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Allure has left the building

My most recent commission project was officially completed this morning when the four sculptures that I created for perminant installation on the Royal Carribean's latest ship "Allure of the seas" were picked up.

These four pieces were based on earlier designs, but are more than twice the size of the originals. This body of work created for the Allure was directly inspired by my time living in Australia. I traveled extensively and was taken by the rich culture and art of the Aboriginal people. These artist’s ability to communicate information through symbology and color was truly inspiring to see.

In my own work I use pattern and texture in glass to create compositions and graphic detail, but creating a narrative with simple shapes and pattern seem to give them new strength. These four objects; “Dream Path,” “Clap Sticks,” “Water Hole,” and “Path” all allude to experiences that I had or objects I experienced while on my travels. Carving these narratives into blown glass forms has brought new life to the memories of my experience.

"Clap Sticks" 2010 26.5"h x 15.5"w x 4"d

"Dream path" 2010 20"h x 15.5"w x 5.5"d

"Path" 2010 19.5"hx22"wx4"d

"Water Holes" 2010 22"hx15.5"wx4"d

Glass Uprising//// Louisville Kentucky

Crow and Squirrel

Today I provide you only with this link.. Two of my best friends riding hand-made bicycles around Czech and beyond. What an adventure. They're coming home soon so I'd better clean up the studio. http://crowandsquirrel.weebly.com/index.html

To solve the puzzle

"There are no straight lines in nature, only a quality of life force. We invent uniformity and patterns. We have the possibility of infinity.

Limitations are human not actual."

Stephen Procter

///Garden Update///

The Garden is doing well. I'm still waiting for the sun to shine, but spring is definitely here. I have tomatoes, cucumbers and basil in the closet and their looking good too. This is a leaf from the Marketmore Cucumber that is kicking ass but I cant put it outside until it warms up a bit. I have been getting lots of feed back from the neighborhood and people seem to love it. I think I inspired a few others to get their raised beds in shape and grow some food. This radish was the first thing harvested that I planted from seed in the garden. We have been eating the Lettuces and Kale but those were starts that I bought from the Seattle Tilth edible plant sale in March.