studio journal

studio notes: artifacted aprons

studio notes: artifacted aprons

Each step moves the piece forward: toward curvier shapes, messier surfaces, tiny details ... rich, gorgeous, broken, weighty, complex — basically, toward being more human.

studio notes: artifacted aprons

Each step moves the piece forward: toward curvier shapes, messier surfaces, tiny details ... rich, gorgeous, broken, weighty, complex — basically, toward being more human.

hand painted canvas basket from secret lentil

studio notes: canvas baskets

It's a running joke amongst, well, me mostly, that I'm 58 and suddenly understand why people buy baskets. And now Iook — I've accidentally made some.

studio notes: canvas baskets

It's a running joke amongst, well, me mostly, that I'm 58 and suddenly understand why people buy baskets. And now Iook — I've accidentally made some.

ephemeral concerns

ephemeral concerns

This is kind of about spare energy but also about spare paint? 

ephemeral concerns

This is kind of about spare energy but also about spare paint? 

secret lentil work in progress black linen jacket

work in progress: draping

I'm just here to do what it whispers to me.

work in progress: draping

I'm just here to do what it whispers to me.

helen carter with magic wand, 2007

flashback, with magic wand

... I guess because it's more of a path than a job — a creative and spiritual pursuit filled with more than a lifetime of curiosity, problem-solving and stupid-joke-making ...

flashback, with magic wand

... I guess because it's more of a path than a job — a creative and spiritual pursuit filled with more than a lifetime of curiosity, problem-solving and stupid-joke-making ...

secret lentil - work in progress

dream home

I'm always solving a puzzle up until the last detail is put in place.

dream home

I'm always solving a puzzle up until the last detail is put in place.