collage day
Things have been rather busy around here, but Saturday was spent in a collage workshop with Randel Plowman from whom I learned a few collage and transfer techniques. More importantly for me it was simply 7 hours of uninterrupted making. Here are the results…
Seeking Sanctuary
This is a very big elephant. She is about the size and shape of the one that likes to sit hanging out on my chest much of the time in the form of a quietly anxious feeling that doesn’t like to let up. There’s often not a set reason for this feeling and learning to ...
Life is Full
I had cause to celebrate yesterday as I was able to pick up my new flute from Dave and Marlene at Celtic Lands Irish Flutes. It is gorgeous and has a lovely sound already, even though I have not adjusted to playing it yet. Every flute is slightly different and so a flute player has ...
small town positives
There are a number of things that make living in Cincinnati a bum deal at times. Smog alerts in the summer. Humidity. There is not an ocean anywhere nearby… or good mountains either. Even so, I find myself counting my blessings more often than not about living in this town. The cost of living is ...
Baby Pictures
Last fall I borrowed my friend Cindy’s wooden flute to try my hand at playing it; a rather large jump in the learning curve for me in music. Since then, I have had a few lessons and even signed up to take a summer course with my teacher from the Riley School, John Skelton. Cindy’s ...
Road Trip Season (episode 1)
This past Saturday was the Detroit Feis, an Irish Dance competition where my daughter Maddie competed in a number of different dances. She won first place in her Reel which gave everyone cause to celebrate. Her best buddy and fellow dancer Camille also won her Reel (they are in different age/ skill level categories), and ...
Ci(r)cadian Rhythms
Here in the studio, I am listening to the sound of the millions of cicadas singing. In my experience, people either love or hate these little buggers; there seems to be no middle ground. I am in the love ‘em camp, as are my dogs who continue to gobble them up like popcorn. There are ...
In good company
The past couple of days I have been delighted to experience some of the recent work by a couple of close friends and fellow artists. Friday night I visited Aisle Gallery, an interesting space in the same building as The Carl Solway Gallery (Aisle does not have a website, but Solway’s is worth a peek). ...