Line of Thought
I am an avid learner. Last Thanksgiving I was taught to spin yarn out of carded wool. For hours at a time I watched my teacher spin, mesmerized by the unbroken line she produced out of what looked like … Continued
Retired American Muscle
With time an abundant resource, I can now focus on random developments that happen to insert themselves in my daily waiting routine. Recently, one such development thrust me into the magical world of nuts, bolts, and junk yards in the American … Continued
Meet the neighbors
Sandpoint is a really pretty town. They say that once you drive across the long bridge there is no turning back, not because you can’t, but because you won’t want to. More than half the people here are from somewhere … Continued
Shelter – thesis show
At the end of March and the beginning of April 2015 I was scheduled to have my thesis show alongside Nara Strete, a dear friend and colleague. The date was more or less a choice, as well as the gallery … Continued
Ceramics Weekly
No, I don’t mean like a magazine, I mean that this semester I was striving to visit the ceramics studio at least once a week and do something there. What I managed to achieve is a good collection of bowls, plates, … Continued
Achill Prints
Ever since I’ve come back from Ireland, I’ve been meaning to somehow create a book based on my experience there. The sketchbook I took with me is filled with little treasures. I need a good chunk of time to polish … Continued
Second Year Graduate Show
This year, the second year graduate show in Zoller Gallery was split in two batches, the first one called “Milkshake”, and the second one appropriately called “Sloppy Seconds”. My work was shown in the second batch along with work by … Continued
Back at Work
It seems like forever ago that I was roaming the green hills of Ireland, but Fall is here, summer stayed behind in gentler lands, and work doesn’t wait. With a crop of new work slowly developing, I will be posting … Continued
Midnight Dusk
Gielty’s pub is the only public eatery in Dooagh, Achill Island, and as such functions as meeting place, cafe and bar, auditorium and conference center, for the whole village. It’s fairly central on the main road and happens to be … Continued