Today marks the shortest day of 2015, and each year I smile, as the days will now start to get longer again.
It is also two days after the final day of my "Gallery Drip-In Saturdays in December" Studio Show. Michelle and I feel blessed that the three Saturdays were filled with
This is the final weekend for my Gallery Drop-In Saturdays exhibition before Christmas.
Michelle and I say a big thank you to those who have already visited. It is wonderful to see continued support for me and my work. We've made several sales, but the pieces shown above are still available. Plus, I've been creating new works between
Usually at this time of year, I host my annual Studio Show on a single weekend. But this year, I'd like to have a little change. The gallery will be open each Saturday in December before Christmas from 11am until 5pm.
I have created a new collection of smaller sculptures created with holiday gift giving in mind - a fresh flock of birds in a flutter
"Behind the Curtain" is another in my exploration into the human nude underneath drapery - or in this case, behind drapery. This is a female nude from behind from shoulders to thighs that appears to have backed up into a white curtain. It is a high relief style with the attention focused on the figurative side of the sculpture. The viewer's eye is drawn to
I was commissioned by patrons to carve a sculpture that they wanted to present to their daughter as a birthday gift. The recipient is a professional dancer and owner of the Howe Sound Dance Academy in Squamish, BC, Canada. My
I was commissioned by Imperial Metals Corporation to create three presentation gift sculptures for their subsidiary company, Red Chris Development Company Ltd. On July 27, 2015 an Impact, Benefit & Co-Management Agreement between the Tahltan Nation and Red Chris was signed.
I was commissioned by a long-time supporter to create a special sculpture that he wanted to give to his wife for her milestone birthday. Alleyne Cook has been our gardening mentor for decades and he and his wife, Barbara love
I attended the Northwest Stone Sculptors Association's Oregon symposium which was held at Camp Sisters on Suttle Lake situated on the east side of the Cascade Mountain range. The location was brand new for the Assoc. this year, having had to move from the Silver Falls location of two decades. The new location is lovely, with generous and attentive staff and a carving field among tall evergreens. Suttle Lake is just steps away, with swimming, canoeing and kayaking available.
I was invited to join this group of mostly Oregon stone carvers as a guest instructor. I gave an evening slide presentation, introducing myself and my work and acted as a mentor on
Michael Binkley has sculpted a female nude under a full length veil. Titled "Adrift in Veiled Gesture," this is another in Binkley's exploration into marble sculpture that has the illusion of a naked figure covered by thin fabric, like linen. Carved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQUhb_yKJ8k Michelle and I deaccessioned a marble female nude sculpture in our sculpture garden. I carved the piece, titled "Enya," in 1988 for the opening of one of my exhibitions. "Enya" is carved from calacatta marble, which is quarried at Carrara,