Only in NY
Famous Person Sighting: I was strolling through the Met today with Tara and Loren when we happened upon Kofi Annan. He and his wife, Nane, were there enjoying a special…
A Day at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the greatest museums in the world. I wanted to spend the day away from the studio, so I decided…
Law and Order
Last Thursday I was making my towards Chinatown for some excellent Pad Thai with one of my studio-mates, when we happened through the filming of a scene from the popular…
Picture Time
I know that I've been promising pictures to everyone---well, the time has finally come... Here is the front door to the New York Academy of Art. I love that there…
Welcome to New York… and here’s the walking tour
Okay, so I'm staring to get the hang of the trains (what everyone here calls the subway) and thinking to myself that one really and truly does not need a…
Welcome to NYAA
First day at the New York Academy of Art today. Which means that orientation was today, as well as the Art History proficiency test. The test was 13 slide identifications…
My New Home
Okay, so this isn't really where I'm living exactly; however, it is the view of southern Manhattan that I am able to enjoy from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. There are…
Farewell to Willamette 1994 – 2004
Something of the end of an era for me. I started as a student at Willamette in 1994 and began working there as a full time employee in 1999. Now…
Farewell to the Jetta
Less than two weeks remain before I make the move to 'the city'. Perhaps the most traumatic event on that path occured this past weekend---Julie and I sold our Jetta.…