first build the sailboat

then the fireplace mantel for it to rest upon. i’m glad he had his priorities right, otherwise, i wouldn’t have been able to shoot his amazing work. he builds anything, his house, his sailboats, a schooner, chairs…everything was him. then i found a sewing machine in his house…i thought it opposite from all that he…

wood in an artist’s hands

is like watching magic. This is MY bowl that is being created. Jedd Kettler, of Kettler Woodwork, is an artist. I am lucky to have a friend such as he, am i not? While i was visiting, Jedd seemed a bit overwhelmed with orders. Not because he couldn’t make the bowls, spoons & wine racks…

a museum in his pocket…

The title of this post was a story told to me by my father. Louis Rosenthal was walking around downtown Baltimore with his young son. A man stopped to greet Louis & said to Louis’s son, “Your father walks around with a museum in his pocket” I love that my own son has a drive…

Jewelry by Paris München

The grey rectangle eliminates her telephone number, but not her name. She is a brilliant musician & a fantastic artist with her other choice of medium…jewelry. I have her bracelets & necklaces left to shoot & i will be making up a gallery on this blog of her things…mostly because i am a BIG fan…

Fused glass & perfect light

These votive candle holders & flower vases were created by my amazing mother. She has an art studio, with a kiln, to create glass pieces to dazzle us all.

bragging rights & glass

these votive candle holders were created by my most amazing Mother. Her art goes by the name of MaBeArt…her name is Maggie & she blows me away with her artistic talent. Her choice of media is glass, stones, paper, ink, thread, jewelry, illustrations, graphic design & best brownies every created…

art can be found right in front of you

If you just look. Impressionism, abstract…realism. Dollars seem to flow toward abstract. It takes quite a mind to be able to create an abstract painting. An artist would have to have the ability to let go. I am a realist, not very much money in that. My paintings look too much like a photograph to…