Portrait Day

A publication featuring my work next month asked for a photo of me and my studio, so today was portrait day. My winter hairdo needs a trim, but since my studio was somewhat clean, today was the day! Looking at the photo, I appear a bit out-of-place in those clothes. Typically when I'm in my studio I'm clad in a holey t-shirt and pants covered in varnish and ink.

I often wonder what I did with all my free time before Native Vermont. If you look at the big black dog canoe canvas behind me, you'll notice it's hanging on a cabinet. That cabinet contains my dart board. I used to use that dart board. Being that I'm a somewhat inconsistent dart thrower, it's probably best used as a canvas hanger.

New, New, New

It's been awhile. One resolution for this year is to be more on top of this blog! I'm still recovering from a busy holiday season. Things were slow on Etsy last week, but the downtime has been nice to get organized and plan for some new work.

So I'm starting the new year off with some new things. I went ahead and purchased a new mac computer and Epson giclee printer. I'll be able to work faster and do my printing in-house. Looking forward to be increasing my productivity and getting some of these new designs created in the new year. The main issue now is space. My kitchen is my studio and it was already crowded to begin with. The computer and printer will take up quite a bit of space, so we'll need to be creative with the setup.

In other new news, my wife has setup her Etsy shop, Fauna Studio (http://www.faunastudio.etsy.com ). Currently the shop carries here fused glass pendants with iron oxide graphics. The materials are really nice and I love the natural color palette. Her goal, like mine, is to offer affordable, well-crafted artwork. I think she'll have great success on Etsy! I'm looking forward to getting some of my images made into pendants using resin. Look for those in my shop soon!