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Thoughts
My thoughts and experiences on art, making art, and the life of a professional artist.
Bach said it best
I was just browsing through Ted Orland’s excellent book Art and Fear, and came apon this great quote from Johann Sebastian Bach. After he wrote a set of training pieces,… read more
small discoveries
I was having a hard time focusing on work this morning, so I decided to take our dog for a quick walk to clear my head. (I do some of… read more
the greatest poetry
“The greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson I’ve been trying to… read more
Who has influenced my art
Artistically, I am inspired by a broad range of artists, cartoonists, and writers. Alexander Calder: I love the whimsy and technical brilliance of Alexander Calder’s wire sculptures. And there’s that… read more
a great year for leaves
This time of year, you’ll usually see me looking down at the ground as I walk, with a clutch of dried leaves in my hand. It’s leaf hunt season again… read more
how I name my artwork
The names I choose for my art all follow a certain style: short names of no more than two or three words, that are metaphorical, not literal descriptions. This method… read more
Thank you Steve Jobs
When I was 12, I earned my first computer by helping scrape a hundred years of paint off my uncle’s house. It was an Apple II, one of the first… read more
my job is absurd
My job is absurd. When I stop to think about it, what I do for a living is simply, utterly absurd. Today I spent hours staring at the seed from… read more
organized chaos
After a day of work, my huge crazy pile of the detritus of nature that I collected last summer and fall has been sifted, edited, and organized. Every leaf, stick… read more
Back to making art!
After what feels like forever, today I am back to making art. And it feels great! The last few months been so busy (prepping for Artexpo, relationship-building afterwards, ramping up… read more
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