current-projects

Boston.com Piece about my Installation

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:26:31 +0100

Take a gander at this piece that appeared on Boston.com about my Boston Children's Hospital installation! Read the interview here.

Yes... a FIVE-STORY mosaic!

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:38:44 +0100

I'm very happy to announce that my design, "Everyone's Tree House" has been selected as the winning design for a 5-story mosaic mural at Boston Children's Hospital. The proposal phase was long, and so many amazing artists applied. I'm still stunned that my piece won the contract... but beyond that, I'm thrilled & honored. I'll be a very busy camper for a while now!

I'll be sure to post many work in progress shots along the way.. so stay tuned! In the mean time, here is my design.

My Inspiration

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:53:21 +0100

I don't believe I've ever written about my children on here... but today I was asked by someone what inspires me. The first thing I thought of was, "my children". They remind me to enjoy life... to laugh A LOT, to jump over the waves, to roll down hills, to not take myself too seriously, and to give love freely & as much as possible. The lessons I've learned from them come through in every piece of art I make. My work has no big hidden meanings.... it's just simply color, joy, love, and moments of imaginative freedom. I am so blessed to live with two such amazing people.Thank you Julian and Priya for inspiring me every day. xoxo

Julian and Priya... Flower Day & Spreading some Love on PhotoPeach

Thank you all!

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:48:13 +0100

I took my 12-piece exhibit down this morning, and the folks at the library gallery said it was one of their most popular exhibits all year! Apparently, different large groups came by to see it.. and often. They said that a group of 8 people from Canada came in, and that they came to the area just to see my work! I was floored, honored, and so unbelievably grateful to everyone, every kind word, every wonderful email... THANK YOU for making my exhibit so successful! xoxox

There are a few days left to see my show!

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:03:27 +0100

I'm taking my show down on the 31st... so you still have a few more days to check it out!

Florence House & New Work

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:00:06 +0100

Doves are coming in all the time, from all over the world, for the Florence House Dove Mural. It's so exciting to open the boxes... and then I always get a little teary-eyed when I see the beautiful creations. Click here to head over the Florence House page and see the wonderful pieces that have come in so far!

I've been very busy with commissions, and putting together a proposal for a large mural for a New England hospital. More to come on that! I was thrilled to find out that I'm a finalist, and I'll be doing my presentation in early September. Keep your fingers & toes crossed for me... it would be a wonderful experience for many different reasons.

Hope everyone is enjoying these last weeks of summer!
Peace, love, and laughter!

Summer Art Show, Commissions, and Public Art

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:16:35 +0100

Summer is half over now... and what a busy summer it's been! Doves for the Florence House mural have been showing up at my doorstep, and each one is just so lovely & moving. There will be 17 doves in the mural when all is said and done. I'll be posting photos of the doves I've received so far VERY soon!

Yesterday, I hung 11 pieces of work at the Thomas Memorial Library, here in Cape Elizabeth, for a summer art show. My son is almost 10 years old, and he asked if he could be my assistant. He was amazing & such a joy to have there!

Here are a few more photos of the show. If you're in the Portland area, come by! - and if you contact me first (you can do that through the "contact me" page) I'll meet you there & take you through all the work. :)

Also in the news front, I was told that I was a finalist for a large mosaic mural project. Right now, I don't want to say too much about it... but more information will follow! It would be a dream to create this mural, for many personal reasons... so lets all do a collective positive energy surge, and maybe it will give me a little edge. :)

This has been a busy commission season. My current work-in-progress is a tree window. I'll be adding the last of the glass today, then grouting late next week. Stay tuned!

Thank you all for all the love & support... daily, I'm blown away by the emails & comments on my work. I never know what to say, so I just wanted to say THANK YOU.

First Place, Art is Community III Show!

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:32:27 +0100

A few weeks ago, I was VERY excited to be juried into the Art is Community III art show, in Buxton Maine. It was my son's first time going to an art show opening (he's 9)... and he was the one who first noticed that I had won First Place in the Mixed Media and Sculpture category! I think it was just as exciting for him as it was for me!

First Place! Woo-hoo!!

I was beyond surprised, and totally honored! To make things even MORE exciting, I received an email the next morning that I also was voted 2nd place in the People's Choice vote, the night of the show's opening!

My son, downstairs at the "create your own art" table.

If you get a chance to see the show, please do! It's a great variety of wonderful work from Maine artists! - and don't forget to head downstairs & see the "gift shop" full of artwork by the artists upstairs in the show!

Opening Night

Mural for Florence House

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:25:24 +0100

It's Memorial Day weekend... the official start of summer here at the beach! - and what better way to start a new season than with a new big project? If you haven't heard of Florence House, in close-by Portland Maine, then please take a look at this video:

It's an inspirational place... and when you see a group trying to start over, and banding together in a place of support, love, and sympathy, you want to jump in and do something. As an artist, my mind always floats to mosaics... and so I approached my mosaic group, the Piece Makers, with an idea: to each create a mosaic peace dove, and I will assemble them all into a mural of birds in flight on a wall at Florence House.... each dove different, but coming together, and moving in the same direction... just as the women of Florence House are doing. So far, 14 artists have stepped up & are participating. It's a very exciting project, and I'm so honored to be able to do something special for this group of women who have been through so much.

Revisting the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Mural

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:02:04 +0100

Yesterday, I went back to the Children's Hospital, with photographer Kelly Ash, to take photos of my mural. Kelly is taking the photos that will be in Vidro Impresso Magazine. It was great to see the mural again, now that it's all settled into it's new home. Along with Kelly, I snapped just a few pictures of my own... because how could I not?
Enjoy them!

.. and just a couple of detail shots.

I have also finished putting the last of the glass onto a window for a holistic medical practice in Colorado. This weekend, it will be ready to grout... and then the magic will happen. :) I'll be sure to post photos of it when it's finished. Here it is in all it's ungrouted glory this morning. I'm really looking forward to grouting it.... to seeing all the details pop, and finally being able to see the light filter through the colors.