Look a gift horse in the mouth.

Working with a venue can be complicated.  Whether you’re working with a dedicated art space or with an alternative venue (like a coffee shop or bar), there’s a whole list of issues to consider from the outset.

What is your American dream?

One of my favorite parts about putting up shows is what I call the “Question Book.”  It’s very like a plain old comment book in form, but nothing like it in substance.  I fill my Question Book with questions about the concepts surrounding the exhibition and hope that viewers will share their answers. 

I ♥ Kevin Cook!

Today was part two of the film filming for OPB’s Oregon Art Beat.  KC and the crew documented my interview with the extraordinary Kevin Cook.

When a Presidential candidate is like a President…

...or, rather, when a whole lot of people hope he is.  Artist Ron English’s Obama-Lincoln mashup is just that latest manifestation of the phenomenon that is the Democratic Presidential nominee.

When a Presidential candidate is like a baby with candy.

Artist Jill Greenberg’s manipulated photos of Presidential candidate John McCain are nothing new: it’s the gesture behind the work that’s so meaningful.

Gwenn Seemel, sculptor.

Feeling the draw of the third dimension. 

You won’t have CHINA to kick around anymore.

When a President is like a graffiti-ing punk (and like a new world power).

If an artist talks about her work…

...does she say anything interesting?

I ♥ Oregon Art Beat!

Today, we did part one of the filming for the Oregon Art Beat segment about Apple Pie and my work in general.  It was a lot more fun than I had anticipated—and not just because I was bracing myself for the worst either! 

You ain’t nothing but an American citizen.

Apple Pie has been a special pleasure to work on because it has allowed me to reconnect with old friends, including Jimmy, the subject of this portrait.

The line between offending people and starting a conversation

If a work is just plain offensive, then there’s no art to it; if it’s completely innocuous, it might as well be a wall paper pattern.

Gwenn Seemel, LANDSCAPE painter.

Because I would hate to seem predictable.

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