In the Studio

I like it, but… the colors are not quite right. Can you make one with (insert colors here that match my decor better) and maybe a little smaller (or bigger, or longer, or wider, or narrower)? The piece they really, really liked was Winter Blue, and could a I make a piece with that composition in colors that would match their home better?        Of course! That is the prime definition of a commission. But it will be different, since I don’t work from patterns – even trying to recreate the composition will result in a completely new window. Turning Maples is similar compositionally to [...]

Longer Days = more time in the studio! It has been a long, cold winter, but it has still been pretty busy in the studio: Hung an exhibit in the Atrium Gallery at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI. This show will be up through April 4th. Remember the secret series I’m starting? (hint, it had something to do with birds) I will have a couple of pieces debut at the ACC Show in April, hopefully with a couple more to be seen during the Art Crawl and Art-A-Whirl. Halfway through my class, Artbiz Bootcamp, and love all that I am learning even if some of it challenging my current [...]

By the beginning of February, whether life remained in the pond was in doubt… Dr. Seuss seemed to have moved in to build a new village. The icicles, or more accurately stalagmites, growing up from the pond have a truly awesome whimsical look. But by the middle of March, the ice had melted and shockingly enough, almost all of the fish had survived! Spring Ice Out, and LOTS of hardy goldfish. And with the ice melting so early, joy, I had to start up the pump this weekend. Though it took about 10 tries for the pump to break through [...]