Hello Friends,

After a beautiful summer in the Northwest full of camping, surfing, and hiking - it's time to get back in the studio.

I have a few large projects in the works (Saint Anne), but before I get my hands too deep in mud, I am going to France! Two years ago I received a Grant to attend the Chateau D'Orquevaux Artist Residency. I postponed the trip, but now that traveling has returned to some sense of normalcy, I will be attending this October from the 3rd - 17th. I am excited to meet all the artists and spend two weeks focusing on creating art in a new environment without the distractions of family life and my typical responsibilities. The inspiration!! To know more about where I am going you can see a video here>

below I am standing in front of my completed red chalk drawing, "Saint Michael's Wing." I spent many weeks sculpting both sides of the swan wing (on loan from the Slatter Museum) as I worked on Saint Michael. After looking at many drawings and paintings of angels - few of them show the back side of the wing, I thought it appropriate to draw the swan wing to scale and from the reverse! Do you feel the jet stream?

In recent weeks I've completed the maquette of Saint Michael for Saint Michael Hospital in Silverdale and the maquette for Saint Anne Hospital in Burien. My lifesize piece of Saint Anne I will begin on my return from France.