Oct 7, 2022 | Architecture, Design, Drawing, Film, Food, History, Masterclass, Metal, Sculpture, Teaching, Thoughts, Traditional Arts, Welding
David and Sophia at the shop David Ponsler? Brett Waller says he’s alright. David will get this inside joke. I took Sophia to the shop here in Jacksonville to see his progress on a forged Bronze project he’s been on for about a year. He is one of the first... 
Sep 18, 2022 | Architecture, Cosplay, Design, Drawing, Film, Food, History, Museum, Painting, Sculpture, Thinktank, Thoughts, Wood Carving
Bacchanalia Colonel Jirayr Arnak Hanparzoom Hovsep Baldanose Zorthian. I visited his ranch when I was doing THE HOLYLAND performances and temple of sacred retardation in my early Los Angeles days. We became friends and comrades in art. His birthday parties, called... 
Sep 16, 2022 | Character design, Cosplay, Design, History, Painting, Sculpture, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Daniels helmet hut I met Daniel Davis by chance and for completely different reasons. It turned out we had a lot in common. Love of music and motorcycles to name a few of our common interests. He invited me to his home and after several months I finally made the visit... 
Aug 17, 2022 | Drawing, History, Museum, Sculpture, Teaching, Thoughts, Wood Carving
Dancer-Bronze at the Cummer Museum Enzo Torcoletti always has a smile when he sees you. He lives in St Augustine but I met him in Jax as he seems to show up at every opening of all the artists he knows. He is the most supportive and loving artists I know. His work is... 
Aug 4, 2022 | Drawing, History, Painting, Thoughts
Minor event with blowout I saw Franklin Ratliff’s work in 5 Points and immediately was drawn to the haunting familiarity of the images. Like old family photos out of a shoebox, like my family, but not. I bought this one and another which hang next to the front...