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Filipino Artwork
Filipin0 Art Gallery… Read More
Building the stretcher for my “Not #MeToo” painting
Building the stretcher for my “Not #MeToo” painting Now that the first layer of my 7-foot tall by 14-foot wide Not #MeToo: No More Casting Couch is done, it’s time… Read More
Arts In Podcast – Xavier Cortada
Xavier Cortada is an artist who tackles climate change, endangered species, poverty, homophobia, Florida’s history and hard science with his artwork. And he’s a funny, engaging, vibrant guy from Miami… Read More
Pride Month and Art
Pride Month and Art As many of you may know, people who identify themselves as LGBTQIA, celebrate June as the Pride Month. We celebrate our lives, loves, and identities through… Read More
Follow Your Passion
Follow Your Passion My passion and appreciation for art goes back as far as I can remember. I have always thought of myself as a creative person and have always… Read More
How my work has evolved
How has your work evolved to what it is today? This is one of the many questions artists get asked a lot. I recently was asked this question again and… Read More
Building some MEGAMITES
What is a MEGAMITE? In 2005 I began creating wearable sculptures that I called MEGAMITES. I had been given a grant by Scope Art Show to create sculptures all around… Read More
Transitioning from teaching to full time artist
Transitioning from teaching to full time artist In 2005, my wife and I chose to start a family. I decided I needed to start generating extra income and wanted to… Read More
My Studios, Past and Present
My Studios, Past and Present Personally, I love to look at pictures of different artist studios. I’ve had many studio over the years. In college, I built a photo… Read More
