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
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
While on a visit to my relatives in Alberta, I came across an article in the Calgary Herald newspaper that caught my eye, "Invest in Art for Art’s Sake". It made me smile, as the article says exactly what I
What began in the early 20th Century, of abstract sculptors wishing to get away from the literal representation that prevailed for centuries, has developed into conceptual sculpture of the 90’s and into the 21st century. Assembling found objects like the metal
There's been a fascination of spiderwebs throughout my life - not an obsession, but a real, keen interest. I saw a very intricate one the other day and I offered a thought to the spider as I passed by "How
A few months ago, Michael and I headed to Las Vegas for a friend's birthday celebration. We have watched the building of City Center over the last five years and finally were able to stay at the Aria. During one
Jason Horejs is owner of Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, USA and he writes Red Dot Blog. I’d like to share a recent post he sent to me regarding how to improve your art sales. His tips are things Michelle
In July, 1999, The NWSSA interviewed me and they must have done a change on their webpage as it came up on my Alerts. I found it interesting to re-read the interview to see if and how my viewpoints might
Last weekend, we visited the Petley Jones Gallery in downtown Vancouver to see the Blake Sculpture exhibition. Petley Jones also carries my stone sculptor friends, Lee Gass and Gerda Lattey. Blake is a figurative sculptor who works in bronze and marble.