The questions I am asked most frequently about my work could be categorized as “what if it goes wrong” type of questions. “Tell me about the projects that crashed and burned.” “Does the artwork ever just not turn out?” “Do…
This summer I took myself to Europe for three weeks. My intention was an art immersion, old and new, and to return with fresh ideas for my own work. It was liberating to spend day after day following my muse,…
I am in the middle of a big transition in my life. After two graduations on Wednesday, I am now the parent of a middle schooler and a high schooler. I can see my role is changing from being household…
One of my favorite “before and after” shots ever: This “learning labyrinth” playground mural was completed with approximately six gallons of paint and 30 total volunteer hours from about 12 volunteers at Springer Elementary School in Mountain View, California. We…
To me, magic is when an event unfolds in a way that is unexpectedly sublime. My most recent mural project stretches sixty feet along the side of a commercial building in downtown Napa, was, beginning to end, full of magic.…
I said it before in this blog that my clients are the ones with the big ideas, they are the change makers and visionaries, and it is my privilege to play midwife in bringing their ideas to fruition. This months…
A friend recently asked me about my creative process. I had never given it much thought, and writing about it has been enlightening: there is a method to the madness I never noticed. Here is what I discovered: The Design…
My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird- equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast, there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?…
Last month, the 49ers hired me to design a school mural that celebrated a new STEM lab and program that the 49ers Community Foundation and Chevron have set up at Cabrillo Middle School in Santa Clara, California. I painted the…
“South City Strong” Mural South City is thriving, and it has a new star player. Armstrong Brewing is four guys and a gal who got together and decided to put their money on Nick Armstrong’s brewing talents. His talents are…