Here’s to you Chances are these last few weeks of the grant period will rush by. So before time picks up and blurs this all into warm memory, I want… Read More
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
Hate Revision? Get Over It
Hate Revision? Get Over It This week I’ll be teaching a workshop at the Chautauqua Institution called “Re-envisioning Revision.” It’s for writers who have a draft of a larger work… Read More
Intent
Intent “What is the artist trying to say? What was their intent?” These questions are used to derive a deeper meaning of a piece of artwork by the viewer. However,… Read More
The Fleeting Snapshot
The Candid Family Snapshot The dusty shoe box stuffed with snapshots has gone the way of the Rolodex. Not me. I still use a Rolodex. In 1995 – obviously before… Read More
Artist Update 8.19.2018 – New Studio
Artist Update 8.19.2018 – New Studio Last weekend Kyle and I moved my parents into assisted living with 5 other people helping. This weekend we had to move my personal… Read More
Dry Point Etching on Plexi-Glass
Dry Point Etching on Plexi-Glass While i’m in the process of wrapping up the carving portion of large scale wood blocks, i’ve been working on a separate series of small… Read More
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it. Something I struggle with when crafting a play is what’s not said. I’m not talking about the themes and ideas underpinning the play, but rather what don’t the characters say… Read More
Does It Linger?
Does It Linger? A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of seeing Chautauqua Theatre Company’s production of George Brant’s new play Into The Breeches. It’s a female-driven backstage comedy, so… Read More
“Oh my God! I wrote a hit play!”
Oh my God! I wrote a hit play! …yells Max Fischer in the movie Rushmore. It’s my favorite of Wes Anderson’s films (and I love them all). And that particular scene… Read More
Building and gilding the frame for the “Not #MeToo” painting
Building and gilding the frame for the “Not #MeToo” painting What to do when you cannot afford prefabricated frame molding? Build your own frame! It’s much more work, but it… Read More
