While I'm waiting for the orders of supplies for the other mosaic project I'm working on I decided to make Wes' sign for the api...

I've been creating a new studio for the last couple weeks. I cleared out an unused bedroom (next to the glass/mosaic studio), covered th...

When I hear the "Green Jobs, Green Jobs" mantra I wonder about a couple things. First and foremost is whether or not the so-call...

FASEM is the Fine Artists of Southeast Minnesota . There's going to be a show in June & July here in Winona and one of my mosaics ar...

I was interviewed Monday night by a local reporter. The story ran today . It's not bad at all, although she misquoted me slightly about ...

The Art & Design department where I work has a new blog that features student assignments/projects/work.

March 11, 18, 25 & April 1 Mosaic Art: Creating Glass Tile Mosaics Wednesdays • 5:30pm - 7:30pm Winona Arts Center 228E 5th St Winon...

Voting now open! The Blue Heron Committee selected three finalists from all the artists presenting proposals and placed the choices online...

I've been focused on doing rather than writing about doing lately. When I get home I need to do something with my hands instead of typin...

I started this blog on August 2nd of last year. I had just learned my father was dying of lung cancer. The bridge in Minneapolis had just co...

I did not work on the tapestry last night. I had wanted to go to the DFL Tech committee meeting, get lots of work done and then come home an...

Saturday night Abelisto & I had a Cinco de Mayo party at our house. 34 Co-workers, spouses and children came to our house between the h...

Last week (or maybe it was the week before) I finished doing the Sustain Winona website. I am not in the Sustain Winona task force - I just ...

On Tuesday night I attended my very first political caucus. I totally understand the fever downriver in Iowa. It was a blast. As in caucuses...

We have been dealing with excessive rain and flooding here in Winona. Our lovely bluffs and coulees (ravines) tend to cause flash floods if ...

One more river fog photo This one is the Mississippi River with Mt. Trempealeau (the largest sandbar on the river) taken from the Minnesota ...

Mississippi Bridge You can sort of see the second rainbow just to the left of the main one. The bridge is the one crossing the Mississippi R...