This spring I taught my first in-studio art classes in my own space, and it felt like a real shift in my teaching practice. In March and April, I worked with a small group of five wonderfully creative and enthusiastic participants. After more than 15 years of teaching in universities and community colleges, stepping into my own studio as a teaching space was something quite different. The scale was more intimate, the atmosphere more focused, and the whole experience felt closer to the actual...

Earlier this year I was thrilled to be included in the “Half a Pound of Art” exhibition at Stephan Stumpf’s very cool gallery in Munich. I had visited several of his exhibitions before and always really connected with his curatorial aesthetic. In many ways, it feels right up my alley — beautiful, but also slightly creepy and unsettling. The opening night for Half a Pound of Art was packed, and even some of my collage students came along to support me and see the exhibition which was really...

An Interdisciplinary exhibition exploring the darker side of our relationship with nature.