Incubating the New

A head cold has slowed me down. I canceled all my appointments today and stayed in the studio, next to the gas heater, drinking hot peppermint tea while I color corrected and spotted digital files. Being sick with pending deadlines can lead to a sense of despair, but...

“Figuratively Speaking”

Over thirty of my pieces are now installed at the Etherton Gallery in Tucson, Arizona as part of a three-person show called Figuratively Speaking. I shipped the work there a few weeks ago, and now thanks to the magic of the internet, can see the show online. At the...

More Miracles

This week I collected another two wishes for the Milagros project. One woman wrote…“May we see each other as family.” And the other.. “I want the violent killing all too prevalent in the world to stop.” The picture here is of the arm of the first woman. Soon I will...

A Bug in Amber

I spent today combing through history – looking for images to share with my students. Tomorrow is the first day of a new class at JFK University. This image here is one of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris taken in 1838 by Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, one of...

A Fresh Batch of Bottle Lids

On this bright sunny Sunday, I found myself with a pocket of time in the studio and used it to prep bottle lids for Bottle Dreams. The bottles I use for this series come with silver-colored, brushed aluminum lids. I spray them with black enamel paint to achieve the...