Thank you, Cherry Creek!

First outdoor show for the season was a grand success.  Great festival, great new friends, great sales;  next up will be Loveland and “Sculpture in the Park” Aug 11-13.  Hoping all our Denver-area friends will be able to swing by and enjoy this very unusual sculptural exhibition.

Western Design Conference: off we go – Thurs opening night preview party

Hitting the road to Jackson Hole WY as one of the featured, juried artists invited to exhibit at the Western Design Conference.  Seriously prestigious event and artist community.  Honored.  I’ll have 50+ fine art wood carvings on display/for sale.  Will be a great test and notable highlight for 2017 in which my artwork was juried …

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First exploration combining high-voltage burns w/traditional carving…

  Liking where this is going… combines high-voltage (12,000V) woodburning of the center medallion with traditional Spoke/Ring carving in a Squash Blossom pattern.  Probably will add additional small elements and some color.  The center burn technique is often (mistakenly) called a “fractal” pattern.  It’s similar but not a true fractal (where patterns repeat them selves …

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Denver street fair success: six pieces sold, lots of great learning.

Very successful “beta test” in prep for the September Western Design Conference booth and fine art festival upcoming in Jackson Hole WY.  Saturday’s street fair in Denver provided great feedback, a chance to test out artwork placement, signage, pitch story as well as set-up/take-down.  Plus, actually sold a few pieces beyond expectation.  Shared booth space …

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At retail… Fredericksburg VA…

  Thank you to my friends at FraserWoodElements http://www.fraserwoodelements.com/  On display/for sale is “Flower-in flower, in a flower…”;  working on a few additional pieces to file out a shelf.  Fantastic store featuring distinctive furniture, wood accent pieces and flooring.  Downtown historic Fredericksburg VA.