DOWN, DOWN, DANCING THE ART DOWN
Numinous came to an artistic demise on Halloween. Destruction as art? As ceremony? Never gave it a thought. Until yesterday. I received a call from the Spurgeon Art Gallery, with a request […]
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Art, poetry, the magic muse
A wonderful surprise arrived in the mail today. A thick, brown envelope stuffed with creative writing inspired by my art installation, Numinous, at Central Washington University. Terry Martin, who teaches creative writing, […]
It glows in the dark
I almost forgot this weirdly beautiful image of hot glue from my installation of Numinous at Central Washington University. Before leaving campus, I played with a black light the administrative […]
GALLERY ENMESHED IN HOT GLUE
Here is a gallery of images from my hot glue installation, Numinous, now showing at Central Washington University Spurgeon Art Gallery. Opened October 2 and will run through the end […]
A joyous art opening
I’m sitting at my favorite Ellensburg coffee shop this morning, savoring the memories of last night’s art talk and opening reception. What joy! Atop the lift this week, immersed in […]
LESS LIGHTING, MORE MOOD
Today is the day. In eight hours, I will stand at a podium speaking from my heart about Numinous. Do I tell the audience about my 11th hour epiphany? I […]
Making waves, the rise and fall of art
I’m one of those people who speak with their hands. That makes it tricky to work on a lift, while explaining my art installation at the same time. But thinking […]
Visualizing gargantuan glacial floods
Numinous is the most recent in a series of art installations inspired by the Northwest’s catastrophic geologic history. It’s a spectacular story that includes megaflooding flooding of Glacial Lake Missoula […]
Hot glue art installation in progress
Lucky me — my assistant and gallery attendant — Holly Hawton is a CWU senior majoring in art. Her genuine delight with the artwork’s wall shadows lifted my spirits. She […]
EMPTY GALLERY, QUEASY GUT
I snapped pix this morning while walking across campus to the Spurgeon Art Gallery from the conference center where I’m staying. The stillness on campus is deceiving—the calm before the […]
WHY I LOVE HOT GLUE, PART 2
As I say, hot glue is magical. For lots of reasons. Including the fact that such an ordinary material can take on the shimmer of spun glass. I call it […]
Why I love hot glue, Part 1
In the midst of preparing for an upcoming installation—as I am now—I often need to remind myself (again) why I’m so enamored of hot glue as a sculptural media. Might […]
If they know, people will come
Yesterday, I talked and talked to Peter Baumann, reporter with the Laramie Boomerang, about Interstitial. The newspaper been giving voice to this sturdy western town since 1881.Those were the boom […]
Interstitial: Between Earth and Sky complete
Today is the Big Day! Interstitial: Between Earth and Sky begins its six-month run at the University of Wyoming Art Museum in Laramie. A week ahead of schedule, thanks to the help […]
Cowboy town radio interview
I couldn’t resist featuring this bronze sculpture for my post about today’s radio interview on Laramie Live. In this town, the cowboy motif is everywhere—nearly as ubiquitous as clouds. Talk About […]
The shadowy life of Interstitial
Where there is much light, the shadow is deep.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe From high on the lift at the University of Wyoming Art Museum, I watch the endless play […]
Channeling architect Antoine Predock
It’s time for me to talk about my silent collaborator: Antoine Predock. The world-acclaimed architect designed the UW Centennial Complex, which houses the museum. Though cloudscapes inspired Interstitial, the design […]
Magic carpet ride in the clouds
Inch by inch, row by row. Interstitial: Between Earth and Sky is coming to life. It’s like watching a garden grow, ever so slowly. Though it seems more like a […]
It’s cloud’s illusions I recall: Part Two
. . . now they only block the sun. They rain and snow on everyone. So many things I would have done. But clouds got in my way. — Joni Mitchell To continue […]
It’s cloud’s illusions I recall: Part One
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now. From up and down, and still somehow. It’s clouds illusions I recall. I really don’t know clouds at all. — Joni Mitchell With […]
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