Big Changes in the Studio

Mr Tillman and I are opening up our attic above our studios. This is a big deal it means that our studios (which are matching his and hers spare bedrooms on the top floor of our 3 story rowhouse) can be entirely dedicated to working rather than working and storage. Of course living in a house built in 1870 means that we could use all the storage we can get for things beyond the studio too.





To prepare for the mess that is cutting into the plaster ceiling we have tons of stuff from Robert's studio sitting in mine while his sits unusable all covered in plastic. For the next few weeks we're sharing a space and really scaling back the work we're making. I'm only drawing in the sketchbook and weaving since the big weavings are made in smaller pieces I can tackle this without a lot of space. The small furry assistant helps too.

Seasons at Young Blood

I have a piece (along with dozens of other artists) in Young Blood's big seasonal show. Each artist tackled one of the four seasons and I'm sending this charming little (5" x 7"!) framed drawing for spring- which I chose whithin minutes of recieving Kelly's initial email invite to be in the show. Atlanta friends- go see the show- it opens next week.

Ceramics at the Transformer Auction

I'm happy to have some of my ceramic work included in the 6th Annual Transfomer Auction and Benifit Party this November. Transformer is the best little alternative space in DC and they've been really supportive of my sculptural work and keep my drawings in their flatfile. There's a bunch of terrific artists in the show if you're in town...

sweaters and stars

I used the last few days of summer making and thinking about drawings. I had a really great studio visit from Heidi and cranked out a bunch of work including a bunch of small 8" x 10" drawings which are now up in the shop.

a new home

Kira just posted an image of my drawing all framed and hanging up in her house. It's so nice to see how people live with your work.

a nice end of summer surprise

Abbey from Aesthetic Outburst wrote up this super little post about my work for a guest post for sfgirlbythebay. It's always good to get a little shout out and I love seeing that new 'awesome drawing' out and in the world. Perfect thing to find the last morning before my back to school meetings really begin.

letterpress prints- now in the shop

Back in 2006 my pal Kyle Van Horn and I made a big ol' stack of letterpress prints. They've been kicking around my studio and given as countless thank you gifts but in the effort to clear up more space in the flat file I've decided to list them on etsy.

The feature hand-drawn wood grain botanical shapes along with some bird friends and are overlayed with the words "thank you" and "you're welcome" as if they were shadows coming through windows.

Since the prints are in fairly large editions they're at a much lower price point than most of my work- if you've been looking at picking up a work on paper but originals are out of your range here's your chance!