Fun article in the Meadowbrook Shopper

http://www.greatermeadowbrooknews.com/GMN_Happenings.html

In the Collection of Aspen Re...

These images are of 'Hope', a piece I created for the Masterworks Artist in the Garden Series. The piece was created in 2008 and shown in April, 2009. 'Hope' then went on to be shown at the Grand Opening of the Tuckers Point Hotel. She drew the interest of James Fews. James works at Aspen Re. James presented images of 'Hope' to Aspen Re and they decided to add her to their collection in Bermuda. When I delivered 'Hope' to their offices, James mentioned that there had been some talk of creating a catalog of the pieces in their collection. I recommended my friend Linda Weinraub for the job. These images were shot for the catalog recently. I can't wait to see the catalog in hard copy in the near future.

Wolf Portrait Study

I have spent the last week in Texas resting after the Main St. Festival. My sister, Jill, was 9 mos. pregnant expecting her second child any day. Yesterday was a rainy day in DFW and I spent the day creating this wolf piece. I am interested in exploring the importance of the grout to a piece. While the tile is the main focus, the grout is really, really important and in this case, can define a piece. Visions West Gallery in Denver is hosting a show on behalf of the National Resources Defense Council and the theme is the Gray Wolf. I have titled this piece 'Wolf Portrait Study' as I would really like to do this piece again in Italian Smalti. Today, I became an aunt again as we welcomed Whitney Alise Phillips weighing in at 8 lbs. 13 oz. Mommy and Baby are both doing well.