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Paintings also on view at Corey Daniels Gallery

A small selection of metal work is available at ZeroStation

Please reach out to see what I am currently working on.

I’ve taken perhaps too much time this Winter and Spring to revisit my past, think about relationships, what we imagine them to be or what they reveal themselves to be over the course of a life. As a child I remember what felt like an endless ch

First hike of the year 6 miles a mini mountain #Sawyermountain it was a gorgeous day no breeze so the black flies found us on our two short breaks but thankfully no ticks!

Just a few things in the garden
May 26
Allium
Paeonia suffruticosa
Vitis labrusca

Visiting Russell Wright’s Manitoga (the place of great spirit) was like bringing all my favorite flavors into one scoopable dish! - I’d go on but if you know me you will understand. One of the highlights of my trip (minus the ticks/tick b

Sometimes life seems so unreal how it unfolds layer by layer. Seeing Jack Whittem’’s - The Messenger- was for me pretty moving at times… as if… he is still teaching . Almost exactly 40 years ago - fall of 1985 I was an exch

Sometime you just need real away from it all! Had to kiss my babies goodbye for a few days!😻😿😽

Missing you acutely this Mother’s Day 💖 💐. Some Mother’s Days are harder than others.

Back at home late last night, my remaining tulips in the rain and darkness spoke to me. 🌷 Spring so fleeting and felt.

For tomorrow... Foraged. Found & Farmed tried to go Springy and exuberant with a touch of wild & weepy. #forJoeJoe