A little bit o’ updating.

The seemingly usual by now, unexpected events have been popping up and taking up more energy and time than I like, but, that is the way it goes, like it or not.

The show at Boyce Thompson Arboretum a couple of weeks ago went well enough, all things considered- the weather was pretty foul and this was the first time this show has taken place. As such I wasn’t really expecting a big turn out, but, as they say the first days are the hardest days. And, any sale is a good sale. My van made it all the way up to the show, which was a good thing but I got home to discover that I have no reverse gear. Fix one problem, and because nature abhors a vacuum, I have a new one to deal with, AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!! Wish me luck in getting it resolved before I have to be in Phoenix for the next show “Flower Power” at DBG. Following that , the very next weekend is one of my favorite shows-the Spring Plant Fiesta also at DBG.

Due to all the difficulty the transportation situation has caused, (eating money and time, both of which are in short supply this time of year) I have made no progress on Lithicvision.com. Yet another cause of frustration.
On the up side, spring is pretty much here and the weather has been absolutely glorious. Because the seasons won’t wait, I had to get busy repotting, dividing, making cuttings, pruning, feeding, watering etcetera. And I loved it. I felt like I was on vacation. In other words, simply doing something I enjoy and want to do. Not quite playing in the studio but almost as much fun and satisfaction. Onward and upward!

Much to my suprise,

you can in fact see my, as yet unfinished, web site-Lithicvision.com. I had no idea it was available for public consumption. Arrgghhh! I have so much to learn. I feel like I have had my back to the crowd, addressing all the details in preparation for a big unveiling, only to turn around to find out that the curtain is already up and the audience has been watching in respectful silence.
Oh well, on with the show!
If you care to check out the calendar, you will see that this weekend, Saturday the 16th, I'll be up at Boyce Thompson Arboretum for their event, Artisans at the Arboretum, sponsored by the Soroptimist International of Gold Canyon. This is a new feature in concert with the Language of Flowers and Chocolate Tasting. All in time for Valentines Day (weekend?)-chocolate, flowers and art. How can you resist?
What this translates to is that I'll be making work for this event and not getting much done on the web site (again). I've said it before and I'm frankly tired of saying it, but, ""Thanks for your patience, it will be worth the wait."
It's not easy being head of sales and marketing, the CEO, the CFO, the HR person, head of production and head of R&D. And the all important secretary for the whole office. I hope you have as much respect for the self employed small business man and artist as I do.
Now that I've caught my breath- back to the studio.

The work continues...

It seems there is a bit more involved to getting a web site up than I initially thought and so things are going a little slower than I planned. In the mean time I've put up a new slide show of work I sold long ago to satisfy everyones curiosity.

As is the case with all the slide shows, simply click on an image and the picture will take you to my public gallery at Picasa where you can find the name of the plant in the piece shown.

Enjoy!

Shaking off the dust and coming up for air

I've been far to busy getting my bills paid and haven't had time or energy to work on this blog at all, but my efforts are bearing results; that is to say, I'm almost keeping my head above water. Sorry for the mixed metaphors but I'm too tired to write well.
In the next couple of days my web site-LithicVision.com will be up and running and with that, everything needed to order some of my work, ( a Pay-Pal system, shipping, pricing etc). Many thanks to Suzanne and Tony Mace at The Cactus Mall for listing this blog. Keep coming back, your patience will be rewarded.

Shameless (not self) promotion

Just a quick little note to those of you who might be interested in identity, gender roles, and performance art, there is a lot of food for thought here. This is a friend of mine and I want to get the word out, so here we are. This should be pretty interesting.

Germination

And so a new blog is born. Actually an embryonic version of what will be a fully fledged web site in a few months or so. As I said on my other blog it hit me like the X-mas present I deserve from myself at 3:00AM and it's almost unwrapped and ready to be shared with the world.
I'll be refraining myself and limiting this site to strictly art/aesthetic/botanical/business matters here and offering up the more expansive ramblings at my other blog. Bear in mind that this will be a challenge to do at times-Art is personal, the personal is political, and my business is art.
Just as the work I do changes and grows a little every day, this, and my other blog will be adding new bits and pieces often. I'll be posting a gallery of currently available pieces, more pics and info about pricing to the empty/able to be ordered slide-show gallery, a lot more info on upcoming events and shows to the calendar, a list of plants that work well with my pieces (as well as those to be avoided and why), a PayPal account, packing and shipping costs, and more. Whew. So much to do, so yadda, yadda, yadda. Back to the mine shaft for me now.