February 2011

Well, I'm in my new space now, and really producing quite a bit of new work. The studio is at the end of Mass Ave in downtown Indianapolis in the Circle City Industrial Complex. I've finished four new pieces in about one month, all gallery scale work. Right now I'm sketching for large scale public sculpture. I'm planning on producing one public piece every two months, and should, after a year and a half, have a nice public sculpture portfolio. It is pretty much impossible to pursue public sculpture RFQs without a good portfolio of large scale work, so, in order to go for those larger commissions I'll have to eat baloney sandwiches for a while as I build this portfolio. It is easy to get existing work like this into juried public sculpture exhibitions... but this is usually work on loan for a year or two, and it basically pays for materials and such. Once the portfolio is complete, I'll be able to pursue the large public sculpture and percent for art RFQs, and actually make it through the jurying process. I like the idea of making over a half a million per year. That is very attractive to me for some reason.

November/December 2010

Had a great First Friday showing at Eye on Art Gallery in Carmel, and met several interesting folks! The gallery was packed, and it was a really great atmosphere.

I've been wrapping up a piece for quite a while now, and found myself in a sort of frozen state with this piece. I should have some photos to share by the end of December of my new work. As soon as I am happy with this piece, I'll begin a series of smaller work which will act as macquettes for me, but are really just small scale pedestal pieces. I'm really excited about this, and have been experimenting with some new materials. This should really be a mix of old and new for me, and a shift toward more formal experimentation.

In other news... I think I've found a larger studio! It is inside an older industrial building downtown, and is really affordable. I think I'll be at 100% capability in this new space. I'm waiting to hear back from the owner with regard to an improvements list I had submitted. I hope I can move in without having to do all the upgrades and improvements myself. I AM SO EXCITED! I can't believe how nice this space is, and I'll share photos when the space is cleaned up and ready. This studio space will help facilitate big changes in my artwork!

Can't wait for Thanksgiving and Christmas! My father should be coming around the middle of December, and I love this time of year.

Almost forgot! The Indiana State Museum is accepting one of my pieces into its permanent collection, which I have already delivered. I can't wait to see my work at the State Museum! It will be about a year before it is included in an exhibition there, but will spend the rest of it's life down in their vault. Sort of like the Arc in the Indiana Jones movie. Oh, this is my brother...

September/October

Just got gallery representation at Eye On Art ( eyeonartgallery.blogspot.com ) gallery in Carmel, IN. Very nice gallery owner, Jerry Points. He's got a very nice space on a prime location on Main St. in the Carmel Arts District. In my opinion it's the best gallery spot in Indiana right now. The gallery is very nicely done as well, and has what seems to be a solid stable of artists. It opens this weekend... 9/26-27, and I'm glad to be on board!


Right now I'm finishing a large scale piece in my studio, an architectural abstraction, and as soon as I've finished with that I'd like to begin some small scale pedestal pieces in forged and fabricated steel and dyed birch sheet. These will be models for public work, but should also stand alone as more formal sculptural work. I think I'm ready for a break of sorts, and want to just experiment with materials, surfaces, and forms. No conceptually driven work for the time being.

Recent Activity

MilHR, 2010.

Some kind of connection between my childhood television indoctrination, and myself at 20 years old.

H.R. Puf n stuf is a conduit to some sort of negative force. One of the mayor's police becomes one of my tank crewmates.

I've been a very busy person as of late. I'm wrapping up another Masters degree, this time an MAT in Art Education at the University of Indianapolis. In addition, I'm teaching in Marion, while living in Indianapolis. So, this year I've been focused on digital work, and learning the whole Adobe CS4 platform. I'm impressed with the sound/video/image capabilities of the Adobe software. Teaching visual communication has really helped propel my skills with PhotoShop. You always learn more from teaching than you ever could from taking a class!

Best wishes to Christine, Addie, Owen, Aiden, and our whole extended family! I love you all!