Upcoming Greeting Card Publication

“Sending to You” - Cut Paper Art
This is one of two paper cut designs of mine that are going to be published as greeting cards by Artists To Watch. According to their website (artiststowatch.com), “Artists to Watch is an award-winning, greeting card company. For 25 years we have been publishing the work of talented and [...]

Time Out Chicago - Cover Art

A few weeks ago, the art director from Time Out Chicago contacted me to do a paper cutting for their Fall Preview issue highlighting upcoming autumn attractions such as music, nightlife, fashion, etc. It’s on newsstands this week. Also, CLICK HERE to check out a feature on my work on timeoutchicago.com with a slideshow of [...]

Upcoming Book Cover Design

Here’s a sneaky little unrevealing preview of a book cover design I’ve been working on for New York City poet Ryan Buynak’s next collection of works. It’s pretty much wrapped up now and I’m pretty excited about it — it’s something a little different than the norm and was really fun to work on. I’ll [...]

Select Originals Available Online for a Limited Time

Check out my Etsy shop for a selection of smaller original paper cuttings that I have listed for sale. I will keep them listed until until my next art fair the second week in September. Here’s a few that are there. Click over to Etsy to see the rest.

All My Greeting Cards Now Available on Etsy

That’s right! I’ve finally got them all listed - large and small. Click the pic and take a looksy!

3rd Fridays Art Walk

Come out to the Englewood Arts District in Independence, MO, this Friday night for the 3rd Fridays Art Walk! My paper cuttings are hanging up at Frick Electronics Modern Art Gallery. Check the flyer below for addresses and more info.

Rural Pearl Update

I’m home from my recent travels and back to work. Finishing up a couple illustrations of Native American folk tales that are going to be used as part of a product insert– more info on that down the road. Also working on a couple commissions before I dig my heels into personal work for my [...]

2 New Show/ Exhibit Announcements

I’ve been accepted into the Bizarre Bazaar in Lawrence, KS, on November 27, 2010! Really excited about this one — I’ve heard really great things about it. The name should be pretty self-explanatory, but in a nutshell, its a fair for the out-of-the-ordinaries of the creative world.
I’ll also be exhibiting at Frick Electronics Modern [...]

Animal Band Contest Ended!

Thanks to everyone who entered their best Animal Band Name on my Facebook artist page for their chance to win 12 assorted Rural Pearl buttons. My judges picked their favorite in a blind jury, and both picked this one:

“Squirrel Earl and the Backwoods Beavers”

by Tripp K. Yay for Tripp! He won the buttons!
See this and [...]

Add public speaking to my resume

I’m honored to have been asked to give a presentation about myself and my artwork to the Mulvane Women’s Board of the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka, KS, on Sept. 20, 2010. I don’t think I’ve ever actually given a presentation outside of school (save for a short teaching stint for studio art classes), so [...]