Experimention with Materials
Greetings Friends, Now the compost pile is cooking! This is more what I expected to see from a piece of painted canvas buried in the compost pile for two weeks....
Category: Rust Dyeing
The Dark Side
Greetings Friends, My 30% off summer sale continues with FREE shipping within the US! It’s your opportunity to take advantage of great prices on all of my...
Rusty Rebar Never Sleeps
Hi Friends, What is rebar? It’s currently my favorite art making material, and several people have asked me what it is. Rebar is a steel building material...
Expansion and Contraction
Hi Friends, Last week I went on a tour of the Krishnamurti Foundation in Ojai. Jiddu Krishnamurti was an internationally known spiritual teacher, philosopher an...
Celebrate Serendipity
Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on a new dyed piece using a slow process, which I rather enjoy. I like seeing the work develop gradually, in small in...
New Explorations
Hello Friends, I’ve been playing around with a lot of different mediums lately. I can’t seem to settle down and focus on any one thing right now. Ma...
Ephemeral Art
Greetings Friends! Although I often paint with bright colors, I’ve been enjoying the quiet hues of natural dyes lately. I love the charcoal grays, rust br...
Go To Ground
Dear Friends, Last week I mentioned wanting more stability in my life, and yet change seems to be the new norm. It’s pertinent that we find ways to stay g...
Learning Curve
Do you ever have those times when nothing seems to be working out? I’m in that phase now! I’m developing a new body of work, and I thought the first...