This is a bit of a departure from my normal work, but I'm part of a multi-artist installation in an upcoming show that my friend is curating. She is designing a show of art around the theme of movement. One of the installations will include a multitude of yo-yos suspended in the air, each designed […]
Or more specifically, why I create. I don't know if I've ever really articulated on this blog why I actually create. I mean, there are a whole host of obvious reasons why many people create...they simply like to, they have artistic talent, they make a living from their work, they feel a drive to make things, […]
I've been pondering returning to a slower-paced creative journey for the next several months. I find that with creativity, one must follow an inner muse. And this inner muse, or instinct, or whatever other name you want to give it, is usually the exact voice we need to be following, even if it takes the […]
As an artist, rejection is part of the game. Over time, you learn to not take any of it too seriously. Recently, I applied to a juried art exhibit in Chicago. I could tell right off the bat that this exhibit was not only well-organized, but that the person running it was on top of […]
The other week we ventured over to the Watts Towers in, of course, Watts, an impoverished neighborhood of LA. We took a tour of the towers which were built in the early 1900's by Italian immigrant, Simon Rodia. He spent 33 years building these towers - a very intricate creation of structural steel and mortar, […]