20 July 2021How I create these works is a mystery to me. I often set out in a direction only to have to turn around or go off in a...

21 June 2021. This Foundling has not been put together yet. The parts are only laying in place to see if this piece is indeed working. I...

31 May 2021. I am still revisiting work that I have not been completely happy with. It is such a different way of working and yet so...

I have been exploring glass ingredients of late. The problem arises, however, that if I use too much glass these works can start to look...

17 March 2021. I have often commented on maintaining a fresh perspective when creating Foundlings as it is so easy to get lost in the...

26 February 2021. It’s not a personal invitation nor is it a solo exhibition but it is my first time to be shown in a museum. Two works...

28 January 2021 Unlike silver, the gold and brass tones I work with have an inherit antique quality to them. That is not to say that...

13 February 2021. In my 20 November posting, I wasn’t sure if this piece was done. Throwing caution to the wind, I had it framed....

11 January 2021. It is difficult to see yourself accurately, to access your own work and by extension, to see how your skills have...

22 December 2020. An early work that was completed when I was less familiar with the direction I was heading in. It was so easy to fall...

20 November 2020. When am I done? Trying to figure that out can be so difficult. To find that balance between overworking a piece or...

30 October 2020. As the pandemic drags on, many antique stores are closed, few garage sales have been found, and art shows canceled....

12 October 2020. My foundlings are largely a pursuit of aesthetics. There is a lot of art that have political themes these days but I...

18 September 2020 I am very sensitive to patterns. I often joke that I see patterns almost every-where... and I take diagonals very ...

20 August 2020 I have to remind myself not to take things for granted. This is a rather important lesson for creating—as well as for...

5 August 2020 This is Monarch III. Not a very large work, just a little Foundling that came together rather quickly. When working on a...

24 July 2020. From Chinese Koans to the Hindu notions of reincarnation and from Taoism to Zen Buddhism; I have been greatly inspired by...

10 July 2020 There are two aspects of creating these Foundlings that seem so different at first glance and yet are actually part of the...

24 June 2020. The pandemic has been going on for over 100 days. Self isolating and social distancing has made the days much the same....

11 June 2020. I have been taking “lesser works”, Foundlings that I am not happy with, and “decommissioning” them. The success of an...