2019

2019: The year of… I don’t know.
Following my wonderful show at Gallery 224 in Port Washington in the fall of 2018, the always amazing Creeping Museum asked me to participate in their amazing Shirley Jackson tribute to celebrate the Haunting of Hill House. Shortly thereafter, the the fantastic Golden Horse Ranch Band contacted me to design their annual Barn Dance Apocalypse show poster. I was honored to do both.
Then, on Christmas day, I had a mini-stroke.
Two weeks later, the loving cat I had for 18 years died.
One week after that my cousin died.
Then 2019 happened.
I had ideas…
They did not happen.
I made several things…
They are in a drawer.

Last month, Gallery 224 reached out again. My only finished piece of 2019 will be available at their fundraiser on Dec. 5th.
I will post it this weekend.
Thank you to many friends and especially Frank Juarez for a year of kind words.

No update for a year and four months? Perhaps you should follow my Instagram that I update more often. I have a show coming up in Port Washington in September.  Details to follow. 

I Am Here And You Are NotI made this in February after a much needed winter break.
I really liked the layered glass pieces I began last summer and they are really all I am interested in making now. This continues with that process. The down side of creating them this way is that it takes two to three times as long to make one, but I feel the resulting depth they have when seen in person is worth the extra time and expense it requires. Basically there is one papercut between each layer of glass. In this one, for instance, there are three panes of glass for the three individual cut pieces. When placed together, it creates a false 3-D effect.
They are also quite heavy.

Eighty Art & Design

Here are a few new things that I will be showing at Eight Art & Design in Sheboygan next month.
More details to follow…

IlluminationsI started this a very long time ago.
It ended up being so large that it was difficult to work with in the limited space I have, so I only brought it out from time to time when I didn’t have anything more convenient to work on.
I’m still not certain I’m finished with it. I may change the colors up and I’m not sure the background it right.
I guess that means it’s a work in progress.

You Are Free From HopelessnessThe solstice is at 10:48 (Central time) tonight.
Happy Midwinter.
Enjoy the darkness.