Happy to say that “Reflective” has been juried into the 2022 Festival of the Arts, juried group show located at
Great Hall
One Grafton Common
Grafton, Massachusetts
Dates: October 17-31, 2022
Opening reception: October 14, 7 PM

"Reflective"

16 x 24”


How does a part of the world leave the world?
How can wetness leave water?


Spanning a creek which eventually leads to the Mississippi River stands a civil war-era bridge which is not far from where I was born in rural Missouri. Exploring under the bridge gave view to a reflective duality coexisting among the ripples.


Perhaps people aren't all good, and people aren't all bad. We move in and out of darkness and light all of our lives.

​It's been wonderful having a playful summer with music and motorcycles but now it's time to jump back into the gallery scene! I am honored that my Irish photograph, "For Reasons I cannot Explain has been juried into the "Intensity", juried group show
Morini Gallery
888 South Main Street
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Dates: September 10 - Nov. 20, 2020
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 3-5pm. Cash Bar
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“For Reasons I Cannot Explain”

I have returned to the abandoned convent, the Sisters of Mercy, each trip to County Clare, Ireland. Together with the late David Lang, some wonderful sculptural and photographic art has been created and shared from this site. On this particular occasion, I was standing in the kitchens of the convent and heard a whooshing sound overhead. Looking up with my camera, I bore witness to these jackdaws swooping gracefully in and out and over the ruins.

'There are many a rumor of the Jackdaw being a bad, or even an evil, omen that can indicate bad luck and bad fortune in your life. Generally, through befriending the Jackdaw totem bad luck and bad fortune can be faced and worked through. The Jackdaw is in truth an omen to indicate what needs to be brought to attention in your life. With Jackdaw there are often powerful portends and premonitions ... as a familiar and totem guide, the Jackdaw makes an excellent companion.'

'The species may be the only animal aside from humans known to understand the role of eyes in seeing and perceiving things, according to a new study by Oxford University. While humans often use visual clues to communicate, it wasn’t known whether other animals share this social ability until recently.'
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"There’s an essay I love called “Making House,” by Rachel Cusk. She wrote about a friend of hers who “runs her house with admirable laxity … In the kitchen, you frequently feel a distinct crunching sensation from the debris underfoot.” The children’s rooms are “so neglected they have acquired a kind of wilderness beauty, like untouched landscapes.” This mother feels no shame about the mess; she’s free. And I wanted to be like that—to make the home, instead of the home making me.


But the crumbs got me down. I sometimes felt that they were a metaphor, that as I got older I was being ground down under the heel of my own life. All I could do was settle into the carpet."

​I am honored that “Ouroboros” is selected to be among this unique exhibition at the Plymouth Center for the Arts!
Show runs through September 11, 2022.
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“Ouroboros”

Ouroboros, the emblematic serpent of ancient Egypt and Greece represented with its tail in its mouth, continually devouring itself and being reborn from itself. A gnostic alchemical symbol, Ouroboros expresses the unity of all things, material and spiritual, which never disappear but perpetually change form in an eternal cycle of destruction and re-creation.
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A Different Vision returns to Plymouth Center for the Arts with a stunning show of 3D artworks. Please join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, August 20th from 3-7pm. 

This unique and popular exhibition breaks traditional barriers by actively encouraging all visitors to experience and explore the art on display through touch and other senses. The experience challenges the notion that sight is essential for creating and enjoying exceptional art, while emphasizing touch as a fundamental part of our daily lives and overall sensual experience.
Join us in thanking the Plymouth Commission on Disabilities, our grant partner for A Different Vision.
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Listen closely... the eternal hush of silence goes on and on throughout ALL this, and has been going on, and will go on and on.

~Kerouac

From the Aloft Series, Providence, RI

Thanks @plymouth_center_for_the_arts for the Honorable Mention in "A Different Vision"
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Dates: August 17 - September 11, 2022
Opening Reception: August 20th, 3-7pm




“Ouroboros”


Ouroboros, the emblematic serpent of ancient Egypt and Greece represented with its tail in its mouth, continually devouring itself and being reborn from itself. A gnostic alchemical symbol, Ouroboros expresses the unity of all things, material and spiritual, which never disappear but perpetually change form in an eternal cycle of destruction and re-creation.