I had an email last week from someone who had visited my website, suggesting that they were curious to know my thinking behind my work, particularly since at times the work is so vividly colorful and at others, so somber. The comment took me a bit by surprise, since I’ve never thought about my work as being [...]
Filed under: Martha's table, color, materials on May 27th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The client, Martha, came by the house on Thursday. She got the tour of the studios, and she gave the a-okay to the various materials I had laid out. She’s a very nice woman, and I’m looking forward to makng this table for her. I completed the basic pattern that evening… It looks like there [...]
Filed under: creative process, materials on May 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I am scheduled for a show at C’ville Arts in May 2009. I’ve decided that it will be an all-exterior-work show, with small and large pieces for the garden environment. I’ve also decided that I will open the show with the expected opening during First Fridays, but two weeks later I will host an open [...]
Filed under: creative process, exhibition, garden on May 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve been away from my studio for pretty much of five weeks, which makes for a grumpy me. Right before the rest of my life started interfering, I had met with a client about a table commission. The client, Martha, had purchased one of my small tables over the holidays, and she wanted to talk [...]
Filed under: creative process, materials, mosaic, technical issues on May 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment »