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Dec 31, 2020
2 min

Always Beginning

In a year when the entire world has suffered severe loss and unprecedented change, I pause to send out my Love and also to count the many...

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Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Beyond Illusion

I have worked with many different types of stone and each one has its own unique character and set of qualities that both challenge and e...

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Nov 24, 2020
1 min

The Chrysalis

I just adore working with translucent alabaster because I never know completely what's below the surface of these rugged, rough-looking b...

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Oct 8, 2020
1 min

The Story of The Cosmic Gift

On my daily walks through the streets of my hometown, Dunedin I often find feathers. I see them as gifts left for me by the birds that li...

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Sep 17, 2020
1 min

Light and Shadow

Sculpting a piece of stone takes me down many different pathways. I'm confronted with form, space, concept, structure and design. They al...

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Aug 7, 2020
1 min

Joy! says Euphrosyne

Each time I step into my studio my senses are enveloped by the history of the place. The aged walls and equipment, the dust covered photo...

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Jul 2, 2020
1 min

Wild and Free

If there is one that being an artist represents to me, it is a sense of freedom. In my mind I can create and live anything I imagine. I h...

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Jun 18, 2020
2 min

Making Art Together

My earliest memory of making art was in a small corner I carved out as my "own" space in our family living room. Solitude and privacy wer...

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May 16, 2020
1 min

The Power of Touch

Way way back when my friend and I were visiting the Art Institute of Chicago. The east entrance led visitors right into the antiquities e...

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Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Deciding What To Let Go Of

Subtractive sculpture is the oldest sculpture there is. It involves removing material to create a form or design. One of the biggest chal...

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Mar 21, 2020
1 min

Seeing With The Heart

My mother Mary nurtured my love of art from as early as I can remember. She saved every sketch, drawing, painting or craft that I ever ma...

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Feb 28, 2020
1 min

Dust and Destiny

When working with a piece of stone I'm surrounded by an incredible amount of dust. The once solid, heavy, dense material become weightles...

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Feb 13, 2020
1 min

Marmo Carrara Infatuazione

The famed marble of the quarries of Carrara, Italy evoke a mystique and beauty unmatched by any other stone. Similar to the diamond, its ...

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Jan 20, 2020
1 min

Breaking New Ground

The new year is off and running! And I’m beginning to carve out the plans for the months to come as I usually do this time of year. This ...

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Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Making Friends with Father Time?

I am approximately 80 hours into the sanding of my Atlantic Black marble sculpture at the level of the first grit. This particular marble...

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Dec 7, 2019
1 min

Trusting the Flow

I created this piece, "Her River Flows Freely" from a boulder of Persian red travertine that has so much rugged character, typical of tra...

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Nov 13, 2019
1 min

Daughter Of The Earth Shows Me The Way

I just adore this time of year! The days begin to cool, and being outside to sculpt under Florida's gorgeous blue skies is divine. With t...

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Oct 25, 2019
1 min

Am I Dreaming?

Do you know that delicious feeling when you're in between just waking up but still caught up in a dream so captivating that you don't wan...

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Oct 9, 2019
1 min

My Sculptures as Messengers

As I go for my walks every day either before sunrise or with the shorter days, after sunset, I find myself looking up most of the time. T...

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The Mystery and Allure of Atlantic Black

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Sep 28, 2019
1 min

The Mystery and Allure of Atlantic Black

I’m currently carving a gorgeous hunk of Atlantic Black Marble. Its starting weight was 361 lbs. and as you know how much I love to work ...

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