Taking a moment to celebrate the completion of a piece I started on New Year’s Day of this year. The buffalo hoop actually became its own separate thing, one of several pieces I completed concurrently with this one. It seems to be my way to start a lot of pieces […]
In times of crisis, artists are often among those most affected. In addition to public health concerns, this is a challenging moment for many in our community as we deal with cancelled income and revenue streams. MOCAD has always been anchored by a rich spirit of community and mutual generosity, […]
If you know me, you know that I hold a special kind of disdain for the specific cultural practice of weddings. I’m fine with people getting married to whomsoever they love, or wish to legally partner with, or quietly hate but use for financial stability, but I find it tremendously […]
I am curious today about the continuum of experiences artists have with their objects—if objects are what you make. I am always prone to hyper-fiddly types of making processes, given any amount of time, space, and materials—which, for the first time in my life, I have in simultaneous abundance #blessed—and […]
Part of my fascination with stickers is that the fact of what they various represent is a specific kind of evidence about the world. It is one thing, as an artist, to imagine up any number of objects or scenarios and project them into 2D reality; it is another to […]
Something I often talk about, when I am invited to speak at colleges, is the value of creating a personal definition of success. I think this is so important for everyone, but especially people who work independently in creative fields, because the external forms of success are going to be […]
I want to write something about organizational problems. I want to write something about Corrie Baldauf. I want to write something about life and art and how I’m learning to do those things. I want to write something because I feel like it, not because it is my job, or […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – EDITION time! I’ll be debuting some of my newest work, a series called Detroit Patchworks. Getting it all figured out! For our last exhibition of the year, Simone DeSousa Gallery is pleased to present EDITION 18, a group show celebration bringing […]
Excited to announce participation in the latest installation of Open Source at The Carnegie in Covington, KY. OPEN SOURCE 1.2 is a continuation of an experimental curatorial series of rotating installations and objects selected by a fluid team of curators, artists, collectors, writers, critics, and community organizers from across the […]
Very excited for the opening of Pocket Size at the Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead tonight, part of MOCAD‘s Fall exhibition line-up. The show has amazing miniatures in many modes, and my hoarder house, Hoard 1:12 (2) is making its debut in its second iteration – the first having fallen under […]