Hi, Reader, I hope you and yours are well. It's May 31, and I am well. We just adopted two gray kittens, so now we have 5 cats, 2 birds, and 1 rabbit. One is never alone in my house. As of yet unnamed kittens My studio is getting a facelift! Here is the work in progress. The metal siding looks so much better. What I Have Not Been Doing I have not been working with glass the last couple of months. I don't exactly know why. But I have been drawing, a lot. Part of me is planning to use some of...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hi, Reader, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Since this week celebrates Ireland’s patron saint, it feels like a good day to talk about painted stained glass. For centuries, Irish churches have told stories through painted glass. You too can start telling stories in painted glass! My first online course, Painting on Glass with a Microwave Kiln, is finally finished. It’s a companion to the grisaille (not the color or decals) section of my book, and I’m looking for a small group of beta students to...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi, Reader, Ever have contact with the spiritual world? Most people have at least one story of a bizarrely synchronous event or uncanny "communication" coming from the other side. Before I begin my story, I want to let you know I am looking for obscure drawing techniques for a new class. If you know of any, please let me know. Here's my ghost story. An old dear friend of my family, Raymond Petersen, taught botany at Howard University. He mentored me on a school science fair project, "The...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read