Come join me for the Final Fridays “Art Party,” usually at Hobbs-Taylor Lofts, will be at a new location this month to beat the heat — 739 Massachusetts Street (Formerly Maurices) — in downtown Lawrence! I’ll be showing this new work:
Final Friday Events in Lawrence, March 25, 2011
Join me for the Final Friday festivities in Lawrence, KS, on March 25, 2011, from 5:30 – 9 pm.
I will show this new mosaic at the Lawrence Art Party, Â at the Hobbs-Taylor Lofts on 8th and New Hampshire. I’ll be grouting this mosaic tomorrow, so wish me luck!
I’ll also be showing this new clayboard (also called scratchboard) piece at the Lawrence Art Party.
And finally, I made this new clayboard piece with colored ink, and it is only 5 inches square. Â Come see it, and bid on it, at the Lawrence Arts Center’s annual art auction. Â The opening is part of the Final Friday festivities on March 25.
Works in Progress and Upcoming Shows
Here are two new art pieces that I plan to finish for the Final Friday Art Party on March 25, 2011, at the Hobbs-Taylor lofts in Lawrence, Kansas.
Additional upcoming exhibits:
–My clayboard (also called scratchboard) pieces will be included in an exhibit of three artists who work in black and white, at the Carnegie Cultural Center in Ottawa, Kansas, in August and September, 2011
–My art will be exhibited at Wheatfield’s Bakery in Lawrence, Kansas, mid-October through mid-December
New Years Eve Art Party at Hobbs-Taylor Gallery
The Hobbs-Taylor Gallery at 8th and New Hampshire (Lawrence, KS) is hosting a “Final Friday” New Years Eve Art Party! Nineteen artists will be showing work from 5 – 9 pm, including me. Â Here’s a couple new pieces that will be in the show:
Jost at the Yost Art Gallery in Highland, KS
My exhibit Linked in Spirit is showing at the Yost Art Gallery from Nov. 16 – Dec. 16, 2010, located at 606 W. Main on the campus of Highland Community College in Highland, KS. Â The exhibit includes three new works that I’m showing for the first time:
Linked in Spirit at the Percolator
I enjoyed showing my exhibit Linked in Spirit at the Percolator in Lawrence, Kansas in May and June of 2010. 
Here are some of the art pieces that I showed in the exhibit, including clayboard drawings, mixed-media collages, and mosaics.
Look for additional images from my exhibit under Pages: Portfolio: Linked in Spirit
I painted mural-figures related to my art on a movable wall. The figures directed people to one of my favorite pieces, and led viewers around to the other side of the wall.
On the other side I made a collage of photos, sketchbook entries, and memorabilia that represented some of the ways I find inspiration for my art.
I held an all-ages art making workshop at the Percolator where participants experimented with materials and made clayboard drawings, mosaics, and mixed-media collages.
I’m looking forward to showing this exhibit again, including new work, at the Yost Art Gallery at Highland Community College (Highland, Kansas) in November of 2010.
Linked in Spirit, The Percolator, May 15 – June 27
detail of "Blackbirds"
The public is invited to a reception to celebrate the opening of “Linked in Spirit: an Exhibit of Clayboard Drawings, Mixed-media Collages, and Mosaic,” on Saturday, May 15, 6 – 9 pm, at the Percolator (look for the green awnings in the alley between 9th St. and  the Lawrence Arts Center at 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS.) Keyboard musician Brad Hoopes will play at the reception, and refreshments will be served.
The exhibit runs May 15 – June 22, 2010. Â Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, noon – 6 pm, or by appointment call 785-840-5507.
Linked in Spirit, Bethel College, Mar. 5 – Apr. 2
Linked In Spirit: An Exhibition of Mixed-media Collages, Clayboard Drawings, and Mosaics is on display at the Fine Arts Center gallery, Bethel College, North Newton, KS, March 5 – April 2, 2010. Â Hrs. M – F 9 am – 5 pm and Su 1 – 5 pm. This exhibit will be at the Percolator, Lawrence, KS, in May.
1109 Gallery Exhibit (and upcoming shows)
Strange birds are visiting my imagination, and although these are caught in a strong headwind, you might also enjoy the bird-oid I made playing in a fountain, on display at the 1109 Gallery (1109 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS) from November 11 – January 10, 2010. Â Everyone is invited to the opening reception on November 14, from 7 – 9 pm.
I would also like to invite you to see my work at Bethel College in N. Newton, KS in March, 2010, and at the Percolator Gallery in Lawrence, KS in either May or June of 2010. Â More information on these exhibits will be coming soon
New Scratchboard at 1109 Gallery
“Composition with Goose,” a 12″ x 12″ clayboard drawing, will be on exhibit at the 1109 Gallery (1109 Mass, Lawrence), as part of the “Animals & Nature Dog Days Show,” August 5 – September 6, 2009. Â All are invited to the opening on August 8, 7 – 9 pm.