My rayguns are up and ready for the show next week!     

Please join PNCA’s Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies program for a group exhibition in the Future Forward Gallery on PNCA’s main campus at 1241 NW Johnson Street.Participating Artists: Trish Brownlee, check Judith Hochman, Victoria Moran, Liz Randall, Alanna Risse, Lesley Silvia, Gerardo Vargas, Jereme Westom, Amanda WilcoxCurated by: Linden HowOpening Reception: Thursday, November 6th, 6-8pmFuture Forward Gallery at PNCA1241 NW…

I’ve been looking for this color scheme around town. It’s been fun using my “painter” eyes again thanks to my painting light TA in Barry Pelzner’s class.

I’m really happy right now.

I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs…

We’re swimming in vegetables right now. It’s just that time of year in Portland. It’s a see of abundance, as long as you love beets, kale, chard, and zucchini… Lots and lots of zucchini. And so I’ve decided to start a food cart called “Special Beet Service” and will specialize in veggies, especially beets. All…

The second summer intensive session for my Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies is officially over. I have exactly one year until I graduate. I am moved out of the studio and all my stuff is piled up around the house. I’m exhausted and my stomach hates me for all the abuse it’s endured over the…

There is one week left of my program’s annual 8 week summer intensive. I’m hot, grumpy, and grumpy. And I’m grumpy. This morning, as I was walking out the door, my dog grabbed my skirt with her teeth and tried to pull me back in. I miss her. I feel like a burden. I love…

Happy Hour Time! Join us this Friday, June 20th for the first PNCA Low-Residency MFA in visual studies happy hour of the summer. Come check out my summer studio space and see what I’ve been up to. Happy Hour will be from 5pm to 6:30 at the Stephens Studio Buildings (NOTE: not the main campus…

This iconic pollinator (along with other closely related species within its genus) has been a faithful companion of humanity for a very, online very long time. It is an association that has spanned the ages back to the earliest days of mankind. Sadly, buy our six-legged traveling companion has been appearing frequently in the news…

I’m so tired. I’m barely functioning. And I have so much to do this week. I just want to curl up in a ball and go to sleep. But to school I must. I think I’ll stop by the gym and get a few minutes of hot tub time in. I love that there’s a…