good bye, 2018

December 31, 2018 in little monsters

You were long and wild.

sweet '16

January 01, 2016 in little monsters, the henhouse, painting

Happy new year to all!

saaabmb15 | peter makebish

December 16, 2015 in little monsters, men in hats, product rants, the henhouse, the school house, painting, drawn

The paintings of Paul Kremer and Les Rogers dare you, "C'mere! Come here!" They say, "Hey, girl! Wanna listen to some music, hear some poetry, let the sun beat down on your head, shake your hair, your haunches? Care to think about heartbeats, the power of color and shape-making, mind and space shifting in a secret, through-all-the-ages-and-time-but-it's-ON-now language?"

Not so fast, sister. The award for excellence in transforming live, genuinely engaged human beings (who can be plied with greetings, information and the promise of owning the most-best painting-makings currently exhibiting) into cold, lifeless stone forever goes to Peter Makebish. His craft in curating a vibe, turning up the music, creating poetry and dashing hopes and hearts is so honed and precise, I named this award after him.

Congrats, mon frère Pierre.

katherine sandoz portrait of peter makebish at untitled art fair, miami, florida, december 2015

family portraits

December 03, 2015 in little monsters, portrait, the henhouse, savannah artists + designers, drawn

An apology with bonus drawings from Hambone.

a perfect frown

October 04, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, drawn

Learning to draw by studying childrens' works.

web 2015

post labor day

September 13, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, painting

By all these lovely tokens September days are here,

With summer's best of weather And autumn's best of cheer.

- Helen Hunt Jackson

stitchin' by the dock of the bay

August 15, 2015 in little monsters, the school house, the henhouse, fiber, vernonburgers

Stitch-n-fish? File these puns under "same old jokes." What's not punny or funny; the privilege of sitting with the boys while they fish, Lego, analyze the world (and bicker) while the tide and the season shift.

boys of summer

July 10, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, vernonburgers, portrait

All about driving these days(ies).

new work on paper: spatterdock

July 07, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, the school house, painting

Sometimes called Cow Lily, you can find spatterdock all over the southeast. You'll know it by the heart shaped leaf and a yellow flower that looks more like a tuber than a bloom.

spatterdock, 36" x 26, water-based media on felt paper, 2015

adam davies

July 05, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, savannah artists + designers, the school house

The playwright and author shot in the studio at the 612 x 912 residency at SixTwelve in Oklahoma City.

612x912: campers

June 03, 2015 in little monsters, fiber, the henhouse, the school house, drawn

SixTwelve's "Art Walk" 4-12 year old set tackles materials, formal aspects and concepting with enthusiasm and diligence.

612 x 912

May 31, 2015 in fiber, public art, savannah artists + designers, the henhouse, the school house, little monsters

Starting tomorrow, SixTwelve of Oklahoma City hosts me as an instructor, artist-in-residence and consultant on programming and facilities and operations development for their artist residency program.

The community center offers camps focussing on creativity and sustainability. The center's residency exchange program brings one artist from Oklahoma City to Savannah and one from Savannah to Oklahoma. I'm thrilled and honored to participate.

with artist Denise Duong of OKC, photo by Amy Young

During the first "Art Walk" week, I will instruct in color theory, formalism and creating works using repurposed fibers-based materials. Campers exhibit their pieces Friday, June 5th.

The second week, "Garden Camp", community members of any age are invited to workshop with me while I create fibers works featuring Oklahoma flora to be displayed at the end of camp week vernissage on June 12.

During these sessions, I will discuss contemporary arts and arts business issues, developing course content and anything else that the group wishes to discuss. If anyone wishes to studio assist/intern this week, please contact me using this site. If you wish to join as a "student", there are two or three sessions each day: 9-12, 1-3 and 4-6 (except for Friday, June 12). Please contact me or SixTwelve if you have questions.

fibers rag flag flying

April 11, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, fiber

I didn't realize how much work you can get done on vacation. (It makes you wonder.) I spent a lot of the week on the kayak stitching while other people fished (and other rhyming activities). So relaxing.

fibers piece using modified boro/kantha tradition with sashiko-ish stitch — fibers piece using modified boro/kantha tradition with sashiko-ish stitch

new savannah photographer

April 10, 2015 in little monsters, men in hats, savannah artists + designers

Watch out, Christine Hall! Hambone just picked up a camera and he's doing some business!

dcb + horace on the suwannee river photography by hambone on the "magic camera"

rarely photographed suwannee river wildlife by hambone

green space

January 24, 2015 in little monsters, the henhouse, the school house, painting, drawn

Adding paintings and hardy plants to the studio today.

(color fields) cat island fog, 7" x 8", water-based media on panel, 2014 - 2015 — *(color fields) cat island fog*, 7" x 8", water-based media on panel, 2014 - 2015

mlk jr day 2015

January 19, 2015 in fire, little monsters, product rants, savannah artists + designers, the henhouse, the school house, would you rather?, drawn

Every year, I draw a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. I try to do this with one or both of my children and we talk about his dreams and then ours.

Today, I feel as I often do, that maybe I shouldn't dare or try to dream because I am not educated enough about politics, or how the world works. I am too idealistic. My ideals carry no weight. Maybe I am too liberal or too conservative so I don't deserve to work toward making my dreams come true. Maybe my dreams will be judged because I have or am too much or too little. But that's not quite right, and I wouldn't want any child in the world to feel this way.

Regardless, as with every single day since I-can't-remember-when, I have this thought whether recalling King's legacy or not:

My stone of hope for this nation and especially for red hills Georgians is that we might rise up (seriously! RISE UP!) and fix these durn schools.

I might go on about the things and events Americans will "rise up" for and I'd hazard that's not right either. If the schools don't work very, very well, I can not see a future of freedom for children or for us. And that is a heartache that haunts my dream.