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










SYNCOPATION SEA in HD

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In February the Mosaika team went down to Galveston to photograph two of the three murals in the Ocean and Coastal Studies building at Texas A&M University Galveston.  They used a Gigapan, which is a robot that took over 300 images of the mural and stitched them together seamlessly to create a giant file.  This file allows the viewer to zoom in to any part of the mosaic. It really is high definition mosaic.  Click the link below to check it out.

http://www.mosaika.com/gigaview.html

Click here to see more images of the three murals at Texas A&M Galveston University.

SHSU Completed!

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The scaffolding is gone and the mural is able to breathe in the space.  And it looks great! For now these photos will have to do.  I'll send in a professional to take photos in May when construction is complete.

It was such a pleasure to work with Mosaika again!  To everyone at Mosaika, WHR Architects, Sam Houston State University and Vaughn Construction THANK YOU for making this job possible.








SHSU Days 18, 19, 20 & 21- Finished from top to bottom!

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The mural is completely grouted and looking amazing!! I'll post more pictures once the scaffolding is removed.  Thanks to everyone on the team, from Mosaika, WHR and Vaugh Construction for a job well done.
Mike making the final finishing touch!










Emily and the final buff.




Looking up from the first landing.








Looking up from the bottom floor.





SHSU 15, 16, 17

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We had a big few days on the installation.  Most notably we installed the last panel (#144) and had a crew filming it!  Victoria Lightman of Looking At Art and Cressandra Thibodeaux of 14 Pews are working on a TV pilot for a show about Texas collectors and artists.  They came to the job site to do an interview and catch the final panel installation.  Good timing!

Good morning Mr. Frog.

Getting ready to install the remaining panels.


We have guests today!


All that remains to install.




The lovely Victoria Lightman. Nice hat!!

The lovely Cressandra Thibodeaux.

Prepping the wall for the final piece.

Emily speed skating to get the panel.

Bringing over the panel.

In she goes!



The whole team.

All 144 pieces on the wall!


And now cleaning to grout.

Lots of grouting.


Love this shot! Amazing light on the third floor.

The mural blends perfectly with the trees outside.

Kate's amazing detached leg trick.



And now buffing.


Looking good!

SHSU Days 12, 13, 14

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Another day, another panel goes on the wall.


We made it to the 90s


Today we got additional scaffolding so we can now reach every inch of the 40ft wall.
AND the guys from Big City Access came during lunch break! Perfect timing.

Dancing around the crates

1-2-3, 1-2-3

I think it's a waltz.

Emily happily nipping tile.

The view from the third floor.



Mike measuring to cut... Emily is holding his legs off screen.

Clipping in on the top level of scaffolding.

Teamwork.

We got a visit from Dr. Mitchell Muehsam and Denise Nue!  Denise is the director of facilities and construction and Mitch is the dean of the college of business administration at SHSU.  They were both very excited about the mosaic.


SHSU Days 9, 10, 11

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Cleaning for repairs...


...mending...

What seam?

More panels ready to go on the wall




Pausing for a perfect photo op.

Working in tight spaces.

Marie, the architect from WHR, came by to check out the progress.
She was impressed and we are all really pleased.
Thanks for stopping by Marie!
Living life on the edge.


How low can she go?


While troweling, Mike grew two more arms.

The view from the second story platform.



Moving up, one step (stool) at a time.

SHSU 6, 7, 8

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Here are days 6, 7, 8 but they are all starting to run together.  We made it to the outside wall and started grouting inside.   Check out the detail shots from the bottom section of the wall that is now finished except for the final cleaning and buffing.  It's really looking fantastic!


Got to get grout in every crack.

Grouting...

Sponging...

Emily working hard inside and Mike preparing to hop into the mural outside. 

And finally buffing!

So pretty after grouting








Q, last piece outside!



All up and the integration of the outside and inside looks amazing!
Before

After




Love this flower!!!