The days are getting longer and tulips are pushing up from the garden beds. It’s nice to be on the swing towards warmer weather and greenery. In general it has been a slow start to the new year with art production, as the teaching workload has required more time and energy this semester. 

In the winter time the studio gets rather cold as well, and I aim to keep it warm enough to not have my acrylic products freeze. It will be fun to get started on a new series that I’m leaning into, and will have more to report in the future.

My son Esher and I worked on painting a clay mask for the 20th annual Mask show at the Fort Collins Museum of Art, which will display them from April -June, 2024. It was fun to collaborate with him on the mask. I find Esher’s ability to achieve his vision with repeated self-correction and creative drive to be very inspiring. He can really focus and visualize things in a determined yet exploratory way.

Keep having fun and rising to the challenges out there my friends, it’s a good time to be working on new and exciting projects!