December 18, 2016
Recollect that only when habits of order are formed can we advance to really interesting fields of action—and consequently accumulate grain on grain of wilful choice like a very miser—never forgetting how one link dropped undoes indefinite number. —William James
» Read more about: A Painter’s Bookshelf: Daily Rituals »I wish I had a routine for writing. I get up in the morning and I go out to my studio and write. And then...
December 11, 2016
Adolf Furtwängle, Lemnia Athena (reconstruction)
Marble, 1891
Staatliche Museum, Albertinum, Dresden, Germany
Note: A version of this post originally appeared on the blog Venetian Red.
For the past several months Athena, the Greek goddess of war, civilization, wisdom, strength, strategy, crafts, justice and skill (a versatile goddess if ever there was one) has been much on my mind. In...
» Read more about: Notes from the Studio: Wise Athena »November 07, 2016
The Muse, True Nature series, 2009
Digital Metaltype, 8 x 12″
True Nature is a collection of nine folios printed on copper sheeting, each measuring 8 x 12.” The sheets have been folded vertically and stitched down the fold with copper wire, emulating pages removed from a “found” book. Emulating the practice of elevating ordinary objects to art status, each folio...
» Read more about: True Nature »September 05, 2008
Harry Potter & The Fires of Ignorance (Internal View), 2008
Mixed media installation,14 x 14 x18″
Books have always occupied a special place in my world, both as repositories of idea and aesthetic objects. Thus, it was a great honor to be invited to participate in the 2008 exhibit “Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship.” The exhibit was first mounted simultaneously...
» Read more about: Harry Potter & The Fires of Ignorance »August 01, 2007
Santa Bernadeta (de las Benditas Locuras),2007
Digital MetalType with objects in handmade box, approximately 14 x 10″
Santa Bernadeta is an imaginary saint, whose creation was inspired by the magical blend of indigenous, religious, and colonial Spanish influences that uniquely defines Latin and South American culture.
I invented Santa Bernadeta through my own photographs of...
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