City Hall beckons
It’s hard to believe that in seven or eight years of research at City Hall, the art deco masterpiece of Buffalo and beyond, I have never...
"Failing Well" with Fun-A-Day.
Failing well as an artist, with practice.
Art Jail, Day Three.
I got so involved in Art Jail, Day Four that I'm just now getting a chance to post about yesterday. I think that's a good sign. :)...
Art Jail, Day Two.
Yesterday was a chance to escape for a day, to a place I'd barely explored. I arrived in the Clinton-Bailey neighborhood- where I HAVE...
Art Jail.
I am a freelance artist, historian and event planner, focusing on emotional connection to place. And I have a problem. Most of my art...
Paying Attention.
"You are what you notice, maybe." - Dana Spiotta I wake up to Churchill pawing a hole in my perfectly taut window plastic which I'd...
A Community is Made, Not Born.
Buffalo is a vortex of coincidence. A number of random meetings of fellow, or former, Buffalonians all weekend at the Women's March on...
Marcus Crossman and Me: The 120-Year History Loop
AUGUST 1897- "The band took possession of the big reunion tent at the Camp last night, and within a few minutes, 5,000 had gathered...
The Sacred Circle of Creative Influence
Yesterday, I flew. I had wings...I circled over Niagara Falls, downtown Buffalo, saw the grain elevators from above, and I shared this...
Confluence Goes to Europe
This week, I begin my journey to Europe for my Florence art residency and "creative placemaking intensive". Many of you have asked what,...