the forest floor
In the summer of 2022, I began a community mural project with Woodland Centers, a mental health facility based in Willmar, MN. They wanted to animate a retaining wall and […]
Category Archives: projects
stuff I’m working on
five huge fish
A while back, when I was hanging with my idols (previous blog post), Mary Wohnoutka and Sandy Saulsbury, this is what we thought up: A huge fish mural on a […]
hanging with my idols
I am lucky because on any given day I could run into one of these gals at an event, a meeting or walking down the street. They are Mary and […]
pain in the neck
On Saturday I had an awful pulled muscle on the right side of my neck and shoulder. It was less likely an injury than a stress point from the tension […]
the silence says
One side of an old, abandoned spool has become my personal mandala. It is scrubby and rough, porous and broken. Altogether perfect, actually. I am using it in a meditative practice […]
this place is a mess
I am working on a project I absolutely love. It takes all my smarts — 2D & 3D; soft & hard; image & word. Love, love, love. It is part of […]
barking has its benefits
While working on a project in the studio these last few nights, I had a loud barking going on inside my head. Each letter I rendered on this project sent […]
O, the agony.
It is painful, this point at which I find myself. Nothing has a more evil, pointed stare than a blank canvas or page. I stare at it. It stares at me. […]
green lake, blue grass
I have the honor of creating another CD cover for my pals in the Green Lake Bluegrass Band. These fellas are a local favorite, leading lively worship services in the summer months at […]
naval academy
During our teenage years, my grandmother used to say, “there sure is a lotta lookin’ at your own belly buttons around here!” Of course, her point was that our self-involvement […]
greenwater garage + gallery 