Article in Public Art Review
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Check out North Texas Sunrise pictured in an article about funding for Public Art in Public Art Review Magazine!
Spring/Summer 2015
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North Texas Sunrise wins award!
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North Texas Sunrise was awarded one of the best public art projects of 2013 by American's for the Arts!
This year I was in Tennessee for the announcement of the award and celebrated with Mosaika.
This year I was in Tennessee for the announcement of the award and celebrated with Mosaika.
"North Texas Sunrise" in The Wall Street Journal
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Excited to be included in the Wall Street Journal's article on public art in airports!
Check out the slideshow to see North Texas Sunrise at Dallas' Love Field.
Short video on Houston PBS Art InSight
/Check out this great short about my recent public projects and process first aired on July 25th on PBS Arts InSight.
Special thanks to Don @ Houston PBS for producing such a well crafted piece.
North Texas Sunrise on Dallas NPR
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Love Field Artist Reception
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On Tuesday I was joined by my family and friends at an artist reception for the artists who created public work for Dallas Love Field. It was a joy to share this moment and my work with my mother Lorena, her husband Ralph, my sister Rita and brother David, who all came down from Oklahoma for the event. I am honored to be part of this collection with so many other great artists.
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| David and Saskia admiring the 3D pieces. |
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| Long time friends and collaborators, myself and Saskia. |
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| Good looking family! |
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| Artists of Dallas Love Field |
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| Perfect dinner with family and friends. |
North Texas Sunrise Opening!
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On Monday night I attended the celebratory unveiling of the completed new terminal at Dallas Love Field Airport. It was an elegant event and a memorable celebration and I was thrilled my friend and collaborator Saskia Seibrand of Mosaika was able to join me. Below are some of my favorite moments.
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| It's official! |
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| With the one and only Saskia. |
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| With Joe, our go to man from Hensel Phelps. Thanks Joe! ps He cleans up well! |
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| With Bob Montgomery of Southwest Airlines. |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 25, LAST DAY!
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The rewarding end of a long and wonderful journey. Many THANKS my assistant Kate and to the team from Mosaika, all who glazed, cut, and placed tile as well as Mike, Emily and Ferruccio for installing. Could not have done it without you! And a huge THANKS to Drema Chaves and Kay Kallos from the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Kim Kavanagh of KAVPLAN, the team from Hensel Phelps Construction, and Jeff Miller of Love Field Modernization Program for all your support during the installation.
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| My amazing team! Ferruccio went home early and is not pictured. |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 21- 23
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Not too many pictures for these last few days as grouting is grouting and this picture of Kate says about all you need to know about it. But Emily was able to capture a few moments on the Mosaika blog. Check em out: http://mosaikadixiedallasloveairport.blogspot.ca/
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| Lots of grouting in they sky. |
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| Kate after a dirty day of grouting. |
North Texas Sunrise Day 20- LAST PIECE ON THE WALL!!!
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| TODAY WE WILL MAKE IT TO THE END! |
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| It's been a long journey. |
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| Hey, Em, how many pieces do we have left now? |
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| Coming down for the final piece! |
AND IT'S IN!
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| So thrilled to see it all on the wall... now the grouting takes center stage.... stay tuned! |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 19
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| Pieces for today, the last 3D pieces! |
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| Mike and Emily work well together way up there! |
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| Where you can find us. |
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| The last bit of back-buttering. |
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| Ready for the next piece. |
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| Mike makes it look easy. |
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| Almost to the end! |
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| All the crazy artists out to dinner! |
We ended the day on a high note, treated to dinner with Brower Hatcher and the team from Mid-Ocean Studios! Delicious! Thank you Kay and Drema!!
North Texas Sunrise DAY 18
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DAY 18
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| Tools necessary while installing panels: gloves, trowels, tape, pounder, chalk and chalkline, string, nippers, refreshing bottle of water. |
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| Ferruccio inspired by the charcoal grout. It tastes that good! |
Emily Rising!
More sitings of the ghost of Moss Lee Love, for whom the airport is named.
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| End of Day 18, with a visit from Martha! |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 17
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DAY 17
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| More grouting! |
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| The Primrose or Pink Buttercup is looking stunning in Delorean Grey and New Taupe grout! |
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| More panels in the sky! |
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| right view |
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| left view |
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| View from a far, end of day 17 |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 16
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| Today we grout! |
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| Emily is thrilled! |
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| Ferruccio focusing. |
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| Detail of grouted Hop Clover flowers. Now the 3D pieces really stand out. |
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| The sky is looking great grouted in Delorean Grey. |
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| End of day 16. |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 15
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DAY 15
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| Emily surveys our surroundings. |
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| Today we finish putting in the big Mexican Hat! |
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| And there it is, glowing in the spot light! |
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| Mike surveys his handiwork and Emily preps for the next panel. |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 14
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| MORE GROUT! |
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| Yay! |
And more pieces on the top, including a 3D Mexican Hat
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| The bottom section is grouted. It makes the piece so much richer and fuller. Ferruccio and I can't wait to see the sky. |
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| End of day 14 |
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| The colors of tonight's sunset looked so familiar... |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 13
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DAY 13
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| Cleaning with a knife, who knew! |
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| End piece, cut and ready to go |
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| Finishing up the left end. |
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| Now back to the right. |
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| And then a little grout to finish off the day. |
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| Emily LOVES sponging. It is so satisfying! |
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| Bottom = grout, Top = no grout |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 12
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DAY 12
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| Our opening act: a magic stand alone ladder |
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| Today we will start to put in the hop clover |
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| View from the stationary camera recording the process in time-lapse |
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| We are very focused in our work today. |
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| Even the plastic backing can be beautiful! |
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| The pieces are like a negative of stain glass when held to the light. |
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| A hop clover with attitude. |
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| Looking fabulous! |
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| End of day 12 |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 11
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DAY 11
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| Our scissorlift has arrived! |
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| Ferruccio peeling the panels to go up |
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| Mike and Emily rising to the height of the Bluebonnets. |
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| The top edge is measured and cut on-site to fit . These are the cutoffs. |
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| We made it to the TOP! |
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| There are so many ways to play with scale and this mosaic. It really is the perfect wall. |
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| Lunch break in Moss Lee Love Garden just off the check-in desks at Dallas Love Field. |
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| Detail of Back in the Moment by Sherry Owens |
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| The bronze sculpture mades great shadows. |
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| Detail of Back in the Moment by Sherry Owens |
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| Lunch in a bronze forest. |
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| Team work! Kate and I setting the scaffolding after lunch. |
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| The Indian Blanket from yesterday peeled, cleaned and glowing. |
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| Mike directing the light and the next pieces. |
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| Ferruccio ready. |
Mike pounding the one piece and putting in the next piece.
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| Emily fitting the pieces together around the giant dandelion. |
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| Getting ready for tomorrow... the stars mark where we need to build up the tile to meet the 3D piece, ie backbuttering. |
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| Closing the crates after a good days work. |
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| So excited to have made it to the top today! |
North Texas Sunrise DAY 10
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DAY 10
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| We start the day cleaning what we did the day before. |
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| 3D Indian Blanket waiting for installation |
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| And it's in! |
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| Evidence of grouting! We are testing colors... stay tuned! |
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| The underside of a Daisy |
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| Progress! |
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| Wow, those flowers are taller then Emily! |
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| Mike! Don't eat that sponge! It's for grouting! |
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| The sky is beginning to fill in. We are now more then halfway installed. |