A Grand Opening

The official opening ceremony for the new City of Snoqualmie Town Hall took place this last Saturday, January 9th at 10:30am. I and my fellow artist Kathleen Fruge-Brown were honored by having our commissioned art pieces dedicated to the people of that fine city.

Another Portrait of the Falls

Well there it is! "Another portrait of the Falls." It's taken about a year to complete and now my baby is out of my hands. These pictures don't do nearly enough justice to the artwork, but it will give you an idea. If anyone ever wants to visit this piece in person, it lives at City Hall, 38624 SE River St. Snoqualmie, WA 98065. Or- come to the grand opening on January 9th, 2010.

OMG! I have an Install Date!

Dec. 13th and 14th of 2009.
these are some pictures of the finished space, well, finished except for the lighting and eye hook i had requested. I guess that had all got lost in translation.
so what you see here is the bottom floor (entryway to the building) the upstairs conference room, and view from the bottom up into the conference room. can you imagine it yet?

Rejected

It's been three months since my last post to this blog. I had thought that there was nothing to report because none of the applications I sent out this summer were accepted. Then it occurred to me that this state of rejection is unavoidable for an artist, and can even be important.
So I'll mention then that my application to the Art History Department of UW to pursue a masters: REJECTED
Application for a fellowship at Pratt Fine Arts: REJECTED
Application for a scholarship grant to fund my next big art project: REJECTED
Application to be an intern at a downtown gallery: REJECTED
In fact, the only thing I applied to and got this year was a new job. So I guess all is not for loss. I'm now working in a better place and I'm constantly surrounded by art.
So what lesson do I take from all this rejection? I'm choosing to believe that I just didn't apply to enough things of the right type.

Out of the Fire

Yes! These are what resulted from my new york adventure in wood-firing. Notice that marvelous glaze, those patterns and colors. I was so thrilled when I got them in the mail (at last!) And there you can also see the glass goblet i made in that same fire. What a fantastic experience. Now I want to do more!

Late night glasing!

Storm King

The last of my adventures on the east coast involved a trip to the Whitney, a viewing of Herb and Dorothy (watch the trailer)and a visit to the Storm King Art Center. I've got to say that the whole trip combined lead me to a deeper understanding, appreciation, and fulfillment of art. I didn't know my consciousness could be expanded so profoundly in just ten days!
And all that experience was so mind boggling that I'm shocked to say I'm glad to be back! As amazing as New York is, it is not Home.