Imaginarium

If I can’t get back to Australia myself anytime soon, my work will have to return as my diplomats! I’ve been working on, and have just completed, two pieces for an upcoming show in Canberra, Imaginarium (which you can find out more about here on the events page). Each is graphite on paper, and 17″x13″. read on…

Ucross II

Here’s to Ucross, Wyoming, where I got to participate in a second mini-residency this summer. It was a wonderful and productive time, as last year; but my project was different this time, sinking me deeply into my surroundings. I made early pioneer-style costumes out of local plant materials, using a variety of techniques to render read on…

Wish you were here

In October, only a few short months ago, I was invited to Ketchum/Hailey/Sun Valley, Idaho to do a project about tourism (specifically as it relates to Sun Valley) and the American road trip with the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. I was there for nine days, visiting local cultural institutions and sites, wandering the read on…

at large in West Virginia

This week I traveled to West Virginia University, where I’m lucky enough to be in a two-person exhibition with my pal and fellow painter Beau Carey. The show looked great. The talk was well-attended. And we were generally treated like rock stars. (They made a phenomenal poster to advertise our lecture–try to tell me that’s read on…

Arctic pieces

I’ve been working on Arctic pieces–several of which already have homes destined for them, with folks who pledged money in advance of my trip.  It was so touching to be trusted in that way–and I feel a lot of pressure to make the work as good as it can be.  Here’s a fragment of the read on…