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Last Words, Eternal Rest at the Georgia Agriculture Museum in Tifton, GA
(Above: Last Words: Eternal Rest. This is my solo show at the Georgia Agriculture Museum and Historic Village's gallery on the grounds of the Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College in Tifton, GA.)I am...
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Flooded, a visual arts installation for the Indie Grits Film Festival
(Above: Detail of the sculptural piece in Flooded, a multi-media installation by Jordan Young for whom I worked as a fabricator. Click on any image in this blog post to enlarge.)Over a month ago I...
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Cross Country Adventure Begins!
(Above: The back of our mini cargo van ... ready to head west! Click on any image in this blog post to enlarge.)Today has been busy ... finishing last minute paperwork, helping framing clients pick...
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Threads: Gathering My Thoughts at the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum
(Above: Me ... during the installation of my solo exhibit Threads: Gathering My Thoughts at the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum in Arizona. Most of the photos in this blog post were taken by my...
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Whirlwind art trip continues to DC and NJ
(Above: Cotton: Triangular Trade, my installation at the Textile Museum's exhibition Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora. Click on any image in this blog post to...
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Nike's Advice, a performance installation for Artista Vista 2016
(Above: Nike's Advice, a performance art installation ... on Saturday morning. Photo by John Allen. Click on any image in this blog post to enlarge.)Several months ago I was invited to participate...
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Peacock Feathers and other new work
(Above: Peacock Feather III, detail. Click on any image in this blog post to enlarge.)In the summer of 2008 I created a large triptych using peacock feathers. (Click HERE to see it.) At the time, I...
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"Second Life", a workshop at the Georgia Agriculture Museum in Tifton
 (Above: The Key to Hope ... workshop demo piece! Old-fashioned key tagged with machine zigzagged cording to a paper label on which vintage letters were collaged ... stitched to a remnant of dry...
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Fergus Fall, MN ... Here I come!
(Above: The back of my packed van!)Bright and early tomorrow morning Steve and I head north to the Minneapolis airport. We'll fly from there to Phoenix, Arizona. Now this might sound totally crazy!...
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Weekend in Arizona and the start of a new art residency in Fergus Falls, MN
(Above:Â Me ... with the incredible signage for my solo installation at the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum!)Last week Steve and I drove my totally packed van to Minneapolis in order to fly to Phoenix....
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First few days at Hinge Art Residency in Fergus Falls, MN
(Above: How I left my provided studio space after my first full day! Click on any image to enlarge.)I arrived in Fergus Falls, Minnesota for my one-month art residency with Hinge Arts on Monday...
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More Work from Fergus Falls
(Above: How I left my studio on Saturday night! Click on any image in this post for an enlargement.)When I first saw the provided studio space for my art residency here in Fergus Falls, Minnesota...
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Second Ancestor Scrapbook ... finished!
 (Above: Ancestor Scrapbook II, cover, shut. 13 1/4" x 10 1/4". Click on any image in this blog post for an enlargement.)I blogged about the first scrapbook (HERE) just last Friday, but it seems...
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At Rest in Minnesota
(Above:Â At Rest in Minnesota, 10" x 10". Crayon grave rubbing, buttons, and vintage doilies and lace on a pale yellow handkerchief with self-guided, free motion embroidery and dense hand stitching....
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40' Otter, 9000 pound chicken, a Viking ship plus new work from Minnesota!
(Above: Otto, the forty-foot otter sculpture here in Fergus Falls, MN. Click on any image in this blog post for an enlargement.I brought a brand new quart of matte medium with me. It was the largest...
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Three new works complete!
(Above: A Family, Ten of eleven altered, antique tintypes. Click on any image in this blog post for an enlargement.)I suppose it is most fitting that I'm spending Memorial Day weekend with my...
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TRAILER: Nike's Advice, by Susan Lenz. from Allen Wheeler Productions on Vimeo.
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A Book About Life and two pieces ready to melt
(Above: Two, new Large In Box Series pieces ... constructed, stitched, and ready to melt. Click on any image in this blog post to enlarge.)Lest anyone reading my blog in recent weeks thinks I've...
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