Who would think that painting a mural (and for free) on the side of a building in an art-centric town would be so challenging? If you want to do street art legally, there are lots of hoops to jump through with very few open doors (which makes it understandable to me why a lot of […]
I love that I get to make things. To work with my hands. This is so life-giving to me, that it is clear it is what I was created to do. I've been enjoying experiencing this in a fresh way lately. Finding satisfaction from my work. Getting to be inventive and to think things up that […]
I had an interesting day this past week in my search for books for my next installation project. This current project will require LOTS of books, like at least 150? Something like that. So far I've been able to find old books for cheap, like $1 a piece, but in this case I decided that […]
For those curious, the new art complex I work in is called Grandview Fine Arts Studios. The ceiling at this place is kinda fun to look at...as are the checkered hallways.
I've spent the month of May moving into a new studio that is closer to home. In my ideal world, Keystone Art Space, which is such a great complex with growing potential, would be right around the corner from me. But, the reality is, it is not, and an opportunity came up a month ago […]
For those of you who have been following my blog, you know that the complex where I've had my studio this past year houses a non-profit called CreateLA. The purpose of CreateLA is to offer free art instruction to kids from the surrounding community. I've been assisting in a few classes and last week helped […]
Permission can be a tricky thing to grant oneself. Oftentimes I find I know what I want, but it is giving myself permission to pursue it that is hard. I'm not sure why this is. I suppose desires, which are so freely expressed as children, get easily buried by jobs, roles, others' words, negativity, lack […]