Breaking Formation
In the past 2 weeks, I’ve had what might most positively be described as an unexpected break from routine. It began one evening when I was headed home from my studio, looking forward to a delicious dinner of stew-like…
Year: 2017
An Airborne Art Adventure
My latest project was creating two artworks for an aerospace consulting firm here in Boston. The company’s managing director wanted something colorful and unique for their new downtown office space…
Getting Ready for Open Studios
This week I wandered around my art studio building to see what some of the other artists were up to. I figured that, like me, most would be preparing for the South End Open Studios, an annual weekend-long event that starts tomorrow in our neighborhood. Here’s what I found…
Feeling the Green
While the rain’s been working overtime in Boston making the outdoor world green, I’ve been surrounding myself with indoor greenery…
Two Artists, One Grand Space
An artist friend had a reception last week at the St. Botolph Club in Boston. I was blown away by how great her paintings looked in this elegant space…
Cats in Space
It’s endearing enough to me that someone wondered what the original Star Trek cast would look like if they were cats. But then that someone actually took the time to imagine and paint those feline avatars and put them into real Star Trek scenes…
SoWa Artists on WERS Radio Boston
WERS radio’s Jolin Cheng made a surprise visit to our artist studio building recently. It was Salon Sunday, a daylong annual event when many of the artists open their doors…
Spring Brings Sounds to the Gardner Museum
Each time I’ve visited the courtyard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, I’ve been surprised by how beautiful it is. It’s always like I’m seeing it for the first time. That was especially true yesterday when it serenaded me with subtle sounds of crickets, cicadas, and frogs.
Abstract: The Art of Design
Abstract: The Art of Design is a new series by Netflix featuring eight designers in different fields. I was completely charmed by the first episode featuring self-conscious illustrator Christoph Niemann…
Spirograph, We Meet Again
Well, well, well. If it isn’t my old friend Spirograph.
I spotted this new metal box version in a museum shop and had to get it. It’s been decades since I played with Spirograph.
