Pivotal Event #14 On My Wall
By no means do I consider myself to be a “collector” of art, but over the years a number of personally significant and lovely pieces of art have collected me, so to speak. They have found their way into my
Thank you
Greetings friends and art lovers, Over the last few newsletters I've been sharing stories of pivotal events in my life as an artist. With every story I've been reminded of how many people I want to thank for my progress (look
Reflections and questions for pivotal events 13 a, b, c
Photo above: Art is where you find it #2. "Found" art on the prairies in southern Saskatchewan, 2013 How does location affect your work? Do you have certain types of landscapes that you particularly identify with? Is there a dream you have that
Pivotal Event #13 (c) Basel
Ten years earlier I wouldn't have thought it possible. Yet here I was, opening my art show in Basel Switzerland, addressing the audience in German, laughing and conversing with the crowd using sign language to explain aspects of my process
Pivotal Event #13 (a) Saskatchewan
In the spring of 2013, I was fortunate to spend several weeks expanding my vision on the beautiful prairies of southwestern Saskatchewan. The landscape somehow reminded me of deeper aspects of myself both as an artist and as a person.
Artist Residencies & Pivotal Events
I know that recent events have brought the word "isolation" to the forefront of many people's minds. Many of us consider "isolation" to be a less than positive experience and something to be avoided. However, I've noticed in myself a
Reflections and questions from pivotal events 10, 11, 12
Have you discovered what kind of creator you are? Has it been different than what you predicted when you first began to create? Have you be part of an organization where you had to grow quickly and people took you under
Pivotal Event #12 They said, “Yes.”
November of 2006 (photo above) was my first Crawl. I was fascinated by all the artists who took part and all the people who attended. I thought, "This is a wonderful way to share art." I was hooked! So in the
Pivotal Event #11 Gifts from the Future
I'd like to share another example of how my brush sometimes seems to know what it's doing even when the rest of me might not. Maybe you have had an experience like this while creating? Every now and then when I least