Jul 28, 2022 | Architecture, Food, History, Masterclass, Old Time Music, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Sound, Teaching, Thinktank
It takes a lot of work to be quiet.I once asked a very prolific artist how he managed to create so much work. His reply, “You have to learn to shut out the noise”.He is a metal sculptor with a studio in a big city so I assumed he was speaking about the cacophony of... 
Jul 23, 2022 | History, Museum, Painting, Sound, Teaching, Thoughts, Uncategorized
In 2007 I inherited a partial interest in a parcel of land in East Palatka on the banks of the St. Johns River through the death of my father, a Florida native. On this parcel was a 2 story “L” cracker house, a barn and a “boat house”. In the house were stacks of... 
Jul 12, 2022 | Teaching, Thoughts
Introduction You may have never heard of Earnest Shackleton and his heroic expedition on the ship Endurance to reach the South Pole (Aug 1914-Aug 1916) because it was largely overshadowed by the events of World War I or because it was a complete disaster. Either way,...