Journal
The Mysteries of a Golden Egg
The Lilies of the Valley Egg is a manifestation of everything I adore in a fetish object. The pink egg is nestled atop curling green-gold leaves adorned with rose-cut diamond dew drops, each balancing a single pearl at its base...
Reflections on Family Tradition
For as long as I can remember, our family celebrated the holidays with pomegranates. On Christmas Eve, we would place our stockings at the end of the bed. In the morning, each stocking would always be filled with small gifts and topped with the heavy, red fruit.
Matchsafes to Hinder Random Combustion
I was browsing through a book on Art Nouveau recently and discovered a small selection of matchsafes. In the late 1800s, after friction matches were first introduced, they had the unfortunate habit of sometimes bursting into flames in your pocket...
Fragments from Bird on a Wire
Lately, I have been working to the timeless music of Leonard Cohen. I will always remember the first time that I heard one of his songs. It was Bird on a Wire.
Muse of Mine: Et Toujours! Et Jamais!
While visiting The Museum of Fine Arts in Montréal several months ago, I discovered this terracotta sculpture by Emile Hébert. It has haunted my thoughts, in the loveliest of ways, ever since. This striking work almost made Hébert famous after causing a sensation at the Salon of French Artists in Paris (1859).
Reflections on Doubt
As I looked over my recent work, there was something not quite right. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t bring myself to “finish” anything. Something cruel began to nag at me.
The Silhouettes of Trees at Night
The minute I discovered these images from Art Young's pen and ink drawing series "Trees at Night" from the 1920s, I was completely enthralled by them. There has always been something about the shapes and movements of trees that has called to me.
Fragments from Letters to a Young Poet
Despite the title, Rilke’s words are not limited to only the young or only poets. Over the past year, I have been reading (and re-reading) the letters and found them quite moving.
Muse of Mine: Sarah Bernhardt
More commonly known as a celebrated actress in the late 19th century, Sarah was also a talented sculptress – often attacked for her “inappropriate” interest in the profession.
Reflections on Recent Experiments
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.