Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 12:20AM 
It snuck up on me. An article featuring the Welcome figure in Tacoma was featured in a travel article by Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse in the UK Guardian. To read the article click here.
Coast Salish, Seattle, Tacoma, UK, welcome figure in Articles Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 2:58AM 
At Play canvas 40"h x 60"w
After some months of planning the conference rooms now have my work in them in the new ICU wing of Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. The canvases measure 40"h x 60"w. The one shown here is "At Play" originally a smaller limited edition print. and the next, "Silvers" a salmon run subject. For those interested the "Silvers" is being considered for a limited edition print as well.
Monday, April 22, 2013 at 6:25PM 
Hello all, sometime it's nice just to say things with a picture so here ya go. Happy Earth Day.
Coast Salish, NWC Native art, eagle, earth, hands in Holidays Friday, April 12, 2013 at 9:12PM As part of a long process of storyboarding, animations and securing image use permissions I'm happy to post the Coast Salish design 2.0 video funded by a National Endowment of the Arts grant. This is the first of three videos to be produced and edited here in house. The next will be covering the sculptural style with some emphasis on Chief William Shelton of Tulalip. Updates have lagged some but developing projects didn't allow for public postings so our hands have been tied in that regard but luckily two major contracts went thru which will allow for some interesting news to follow in the next few months.
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 6:59PM It's been a while since the last post and for good reason. As much as there is going on in the studio, the majority is planning and video projects that are ongoing for the next month or so. However, I've been informed that the University of Washington Press has granted us permission to publish a digital version of the essay for the upcoming publication due out this Fall for the iPad. This will be an exclusive chapter available for preview in release with the printed book. The digital version of the essay is focused on the history of Coast Salish art and various aspects of the 2d and brief discussion of the 3d works. The iBook version will include interactive sections that will highlight design shapes and include virtual 3d interactive objects as well as short video segments.
A lot has gone into developing the visual explanation of how the NWC art form works as you can see from the previoius post on the ovoid. Plans are to eventually write a book that walks through the design process to identify historical objects from different nations and provide a basic understanding of how one can interpret the art styles. This has involved a great deal of learning with several software programs but the end result should be a promising one that can summarize what can be easily lost in translation. In the meantime here is a promo video UW Press has put together to promote the book. I will be posting more on this as things develop.
Also, installations pending look to be coming into focus so more studio works will be showing up soon as well.