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Feb 9, 2023
A Waiting Game
I was working on a piece and although I really liked the center elements, the trick was having them as a focal point without them getting...
Aug 1, 2022
Pushing Again
I am still "pushing" works that I have not been satisfied with. This is tricky business as I have sometimes found myself less than...
Jul 9, 2022
Serious Cherubs
I am working on a new piece and I am mostly happy with its progress. I have found that some of the ingredients used in my work sometimes...
Mar 28, 2022
Shells & Glue
I have a dear friend Liz who has been collecting seashells for me (she loves the beach and lives near one). I can ask her to collect some...
Dec 12, 2021
Taking Flight
There are some ingredients that I have had for years and for whatever reason, I can’t seem to find a place for them. Sometimes it’s the...
Jun 21, 2021
Moonrise
This Foundling has not been put together yet. The parts are only laying in place to see if this piece is indeed working. I have had this...
May 31, 2021
Different Challenges
I am still revisiting work that I have not been completely happy with. It is such a different way of working and yet so similar—not...
Dec 22, 2020
More Necessity
An early work that was completed when I was less familiar with the direction I was heading in. It was so easy to fall in love with the...
Nov 20, 2020
Done
When am I done? Trying to figure that out can be so difficult. To find that balance between overworking a piece or stopping too early is...
Sep 18, 2020
Useful Patterns
I am very sensitive to patterns. I often joke that I see patterns almost every-where... and I take diagonals very seriously as well....
Jul 24, 2020
Thoughts Turning East
From Chinese Koans to the Hindu notions of reincarnation and from Taoism to Zen Buddhism; I have been greatly inspired by Eastern...
Jul 10, 2020
Vision & Engineering
There are two aspects of creating these Foundlings that seem so different at first glance and yet are actually part of the same creative...
Nov 7, 2019
Making Rounds
I am still so moved by circular designs. What is it about a circle that is both so perfect and yet so humble? In nature, circles are...
Oct 19, 2019
Eastern Wisdom
I have been working on this piece for quite some time now. It has been a largely frustrating process with lots of fits and starts. I just...
Jul 31, 2019
Sketching & Waiting
I used to sketch with a number 2 pencil. There was something about how direct the process was. Hold a pencil, make a mark. There was...
May 31, 2019
Satori V
Some pieces come together rather quickly. Others, do not. Satori V languished in my studio for months (left image). I had found these...
Apr 8, 2019
New Rondel
This round piece, Rondel, was created back in 2014. I did like the piece at the time but somehow, over the years, it never seemed...
Nov 13, 2018
Family Keepsakes
I am working on another commission with cherished family keepsakes: a little brass locket of a winged heart, a wooden Buddha, and two...
Oct 15, 2018
Black is a Color
I usually keep to a very limited color palette: dark brown and either brass/gold or silver. I have thought to try other colors but unless...
Jun 26, 2018
Behind the Scene
I have been busy updating my website and artist material. Not that they needed to be updated but I am looking to redouble my efforts to...