Happy Independence Day!

On this Independence Day, I wish you the freedom to be who you are, and the support we all need to make that freedom a reality. Celebrate!

Work-in-progress: More than a thousand words

I already know the title for the piece I'm working on, but the art itself is taking shape more slowly than I expected.

The inspiration is a photo I took as a kid during an extremely rare moment of snowfall in the L.A. suburbs. It must have been around 1981, and I was so excited to take a picture of my mom in it before the snow melted. Then our neighbor had a great idea: drive a few blocks further up the mountain, where the snow hadn't yet disappeared, and take a picture. 

The snowflakes vanished about five minutes later. But I remember this moment more for the other stories I see in my mothers face.

More on that next time.

New art: St. Felicia, complete

Aaand... she's done! Here's your first full glimpses of St. Felicia, patron saint of farewells.

Behold, the glow of holiness emanates from her being.

St. Felicia's shrine will open to her followers and devotees at the debut of the Great Mystery Project. I'll also have her holy backstory posted nearby. For now, though, enjoy the slideshow of St. Felicia's evolution on my studio table.