• To tell you the truth

    What is your purpose in life? It sounds like such an overwhelming question. But when my friend (and catalyst) recently asked me, the answer came…

  • What you don’t know

    I got many reminders this week of how uncomfortable it can be not knowing: from not knowing why someone is being rude to not knowing…

  • Present

    When I heard about the people over at Pop Up Underground planning an exhibition on BART, I loved the idea, and I was very happy…

  • The good china

    A week or two ago I got an interesting email from my friend Zarah: In the spirit of spring cleaning, she was inviting folks to…

  • On the bias

    I made some small adjustments to my studio this week, and it reminded me how much even minor changes to your space can affect your…

  • The size of it

    Anselm Kiefer turned 70 this past Sunday. When I was 20, I lived in a flat in Richmond, Virginia, with no air conditioning. I have…

  • No

    I had so many wonderful plans for this week. I have four beautiful clean, white canvases waiting for me in the studio. I have twelve…

  • Yes

    Happy birthday to Yoko Ono, who turned 82 this week on February 18. Supposedly John Lennon first saw her conceptual piece “Ceiling Painting” at a…

  • eye crosswalk

    Found #8 and progress

    Here is another great piece of public art, an eyeball and ginkgo crosswalk at Octavia and Linden Streets. Look familiar? And in the studio I…

  • The bells

    When it comes to artwork, as well as life in general, now and then I find myself wondering if I should pursue what comes easily…