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The following is a reboot of a post from 2012 with a surprise new ending. I have this super vivid and fairly recent memory of writing the original post in a moment of nostalgia at the old Octane Coffee shop in my neighborhood and was shocked to discover that I’d written it just over 7…
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…
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 thought you might be interested in a touch of behind-the-scenes for Giving Voice. It has been such a marriage of ancient and digital processes! If, when I began the illuminated manuscript in 2013, I’d had any idea how much time I’d spend grinding mokume gane, how much software I’d have to learn, or how many…
I am thrilled to announce that the multi-touch edition of Giving Voice is now available on Apple Books. Giving Voice is a multi-touch art book about the connections we form and how they can dramatically change our paths. The narrative traces the story of how the childhood gift of a board game came to ignite the…
If you’ve ever considered taking one of my workshops, you’d better sign up for one of the last 3! I am announcing the end of my North American + More Tour. I have more big projects in the studio that I’m working to finish, and that’s not going to happen if I keep running out…