An exhibit opening and two workshops

Where were we? It’s fall, the energy of making is in full swing and it’s been a crazy month – 2 workshops in the past 2 weekends and an art show opening this coming weekend.

Eco-Dyeing with Natural Plants Workshop

2 weekends ago, we lucked out with amazingly beautiful weather for my fall workshop. It […]

Surrounded in Love: Must Love Art

Barbara and I with our two Host Couple families in front of the Wall of Hearts

It was the Best of Times! And the show is still up through 9/27.

Our Wedding and Must Love Art Show Opening Reception were everything we’d hoped for. Many of our family and friends joined us for […]

Must Love Art: A Collaborative Art Exhibit and Love Story

It’s true. After a mere 50 years on this planet, I’m getting hitched. And since we’re both artists, we thought, what better way to celebrate than to have a big art show?

“Must Love Art” is a large 2250 sqft. multi-medium collaborative exhibit by Barbara Gilhooly and […]

Catch Me If You Can

Upcoming Shows – Places to See My Work (and Me) in Person

This textile painting below, “LineScape #12 (Fields and Highways), along with “LineScape #23 (Mad Hatter) were both juried into the New Legacies Show at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. The exhibit runs from July 9 – August 31, with opening reception on […]

Black and Blue: Discharged Silk Scarves

Steaming right along in preparation for our Studio Tour event this coming weekend, I’ve been designing my first ever black silk scarves, using black scarf blanks and then drawing and printing on them with discharge paste to remove the color:

When discharging fabric, different value ranges can be achieved […]

More Fire, Smoke, Heat, and Eco-dyed Silk Scarves

More, More, More

As the High Park fire continues to rage (now 56,000 acres burned and 45% contained), 1700+ firefighters are battling it, many people remain evacuated, and at least 181 homes are known to have been lost so far. And the fire conditions remain at “Red Flag” warning levels….very high temps, high winds, and […]

Fire, Smoke, and Unbundling Update

Fire and Smoke

It’s Day 5 of the High Park Fire, and while the fire has burned over 46,000 acres, it is now 10% contained and authorities have doubled the number of resources fighting it (1000 staff) along with 100 fire engines, 5 heavy tankers, 5 single engine tankers, and 14 helicopters – the cavalry […]

Weekend of Fire, Smoke, and Bundling

High Park Fire

While our home is not in the threat zone, it’s been a very concerning weekend as many of our friends have been forced to evacuate their homes due to the aggressive raging High Park fire which has burned 37,000 acres and several “structures” since Saturday morning and remains completely out of control […]

What Can You Dream Up?

Anything is Possible

The Sky’s our Limit – That’s the motto of the new AIR Program (Arts Incubator of the Rockies) which is being developed by Beet Street, a local Fort Collins non-profit organization which exists as a catalyst to develop Fort Collins into a nationally recognized arts and culture center and destination by distinguishing […]