If you haven’t seen this video before, check it out. You can see what approximately 14 hours of work looks like compressed into 2 minutes. I’m finishing up the last section of Portal here as well as completing the final assembly. I was very proud of how this piece turned out.
When we moved to our new property two years ago, my plan was to use most of this space for my own sculpture park. I’d probably plant some trees and bushes to create natural “rooms” to best display my work – something along the lines of Grounds for Sculpture in NJ. I still have The […]
Sculptors at Work: Interviews About the Creative Process by Victor M. Cassidy is now out! “In this book of original interviews, sculptors describe their creative process–what they do and how they do it. Some of the 22 sculptors are internationally known while others have regional reputations; interviewees include Bruce Beasley, Lynda Benglis, John Henry and […]
I spent a good part of this morning grinding. The key to not (immediately) ruining your shoulders/elbows/wrists when doing this for an extended period of time, is to keep your arms in as tight to your body as possible. Don’t hang the grinder out in space like some chaotic dead weight. Keep your elbows in. […]
This weekend I’ll be at the beautiful Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City, MO. If you’re in the area, stop by booth #110 and say Hi. There’s going to be some great work there and the weather looks very promising as well. September 23, 24 & 25 Friday: 5 – 10pm Saturday: 10am – 10pm […]
I meant to take a nice studio shot of this piece in progress with the picturesque disarray of work in all it’s glory – extension cords strewn everywhere and the floor covered in grinding dust. The problem is, I just got too involved and before I knew it the sculpture was complete. So I’ll just […]
Drop everything you’re doing and head straight to The Minneapolis Institute of Arts to see the new MAEP exhibition of Margaret Wall-Romana’s paintings. Try to go at a quiet time when traffic in the galleries will be at a minimum – solitude is best to dive into these works properly. I arrived at the opening […]
I just returned from installing a solo show at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. Well, perhaps not that little… I brought 15 works in all and they filled out the space beautifully. The hospitality and response was great, just a wonderful trip.
I actually completed this piece, Bios, a few weeks back. My memory is so shot that I can’t remember if I began it in my old studio or not, but it’s definitely the first sculpture finished in the new space. Turned out quite nice. Better yet, a beautiful new piece is already well underway… […]
Last week I dropped off Nighthawk at the Elmhurst Art Museum for the Chicago Sculpture International exhibition. Named the “Best Suburban Art Museum in Chicago” by Chicago Magazine, it is a beautiful little museum located in one of the only three houses in the US designed by Mies van der Rohe. The show will run […]
I came across this and felt the need to pass it on to others. Beautiful video of some beautiful work, what more can you ask for?
By request, here’s my new workshop, in all it’s disorganized glory. The space measures 40′ x 50′ with a nearly 16′ ceiling, but as you can see I’ve already managed to fill a lot of it. It will take me some time to settle in, but already it’s feeling quite comfortable. Every day I unpack […]
I knew it had been a while since my last post, but I had no idea it was all the way back in mid-November. An explanation is in order. A couple of weeks later, on November 30th, we closed on our new house. It was a foreclosure which had been vacant over a year – […]
One of the nicer treats I can receive is a picture of a sculpture installed at a collector’s home. If I’ve delivered the piece myself I often have an idea of how it will be displayed, but in the case of shipped work I may never get that opportunity. I received this image of Trios […]
Taking perhaps longer than anticipated, Daphne is finally completed. The detail and level of finish of this one is perhaps beyond anything else I’ve done. Needless to say, I’m happy with it.
This Friday is the opening reception for The Precious Object, a group exhibition I’m a part of at the Minneapolis Central Library organized by the Walker Art Center and mnartists.org. Bringing together a diverse group of artists, it looks to be a really interesting show. Stop by later in October for some panel discussions on […]
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