Learning by Doing: Summer Edition
The best way to describe my life right now is dense. Busy doesn't quite capture the feeling, but dense. Different projects at different stages. I'm doing the types of things…
With fellow artist Gabriela Riveros and some of our students from Escuela Verde who worked on the mural.
Our Stories Share the Same Roots: A Community Mural Project
It's been a really good summer, in many ways. Full of laughter and play. Weekend trips. Camping. Outdoor excursions and inside jokes. Crackling fires. Summer pies. At the same time,…
Still from Artist Talk at ALL
Our Relationship with Power: Why It Matters & What We Can Learn
Did you miss my show at Arts + Literature Laboratory? Here's a recap of why I chose to focus on power and a video of the story I told at the reception.…
Lessons of departure: the heart and mind of a rural town in a tourists’ economy
Lanesboro Arts Center is beautiful. The space is bright, open, welcoming, and full of activity. They regularly host artists and writers to use the space as a getaway to focus on projects,…
Trigger Finger, Ink Drawing by Jenie Gao
How do we define true human progress?
August 29th was the one-year anniversary of me leaving my corporate job. I left to pursue my artwork. On a deeper level, I left to make myself better and more…
Photos courtesy of Pedro Castro.
Learning to See: Reception
Art is nothing without dialogue. At the end of the day, I am little more than the applicator of colors on paper. So it is both humbling and special to see that…
Preview of Solo Show at Ploch Art Gallery
I have been back in the States now for two weeks, and my first bit of business has been preparing for a solo show at Ploch Art Gallery at Sharon Lynne Wilson…