Author: Chandler
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Two shows, one night
Both Jessica and I have solo shows on display right now, and while they deal with different topics, our similar personalities and interests made for a surprising number of overlaps. While we were marveling at how much our shows had in common with each other (which was especially funny, considering that neither of us saw…
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Full house
This weekend was the biggest and best Studio Tour yet—and I even remembered to take pictures! Well, sort of, anyway. I managed to document my space for the last time, but then chaos took over. It’s a good thing I bought just about every last organic jellybean in the city of Tacoma, because we needed…
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Last hurrah
I know I’ve been a little quiet online lately, but it’s certainly not quiet around my house. This is the state of things right now—at least in the back half of the house. The Tailor and I are moving to a new house/studio in just over a week (still in Tacoma! Just a couple of…
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Art is in the air
Tonight was the kick-off party for the annual Tacoma Arts Month (formerly known as Art at Work Month). Everything is a little different this year. For one thing, Arts Month is now a month earlier. (The folks in charge figured that October would be better than November, since there aren’t any major travel holidays, and…
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Fiberglass and frames
‘Scuse the bad photos—all I had on me was a mobile phone and a shaky hand. But that’s okay, because if you’re local, you can see the real thing. I just finished installing my newest solo show, featuring sketchbook drawings of roadside attractions! I went for a wide variety of favorite fiberglass and concrete monuments—not…
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Messing about in boats
At this time of year, the rainy season looms just ahead, waiting to drop like the proverbial other shoe. So any extra warm sunny days we’re given feel like a huge, magnanimous gift. And since this little slice of Indian Summer fell on a weekend, it felt like I just had to get out on…
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Decade
For those of you who have been reading my blog for awhile, you’ve probably noticed the change of decor around here. Well, more than that, really—this website has been completely overhauled from stem to stern (big thanks to Erik and Kevin for making that happen!). And it’s not just because I needed a change of…
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The Veil of Knowledge
At long last, Jessica and I are ready to unveil our newest Dead Feminist broadside—a piece that has been weighing heavily on our hearts and minds. Our journey began in April, when over 200 girls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. Since then the media has been filled with accusations leveled at Islam—a…
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A list
Life around here is pretty frantic this week, while I finish up a bunch of projects and get ready for new ones appearing over the horizon. Since the thought of telling you about them in coherent paragraph format gives me hives (as I can’t even wrap my own brain around them all yet!), here’s what’s…
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Starry-eyed
For months now I’ve been busy drafting ideas, scribbling sketches and painting—painting and painting and painting!—icons for a new project I’m working on with my friend Sonja. We’re still keeping a pretty tight lid on things for now, but we’ll be launching soon, so she gave me the green light to show you these little…