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Eliza Cook was a 19th-century English poet and writer, from whose words the title of this painting is taken. She wrote that it would be better to “build schoolrooms for the boy, than cells and gibbets for the man.” This is a compelling statement, ringing with...

13 May, 2009 /

This is a story of exploration, discovery and actualization. Read on. The READING THE KEY series began with an erratic decision on my part. More than a year ago, I was in metal-etching mode. I did lots of etching into sheet metal that I had not...

23 April, 2009 /

Not too long ago, I noticed it was raining on my bench. After a severe creative drought, the muse finally returned. And now, there are sparks flying! Stay tuned, sign up for the email updates if you haven't already. This blog will soon be red hot. What does...

21 April, 2009 /

The studio has been stagnant lately. We've been steadily doing repairs and plugging away on cool commissions, but the muse must be sleeping. I know that if the muse didn't nap from time to time, I'd probably be exiled or buried by now. The constant thrill...

11 February, 2009 /

The soul of a people is the arts. The art they make. The art they revere. The art they pursue. Art can provide political commentary, as does Picasso's Guernica in 1937, or speak to the human condition, as does the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning....

04 February, 2009 /

The suitcases are evidence that the muse has been fed. A year ago I bought some new suitcases just prior to a family trip to Tuscany. Despite my preference for black in most things of apparel (t-shirts, pants, shoes, gloves, etc.) I chose not to purchase...

03 December, 2008 /