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A New Day
It feels similar to 2012. Like the dawning of a new day. That was the year that art reentered the frame for me after nearly a quarter century of my keeping it at arm’s distance. I recall the feeling of liberation that I felt, those first days and weeks after the...
Studio
Ground breaking began on a new art studio in Colorado Springs, Colorado in September of 2019, and the space was functional in January of 2020, just in time to begin work on “Highlight”, my public art piece for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Cox Business...
To and Past the Border
It’s November 1, 2022, and I returned, two days ago, from spending ten days in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where I was the artist-in-residence for ARTworks 2022, a.k.a. Arts Week, at the Holland Hall School. The gig was comprised of five days of working (alongside faculty,...
Words Delivered (and Not) at the Dedication of my Public Art Piece “Highlight”, May 7, 2021
In May of 2021, just six months back but seemingly a lifetime ago to me now, on a bright and sunny day, I stood next to my friend and Tulsa’s Arts Commissioner, Holbrook Lawson, as we both listened to Tulsa City Counselor Kara Joy McKee and Tulsa’s Mayor, G.T. Bynum,...
Dog and Cat Days of Summer
June 25, 2021 The dog days of summer have arrived. Hot, generally dry days in our neck of the woods, yes, but also, we’ve a new yellow lab puppy, a pretty female we’ve named Harper. For my wife, Nan, and me, and nearly everyone who has come in contact with Harper,...
Something Beyond Reinvention
Reinvention. I’ve heard the word, lately, enough times to realize that I probably need to write about it. A number of people who my wife and I know, and in some respects, she and I, too, are desiring to “reinvent ourselves”. Now, I need to be honest - I don’t exactly...