The Blue Monster is still looming on my clothes rack (new use, hanging large work) and I’m already thinking of Red. Yeah, red is an active, aggressive, competitive color. It’s… Read More
The Color Red BLOG #22
Genre: Grantee Story
Artist Critique
I’m not sure how other artists feel about this, but I crave it. Constructive criticism has catapulted my work into new realms on a regular basis. It has forced me… Read More
EMIT – 4/27/2021
EMIT – www.emitseries.org The nonprofit presenter that I founded in 1995 is EMIT. It is dedicated to the presentation of innovative and adventurous music and has presented over 500 concerts… Read More
Public Art: A Process of Inclusion
After over two decades working as a professional public artist I came to the conclusion that public art is a process of inclusion, it’s all about community development, and consensus… Read More
Off the gallery walls and onto the stage!
a look at creating of stardust and orchids In February 2021 I started creating a new work with four dancers from the Dance Department at Hillsborough Community College. This creation… Read More
Why Do We Make Art?
This writing selection was part of my graduate Arts in Medicine program at the University of Florida. Humans make art because after our necessities are met, there is a need… Read More
STRAWBERRY FIELDS (FOREVER) or FOR THE LOVE OF STRAWBERRIES BLOG #20
Oops! I did it again! It’s not just the title of a song. I may have mentioned that I can’t count…truly. My last blog post should be Blog #19. Today’s… Read More
Making Art from Anger
I once attended a peace summit in Newark, New Jersey, in which Jody Williams, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign against land mines, shared a stage… Read More
A Piece of Advice
Many artists wish to venture into the realm of public art and it is a challenging yet noble profession. The best way to begin is to alert the public art… Read More
Discoverability and Engagement
Hundreds of thousands of books are published every year—and that’s just in the US. From speculative fiction to creative nonfiction, poetry to textbooks, romance to historical records, the world is… Read More
