March 29, 2010

The world is a sudden swirl of flowering trees, perfumed and dazzling in the bright, clean light. And everyone is sneezing, gasping, choking on this beauty’s air-borne allergens… I think I shall create a nasty, beautifully delicate spring faerie queen responsible for the production of toxic dust. Doing her best to keep galumphing humans away from the fragile, budding flora and new-birthing fauna. And if some of us try not to galumph, couldn’t she spare us? No, she really couldn’t care less. Dust in your eyes, dust in your lungs–that’s her answer.

The Fire Demon has been claimed by a new owner, which delights me, although I’ll miss his mocking reminder of my transgressions. To replace his dark presence, I am making a Cyclops who is peering into a creatively carved-out book, an old biography of the great German explorer and naturalist, Alexander von Humboldt. The Cyclops is bemused by all that he failed to discover.

March 23, 2010

Last Friday night, I saw three rabbits in the smiling moonlight. Owls called through the air above me, and I joined in as best I could. The next morning, our yard was covered with patches of tiny white flowers. Spring is here.

With the energies that come with the seasonal shift, I might sculpt a bunny or two… In addition, I shall continue to write a fair, if partial, history of the much-maligned Troll Hag and her kind, and to render several of them as faithfully as possible in three-dimensional form. One such sculpture will be on display at the upcoming Untitled Art Show this coming Friday, March 26. The show, entitled “Mojo,” will last one (memorable) night only at BB King’s, a club downtown on 2nd Avenue. Minors ARE allowed in–my children will be there. Don’t miss it! And do say hello to the Troll Hag and the Ghost Girls. They appreciate kindly acknowledgment as much as the next creature. (The Fire Demon is something different–him you should approach only if you are moved to do so.)

March 15, 2010

Today: a Monday, the day after National Pi Day (which we celebrated with all due ceremony and much pie, sweet and savory), a day of teaching and writing. I am currently finishing a landscape relief in wool fiber for Bells Bend, and I am selecting small works to offer for sale at the upcoming Untitled show  ”MOJO” at BB Kings on March 26, one night only. Come and say hello!