Here's a glimpse of my typical day this week showing my art in Basel, Switzerland with a preview of the new artwork I brought to show. I also roam the city, complete with random Basel stories about the Rolling Stones, swimming with bags, and Herzl.
Read MoreEverything has been packed and delivered. I tied up some loose ends this week including delivering some new work that was purchased for a lobby in a new club in Los Angeles. I also remembered a conversation I had with an artist on a flight to Europe years ago. It kind of stopped me in my tracks. I never would've guessed then, I'd be doing this today.
Read MoreI'm getting closer to shipping all of my new work to Art Basel. So many logistics to work out. Plus, I always find it tricky to navigate my expectations in making new work. What I had in mind and what comes out. They are not always the same. In fact, they rarely are. Each work is a journey. The reality is, if everything came out exactly how I imagined it, there would be little reason to make it at all.
Read MoreI got invited to show at Art Basel. Great. Then the pieces sold I was planning to send, and I didn't have anything else in my studio the scale I wanted to send that would ship easily. So I decided to make new work.
I was stressing out about getting everything finished by the deadline, and decided to use an old school time management technique.
Fantasy vs. reality. Always battling for real estate in my head. It’s a classic duel. Formidable opponents locked in an eternal dogfight.
Thought I'd share a peak at a somewhat typical day in my personal art studio. While every day is different depending on which part of a project or series I'm working on, I get asked a lot about my process and what goes into making my wall sculptures. This will give you a glimpse.
Read MoreI wish this moment could last forever
Right now
Floating
Carefree
And dare I say it...…happy
Maybe my flight home will get cancelled
And my lottery numbers will come up
You never know…
Have you ever had one of those days when everything just worked? You were in the creative flow, ideas came easy and conversations were effortless?
And then somehow you woke up the next morning and it was like the entire Universe spent the night plotting against you?
The past few days were like that in my studio.
I’ve always got a thousand things to think about
Each pushing the next one out of the way
Posturing to get to the front of the line
Surging
Waving
Holding up signs
Like a mob
It always amazes me how much my art process is a direct reflection of the rest of my life. The same principles that move my art forward, move my life forward. And vice versa. I still believe my best work is in front of me, and I still believe my best life is in front of me.
Read MoreI keep thinking if I keep thinking
I’ll figure it out
If I think long enough
Hard enough
Deep enough
I’ll get the answer...
Last night when I had to drive across town for an appointment, the idea of sitting in LA traffic on the freeway alone for an hour was actually kind of appealing. A quiet respite from the chaos.
I decided to put on some music and let my mind drift. What to listen to? Hmmm….how about some old 80’s rock?
What do Leonardo Da Vinci and H.B. Reese, inventor of the Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, have in common?
They both took existing objects, technologies and ideas and used them in new ways.
Original. Genius.
I went to Amboise, France some years ago and visited Clos Lucé where Leonardo Da Vinci passed away....
Read MoreI thought I knew.
I had a friend of a friend once who worked with President Bill Clinton.
He said, “the President was usually the smartest person in the room. And if he wasn’t, he always knew who was.”
That still sticks with me.
Smart is a loaded word.
The Sneaker Eulogy
My black clamshell Adidas, made in Indonesia and purchased during one of the greatest summers of my life, passed into the great unknown on October 16th. They had a good life and I will be forever grateful for their friendship and service.
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