Cleveland's Cultural persona

Sara asked that I talk to her canvass staff about the "art scene" in Cleveland -I ended up doing a cultural survey of Cleveland art/politics/music/sports - it was a hoot. They reminded me of quite a few things I left out - so there is plenty of room for improvement...

Shirin Nashat at Cleveland Film Fest

Tonight Eileen and I saw an incredible and difficult film, Shirin Nashat's Women Without Men. It was political, personal, universal - there were some scenes i wanted to get lost in and some that i don't want to think about. These images will have a long decay. The special treat was that Shirin was there to answer questions. this picture from my phone does not do her justice. not only is she brilliant and talented - she's gorgeous too: thanks Eileen.

Pop Shop opening

popped in for visit to this opening tonight - I enjoyed the show. I had no idea this place was so close to home. nice crowd
here are the swell blokes that run the joint

Inventory

Dropped off eight pieces at BayArts yesterday. I was surprised she wanted all of them - we'll see how it goes.

Amazing carbon prints

This eerie print is made by pushing carbon dust through a screen - it's an image of mountaintop removal coal mining. It's by Tina Dujmovic, who has asked me to participate in her BFA committee. I'm so honored! This is amazing work:

Craft hour with the kiddies

There was a baby summit at our house today with my cousins' kids - Winston and Miles; and our buddy Mary Helen. We decorated paper Easter Eggs and made a mess and had fun! Perfect for a rainy day.

So far, so good

This piece is coming along nicely, but I think i'm going to scrap the embryo image and start over. I've still got a little breathing room before the deadline...

Gigantic Baby Quilt

I've thought about how to finish this piece for almost a year now. My solution is to quilt it by hand. What am I doing?! This thing is enormous! it's 65 x 67 inches.

Bad news and Good news

The bad news is that I didn't get into the show at Bay Arts. The surprisingly good news is that my pictures generated a lot of interest and they would like to sell my stuff on a permanent basis. So I am officially represented by a local gallery! Here is Karen, who runs the gallery.She kept the two pictures that I entered in the show and I'll get some more stuff together and drop it off next week. Yippee!!

Bay Arts and Crepes

dropped off a couple of pictures for a show at Bay Arts Gallery. I'll find out by Wed. if they got in...
Sara & Dylan came over and made delicious crepes. So lovely!