A Cabin in the Woods

The High Speed Trolley!

It's been a interesting experience living in Lower Mills. There is so much I love about the area.. there are cute antique stores and restaurants as well as the Neponset River Trail that I love to take my bike on. That being said, it's also at the end of Boston and it sometimes feels a world away from my friends and family. Although it was a very mild winter, I still developed a vitamin D deficiency and slipped into the blues.. my painting slowed to a complete halt. Luckily with some heavy doses of vitamin D and some sunshine as well as some doses of inspiration, I'm slowly coming back to painting regularly. That being said, I've also find it challenging to live and work in the same space.. but I'm learning.

My latest pieces were inspired by 2 friends. Justine is one of my dearest friends from NY. She is working on her thesis for a Masters in Creative Art Therapy. She is exploring the dynamics of hearing (listening) and not hearing (not listening) from a clinician’s perspective and the experience of being heard (listened to) and not being heard (not listened to) from a client’s perspective. I came up with this piece called Ideas Come and Go it measures 12" x 12"x 2". I worked in encaustic collage as well as the resin insert.

Jasen Strickler is a wonderful photographer and friend whom I recently reconnected with. His photography captures forgotten spaces, quirky people, signage you think you remember seeing someplace, bike culture and everyday beauty/ugly. I made a piece for him called Jasen's House , it's a simple piece but one of my favorite parts is the sun that I made with a bike gear and a camera lens with an upside down  bicycle figure.


Next.. I found a bunch of old photos from a antique store in Gloucester containing pictures of people and their pets... not sure where these will take me but it could be fun.