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Where were we? Oh, right. Magpie linocut demo. 19 May 2013 | 10:12 pm
So 'way back in April... almost exactly a month ago, in fact... I started a demonstration piece to work on during my residency at the Woodson Art Museum . Do you remember it? Magpie? Fencepost? Swoopy...
Fieldwork Friday: Mesa Verde road trip 17 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
The view from Park Point, Mesa Verde National Park Summer almost always escapes before I get a chance to appreciate it. Exhibitions, workshops, and contract projects fill the calendar May through Sept...
Exhibition News! 16 May 2013 | 08:37 pm
In all the excitement of my Woodson Art Museum residency and just-completed camping trip to Mesa Verde National Park (more on this later), I have neglected to announce the equally exciting news of my ...
Im-pressive Week Rolled By! 7 May 2013 | 11:19 pm
What an adventure! I returned late last night from my week-long residency at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin, tired-but-wired after a fantastic experience. Today has been spent in the...
Warming up for the big event 2 May 2013 | 01:25 am
We hit the ground running this week in Wausau. In the first two days of class visits we've already introduced almost 70 students to relief printing, and tomorrow we'll see that many all in one day! I ...
Someone else's river 28 Apr 2013 | 08:07 pm
(Phone blogging. It's an experience.) I'm here! I arrived in Wausau last night and slept like a log in the Museum guest house. Directly across the street a steamroller slumbers, too. We'll be introduc...
Fieldwork Friday: Gone Steamrollin' 26 Apr 2013 | 08:00 pm
It's certainly a different sort of field work than my usual: I'm off to my artist-in-residence gig at the Woodson Art Museum . Please send good weather juju for the May 4th steamroller event, and stay...
Linocut demo: Magpie and fencepost 22 Apr 2013 | 11:28 pm
Go ahead, start laughing now, everyone. I'm four days from departure for my residency at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and two days ago I decided I wanted a demonstration piece other than the ge...
Bring on the heavy equipment! 19 Apr 2013 | 02:51 am
Alrighty then! One thing ready and checked off the list for my upcoming residency at the Woodson Art Museum . One 24 x 36-inch block ready to take on a steamroller on May 4! It will be a busy week.......
Aaaaaannnnd.... still carving 18 Apr 2013 | 01:56 am
Making progress. About a third of the 24 x 36-inch chunk of lino to go. I'm planning to ship it out to Wisconsin on Monday or Tuesday next week, so feeling reasonably confident that it will be ready t...

