Brain Food: 2021 Book List

A dear friend gave me a used kindle at the start of 2021, and it turned out to be a tremendous gift, though at the time I accepted it grudgingly. I had always preferred physical books to their digital versions- the heft of a hardcover, the act of turning pages, that book store smell. But…

Look For The Helpers

***Please note this studio sale has ended*** TL;DR – I’m having a studio clearance and donating half of the proceeds to 3 awesome non-profits! Scroll to the bottom to contact me if you are interested in buying one of these pieces (or any pieces)! Prints Available at Reduced Prices: My  i ❤️ LA Upcycled Thomas…

Show Time!

Solo Show! Friday 11/1- Saturday 11/30 at: Talon Tap & Wine, 1353 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock, CA Artist’s reception on Friday November 1st, 2019 from 7-10pm! Ok, now that we have the important details out of the way, I can talk a little bit about this upcoming solo show! As I mentioned in my blog…

Proud to be an Ally

*For the entire month of June 2019, I am donating 50% of my sales from the Rainbow Heart logo to The Trevor Project.* The need to stand with our fellow humans against discrimination and hate is great right now. The need to be vocal about our support of others is strong. The need to do…

An Act Of Submission

It’s one thing to hole up in your studio and turn the visions in your head into real things that other people can see, and it’s an entirely different thing to let those other people actually see the things you made. As an artist, I’ve never had a problem showing my work (or pictures of…

Stuck on Santa

If you live in a large US city, you probably have an opinion about Santacon, an event that happens in early December and is a jolly good time or an obnoxious nuisance, depending on that opinion. The general consensus in both NYC and SF has trended towards the obnoxious in recent years as the event…

Newspaper Kindred Spirits

Back in October of 2016, I fell down an internet rabbit hole, via facebook no less, that ended up being the rare example of productive inspiration and not just procrastination and time-wasting. A friend shared this article from My Modern Met about a Japanese artist, Chie Hitotsuyama, who creates life-sized animal sculptures entirely from rolled…

i ❤ LA

I love Los Angeles. I really do! I’ve lived here since Fall 2004, and it has felt like home for a long time. No, I haven’t seen “La-La Land” yet, but I did see “Hidden Figures” and it was really, really great! I highly recommend it, and it is rated PG, so it is ok…