North Texas Sunrise DAY 1-3

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We are at it again, up to our elbows in our newest mosaic installation with the team from Mosaika of Montreal at Dallas Love Field Airport.  So excited to see the giant blank wall and start to fill it with Texas-sized wildflowers and a grand Texas sky.  The mosaic will cover a floating wall just before security in the main lobby of the airport.  The piece spans 64 feet and rises 18 feet and is made of hand-glazed and hand-formed ceramic tiles.  The hand-formed pieces were created in my studio and include frogs, lizards and various textures.  There are also three dimensional low relief mosaic inserts that create   a gentle undulation on the wall adding to the trippy, disorienting perspective of the giant flowers.

We'll be posting updates every few days here and be sure to check out Mosaika's blog as well.  I am thrilled to be working with everyone on our team, especially Kay and Drema from City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Hensel Phelps Construction, Kavplan, the team from Love Field Modernization Program and of course Mosaika Art and Design. 

DAY 1
a fresh wall, prepped and ready

our audience

the treasure map

Drema and Kay, our amazing advocates from the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs

First piece going in

backbuttering the 3D elements and hand-made tiles

the first 3D low relief mosaic insert

Kate as Vana, end of Day 1

Lucky us, every Thursday the artists, designers, architects, contractors and Southwest gang have the last meeting of the day at Strokers.  

Kate wants a ride.

Can't imagine an installation without these two, Emily and Mike are the best.
 DAY 2

What a good looking team!

End of Day 2
 DAY 3
the first cleaned section

a 3D insert 

Some adoring fans and a great shot of the 3D undulations

End of Day 3

Press for the Ranch Project

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Pick up the August 2012 copy of Houston House & Home magazine to read about the house and home of my work at the ranch project.  Click here to see a copy of the magazine online.  You can see the mural, which was fabricated and installed with the help of Mosaika of Montreal, on page 39.  To see a copy of the physical magazine, check the racks at your local Kroger and HEB.



More pictures of the piece are on my website at:

HAA Portable Works Collection Press

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Great story about Houston Arts Alliance recent acquisitions to the Portable Works Collection in this past weekend's ZEST section in the Houston Chronicle.  Works including Bayou are currently on view at Alliance Gallery through this Saturday, August 24th.
Alliance Gallery, Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday 3:00-5:00pm.


Click the image to see it larger.  Also read the article here on the Chronicle website.

LAYOVER at Alliance Gallery

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The current exhibition at Alliance Gallery hosts new work acquired by the Houston Airport System Portable Artwork Collection, including Bayou, a painting of mine from 2008.  Cheers and congrats to all the artists and Houston's growing collection of great art.  I'm looking forward to the opening party.






Presenting Works By
Karin Broker // Jeff Forster // Mary Helene Gagneux // Dixie Friend Gay // Jonathan Leach // Katrina Moorhead // Howard Sherman // Damon Thomas // Randy Twaddle
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Currently on view at Alliance Gallery
7.23.12  -  8.24.12
Reception
Thursday  //  8.16.12 
5:30  -  7:30 PM

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Houston Arts Alliance is currently showcasing highlights from the new Houston Airport System Portable Artwork Collection. For more information on the exhibition click here.


3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 125 // Houston, TX 77019
Gallery Hours // Tuesday - Friday // 3-5 PM





Houston Arts Alliance

SHSU The Woodlands Center OPEN!

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Yesterday, Kate and I attended the opening reception for Sam Houston State University The Woodlands Center.  The beautiful new academic building is home to my most recent mosaic project, Reflections to Mist, and state of the art facilities for 4 year and graduate studies.  WHR and Vaughn Construction did an amazing job. It's so nice to see the building clean and complete.

Now open to the public, visitors can ascend the stairs to view the entirety of Reflections to Mist, the 4 story mural we installed in February.  Kate got some great pictures of onlookers and the mural.

Professional shots will be on the SHSU page of my website soon!













Office Party: THE BLACK KEYS

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Way back in the dead of winter, Kate and I decided to give ourselves something to look forward to: a Spring office party/tickets to The Black Keys at The Mitchell Pavilion.  It was a prefect spring night and a definite celebration.  Thanks to the band for the amazing performance and the infamous Rich Latimer (never without his camera) for the photos.









Mosaic Bird Feeder

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Since the big installation at SHSU, Kate and I have been enjoying the garden and the lovely spring we are having here in Houston.  We even got our hands dirty making a mosaic bird feeder for the garden.  It's up and attracting wildlife! Check out the pictures below along with a few garden vignettes.  


Before

After