I went for a walk last evening after a very long studio day. These play days in the studio are days of exploration and trial and error. Yesterday some things didn't work out but that's part of the process. Late in the day I had one of those break through's and the work came into focus! Perseverance and hard work are much of the art making process.

 Just as my walk was ending my friend the beaver swam right up next to me! In shamanic ways the beaver's spirit offers this wisdom:






Maintaining the ability to be productive in all ways by not limiting your options

Being persistent

Using available resources

Using alternate ways of doing tasks

Master builder of all things

Not damming the flow of experiences in life

Achievement through completion of tasks

Understanding dynamics of group work




It all seems to fit my work just now. We are indeed al connected.

Still working out the new mediums, digital grounds, new materials and new images in the Jelly Scribbles. As I explained to a gallery director yesterday these small drawings, whether they be on aluminum, aluminum foil, plexiglass or sa paper are my "sketchbook."

Being a moistmedia artist my process contains both "traditional" and "contemporary" mediums. My "sketches" are a blending of digital and paint so my "sketchbooks" are complex.

What you see in the Jelly Scribbles is the result of LOTS of research into materials. Things like digital grounds for non-porous surfaces. I don't know what other artists do but I read every Material Safety Data Sheet and all product application sheets. Below is only page one of the four pages that apply to just the white fluorescent pigment!

I prefer my process to be transparent and dynamic. Which is why my "sketchbook" is open for all to see. As I said the other day we are connected and we share our journey. My work is a dialogue with life and these scribbles are it's beginning.