It’s Personal

July 15, 2009

Jewelry is personal. Jewelry is a beautiful and purposeful tool that helps us remember life’s milestones, commemorate life commitments, and express personal views. This blog is one place I have expounded on that belief of mine, which is so central to my work. It’s safe to say it’s something I have spent lots of time […]

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Becoming Lost in Story – from READING THE KEY

May 16, 2009

Returning to a favorite form — the box — I decided to answer fewer questions than I had in previous works in the READING THE KEY series. It was time to tell the viewer less with this sculptural piece.  This represents a departure from the information-packed “Kingdom Mind” or “Weakness Scorned.” “Reconciled Themselves” is a […]

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Schoolrooms, or Cells and Gibbets (from Reading the Key)

May 14, 2009

Eliza Cook was a 19th-century English poet and writer, from whose words the title of this painting is taken. She wrote that it would be better to “build schoolrooms for the boy, than cells and gibbets for the man.” This is a compelling statement, ringing with truth. The lives of the educated most often do […]

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More from READING THE KEY: Learn To Read About It, Learn To Think About It

April 28, 2009

The People Learn to Read THE PEOPLE LEARN TO READ (24 x 48 mixed media on canvas) There are several paintings so far in the Reading the Key series. The first one I completed is “The People Learn to Read.” With it’s intense hues and and cruciform composition, it explores the power of the written […]

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The Muse Is Back

April 22, 2009

Not too long ago, I noticed it was raining on my bench. After a severe creative drought, the muse finally returned. And now, there are sparks flying! Stay tuned, sign up for the email updates if you haven’t already. This blog will soon be red hot. What does it mean to have a muse? I […]

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Choosing Change: Craving it, Thriving on it

February 12, 2009

The studio has been stagnant lately. We’ve been steadily doing repairs and plugging away on cool commissions, but the muse must be sleeping. I know that if the muse didn’t nap from time to time, I’d probably be exiled or buried by now. The constant thrill of surging creativity would just simply be too much […]

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Choosing Change: Craving it, Thriving on it

February 12, 2009

The studio has been stagnant lately. We’ve been steadily doing repairs and plugging away on cool commissions, but the muse must be sleeping. I know that if the muse didn’t nap from time to time, I’d probably be exiled or buried by now. The constant thrill of surging creativity would just simply be too much […]

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Art Is Vital, Our Collective Soul

February 4, 2009

The soul of a people is the arts. The art they make. The art they revere. The art they pursue. Art can provide political commentary, as does Picasso’s Guernica in 1937, or speak to the human condition, as does the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In fact, any attempt to articulate the power of art […]

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Travel as Muse

December 5, 2008

The suitcases are evidence that the muse has been fed. A year ago I bought some new suitcases just prior to a family trip to Tuscany. Despite my preference for black in most things of apparel (t-shirts, pants, shoes, gloves, etc.) I chose not to purchase black suitcases because I wanted to make the baggage-claim […]

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Saltshaker Days – Simple ways to fuel creativity

November 14, 2008

During the drive to Quirk Gallery in Richmond, Va., last week, fellow metalsmith Tara F. and I talked about the nuances of the creative life, or, the duties of having been created creative. Quirk Gallery is a fine contemporary craft gallery presenting wonderful work in a wonderful way. We were headed to Quirk for “Unplug […]

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