is to try to focus on using collage as a mark and then develop those collage marks by adding lines, scribbles, pattern, drips, spatters etc. I'm presenting these in their stage in progresslThe final piece feels e...
Hand made brushes!
This was a super fun week of making our own brushes. The goal was to create brushes that will reflect hand movements and gestures. I used both high flow paint and india ink.
My five brushes consisted of strands of cotton string, soft fabric netting, wheat threads with the se...
