Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Snake Eyes


There he is now, cozying up to Miss Snake Eyes. Doesn't it just figure that these two would find each other? Two of a kind. She's as bad as he is. Tiny little black-hearted thing.

I guess we've all got to have somebody.

Acrylic on paper with ample amounts of tobacco, wine corks, cigarette paper, bone button, glass bead and tiger's eye. 33 x 49 cm.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Bad Habits


Well, well, look what just rolled off the Ship...

He's coarse and he's mean. A thoroughly unsavory character. He's got a lot of very bad habits. He drinks too much. He smokes. And...I think he cheats at cards.

(Sigh) What can one say but,"Alea iacta est."

At least I figured out what to do with all those old wine corks.


Acrylic on paper with a great deal of tobacco, cork, cotton and one glass bead. 25 x 32 cm.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble...

I feel the need to fall in love again - with an idea, not with a person. But how to conjure it up? I'm casting about in the only way I know how - by touching and moving fabrics and papers - swirling gel mediums, semi-precious jewels and other elements. Something will emerge from the Cauldron.

I found part of the bottom of a shoe in the street the other day while walking my dog. Perhaps if I ink it and put it through my printing press?

Walk with me awhile.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Copycats? Let's hope so...

I'd very much like to think I've been an influence in this new project from the DIA (I think I have!):

Museum brings art outdoors in metro Detroit