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...
Starting off the New Year Learning
This year I started off I decided to ring in 2019 by participating in an online course by artist Jane Davies. I admire Jane’s work very much and has a great teaching reputation both through in person workshops and online. I’ve always been attracted to dr...
