*This morning I put my apron back on. I'm taking that as a sign of repair. It's supposed to be 110 today. In protest, we've rele...

I'm still feeling fragile. Too fragile. There was the slow burnout, then the smashing upon the floor, then losing Gurtie. Sent me into a...

A few shots from Zoya's recital on Saturday. ( Zoya in center, ears flying.) A new steam punk poppet car, collaboration with Bent....

This morning I walked by the bench that was Gurtie's favorite spot for napping. Her impression is still there. I'm not going to h...

Pelicans. I watched them and gathered up inspiration for new work. That was good. June Gloom has arrived on the coast, and summer here ...

There is new work up on Etsy and on Ebay. There are new works in progress on every table in the studio. There are meetings scheduled an...

A glimpse of how we spent our evening. These last weeks leading up to the event have been interesting indeed. I thought about what I migh...

It's always something. How clear the words become. So, on the path to fixing. Orion and I (photos, previous post) had root beer floats....

in progress on the 'fixing of your artist.'

What if Poppets dream? I'm not sure, but I can imagine. This one is inspired by one of mine. It was an extremely cathartic and satis...

Today was mostly an administrative sort of day, in the office and not anywhere in the studio except to measure or count something. Yesterda...

It's Memorial Day I'm hoping mine looks a bit like the above. Still, Memorial Day is for honoring those lost in service, and is ...

Today's blog entry is to showcase new summer season work. If you're on our mailing list, you'll likely be receiving an email wi...

Sometimes I hear people complaining about Wii and other game systems and virtual reality programs. I hear them say that people should get ...

This weekend I made a steam locomotive Poppet. It looks like this. I made another Poppet reading. Eventually, we all must read Lewis Carroll...

I wanted to show you this underpainting technique. Very likely, painters use it all the time, but I thought you might like to see it appl...

We could keep it light today. Think good thoughts. Put darkness in a box for a while and air ourselves out in the sunshine. It cleanses t...

Today is the first truly hot day of the year. It's actually scarier than it sounds. Already the shades have been going up and, followin...