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 […]
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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 […]
TALES FROM MY KITCHEN SINK
Here’s what I am doing this summer. Standing long hours at the kitchen sink. Drizzling miles of monofilament with hot glue. I need just over 2,000 strands for my upcoming […]
JUST IN THE KNICK OF TIME
I’m savoring the memory of last night’s Artwalk reception. Great food, great turnout. But what I’ll always remember was my triumph over troubles. Two days ago, when I arrived back […]
ART INSTALLATION FLYING HIGH
My rigging hardware is a DIY mix of dowels, steel wire, rings, swivels and gaskets. Trying do this on the cheap has been a challenge. Most pressing was the need […]
SEWING MACHINE AS POWER TOOL FOR SCULPTOR
Truly astonishing. That I am using a sewing machine to create outdoor sculpture. I essentially flunked Home Economics — back in the day. Until now, I’ve only used my ancient […]
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