December 8, 2014It all matters.When I read and I come across a phrase or passage that challenges or inspires me, I record it in one of my Commonplace Books. Today […]
December 7, 2014Studio gazingAt my bench in my studio is a bulletin board filled with various cards and other things that inspire me. Some of these cards are over 10 […]
December 6, 2014Open for Fun20 years ago I was preparing to move to the tiny island of St. Kitts to begin my service as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I was […]
December 5, 2014Internal versus ExternalWhen I was in college, I remember a conversation with a fellow art student about living in one place for the rest of his life versus […]
December 4, 2014Alone, yet not aloneToday is Rainer Maria Rilke‘s birthday. I often turn to his writings, and have since college when I first read Letters to a Young Poet. Today […]
December 3, 2014Pay attention, or overcoming operator errorThe Vandercook Universal III, the letterpress machine that is the center of my PRESS project is only as precise as the operator. It’s possible to line up […]