Art shows

Along with creating art, I have made the time and put the effort into getting my artwork out there into some regional shows.  Most recently I had a Gelli print in a members exhibition at the Art League of Long Island.  I also sent in two pieces to a juried printmaking exhibit called Making an Impression at the Huntington Arts Council.  Both pieces were selected and the opening was this past Friday.  I included a self-portrait done in Solarplate, as well as a recent Gelli print.  During the opening, we were asked to speak about the process that we took to create the work and to reflect on printmaking as a process.  I spoke about my college printmaking professor, Rick Mills from C.W. Post.  He is an amazing teacher, artist and just such a cool guy. During my undergrad days I learned so much from him, and I had the opportunity to work with him again about 7 years ago.  He has since retired but I have so many amazing pieces of work, from the time I spent with him, hanging in my house and in my office.

               

Mini-Studio

After too many years of not making the time for myself to create my own artwork, I have come back with a vengeance!  Besides organizing my studio at home, I have carved out a small section of the storage closet next to my office to use as a workspace.   The closet (which was once an office) has a window and I have parked a mobile cart in front of it, so I can spend some of my lunch hours creating.  During one marathon printing session, I made about 20 double sided prints to be used for a bookmaking project.  This space is my therapy room (like at colleges when they bring in puppies or kittens for the students to decompress during finals).  When I am stressed out, I pop into the room and make some art!

Making Monday Madness

Here are a few more videos from past classes I have taught.  It's hard to say what has been my favorite class to teach, because even when I repeat a class, the participants always bring something new and vital to the process.

 You can find all of theses on a playlist on my YouTube channel.  You can click the YT link in the banner to navigate there as well!