On this last day of 2012, I look back in reflection as we all do. This past year has had some nice successes, but there have been many challenges and disappointments in it for Michelle and me, so overall I
The 32nd annual Studio Show will be a little different this year. We’re calling it Studio Saturdays in December. The gallery will be open from 12 noon until 4 pm on December 1, 8, 15 and 22. We’ll have the coffee
I was contacted via email by a design/builder of residential homes and they were looking for some sculpture to decorate their entry into the 2012 Parade of Homes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Parade of Homes is produced by the
Recently, Michelle and I were walking in the downtown core of Vancouver, and we came upon a curious sight. What at first appeared like a small pile of discarded wood, turned out to be something quite different. It was the Bending
Once again, Michelle and I have to say goodbye to one of our dogs. In December, 1999, two soulful brown eyes quietly looked up to me from inside a chain link kennel at the local SPCA and captured my heart. Today,
In 1999, I was invited by the North Vancouver Arts Commission (NVAC) to participate on their Public Art Steering Committee. The NVAC is a municipal agency that decides how the local governments spend public money on Arts and Culture. The
I have had quite a lot of experience with the Public Art process. In the 1980’s, I entered many open call civic public art competitions, most of them in the Greater Vancouver area. I was rejected from all of them, and
photo courtesy of greatamericanwest.com I have been rejected from yet another open call public art competition. This makes 119 in my career and I have never won a civic open call competition. I do have several sculpture in public space projects
For the third year in a row, the month of July is when we have turned to renovations. This time around, Michelle and I are updating our guest bathroom and we have just finished grouting the tile surrounding the tub
The Regent Seven Seas Navigator has been in the Seaspan Dry Dock here in North Vancouver for the past few weeks getting an overhaul. Michelle and I reminisced about our adventure aboard this vessel ten years ago. I am the first