This was the hardest class I have ever tried. Working with a talented diverse group of creatives we created a four week long workshop meeting every Friday afternoon in February. The class, a playful take on interval training, allowed participants to develop individual strategy plans to enhance their specific creative practices. We covered a lot […]
Tying your brain to your hand by way of looking and drawing is always the greatest time spent. We had several great sessions teaching figure drawing this spring at The Community Arts Workshop in Santa Barbara. Here are a few photos snapped with the models still clothed.
In collaboration with Steven Soria of Makesmith we created a build an axe workshop. We had eight participants who sharpened a vintage axe head, then shaped the top of a new hickory handle and then hung the axe head. They installed permanent wood and metal wedges in the top to hold the head on the […]
A drawing workshop with the students of Stanford’s Italics program.
Online portfolio. 1) Build an Axe Workshop – participants assembled an axe and sheath, then learned to split wood. 2) How We Carry – Fabric and wood wall hangings installed at Elephant Project in Los Angeles. 3) Author’s Hammer – a new hammer half submerged in 126lbs of concrete that the artist then unsuccessfully attempted […]
This fall I taught intro to photo at UCSB, this is a link to the images our media guru Troy Small took at the show. UCSB Art 19 Intro Photo Final Show