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What if I came up with a unified theory of physics, that holy grail of all scientific theories that reconciles Newton’s Laws with quantum physics? It’s not really hard to come up with a theory. What’s difficult is coming up with a theory that is wholly plausible, even better that is provable, or at least…
When I received notification that Giving Voice, the animated edition on Apple Books had received an ‘IPPY’ award for Best eBook Design, I hadn’t planned to go to the ceremony. It was literally on the heels of the SNAG Conference in Chicago. After a number of people looked at me like I’d lost my mind…
My article in Metalsmith Tech is about the endless possibilities and inevitable challenges of working large with nonferrous metals. It covers the Turtle Pocket Doors for a large media screen and the Etched double-sided room divider for the main salon of the same superyacht, plus the Eastern repousse, mokume gane artwork I created for the…
When I was eight years old, I decided and informed my family that I no longer needed a playhouse and that I was turning the tiny structure in my backyard into an art studio. I hauled all the cardboard kitchen appliances outside next to my playhouse and tried to convince my mother that the surrounding…
It was another hot but lovely Sunday morning in Atlanta, which means everyone here in Grant Park was doing yard work and DIY projects, mostly in defiance of the 10:00 AM weekend noise ordinance. As we were enjoying tea on the back porch we were serenaded by song birds, traffic going more than 20 mph…
I’ll be demonstrating Eastern Repousse and how to work with Russian Filigree Powdered Solder at the SNAG Conference in Chicago from May 22-25, in Rio Grande’s booth in the Vendor Room. Please stop by and say hello! I’ll also be demonstrating on the Vendor Room stage onThursday, May 23 | 12:45 – 1:15 pm Adding Depth &…
I recently stumbled upon this book by Maria Fabrizio and have to say I love it! I’d otherwise giving up on “how to be more creative in less time books” because they are so rarely aimed at independent studio artists. Books that are aimed at studio work make it look like other people are just…