Part 2. The Commission. Cookies and Contracts
There was a story going around for years of a woman who was dining at a department store restaurant and at the end of eating one of the store’s “famous recipe” cookies, she asked for the recipe….. She got a copy of the recipe, but when she got her...Part 1. The Commission.
Most artists have a love/hate relationship with commissions, because they create a threesome- the artist, the artwork and now the client. If you know my work only from facebook, exhibitions or magazines, you may not realize that I have done a lot of commissions. I...Fingerprints
There is a gremlin in my house. It leaves fingerprints all over the place. Especially on door jambs, light switches and on handles…… I think in most homes, the mom would scold the kids of the house, but I know better. It is just me. I am afraid I am the guilty...Recent Posts
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