Wishing you a wonderful new year

Happy 2019, everyone!

I’m working on a few changes to the site, which you’ll see very soon. In the meantime, take care of yourself and stay warm (or cool, if it’s summer where you live).

Collecting art: the joy of anticipation

Before I go semi-incommunicado for Christmas, I wanted to share an early present I received recently: a thank-you note from someone with “a budding little art collection.”

This person’s anticipation of receiving their artwork soon kinda puts me in a holiday mood. I was one of those kids who savored the delicious agony of waiting for Christmas Day to arrive. Now, the feeling I get waiting to ship out the artwork feels almost as good as hearing it arrived safely. Only one more sleep — I mean, “installment” — until this collage heads to its permanent home!

Happy holidays… and please let me know if you’d like to start 2019 with a new piece of art (or the first installment of a payment plan).

Liberty Bank Building: Hammering a dream together

I figured out what “civic innovation” means, in plain English: it’s “what happens when people commit to getting big stuff done, even though it’s gonna take years.”

The apartments and their artwork are nearly done now, but it wasn’t built in a day — or by one company, for that matter. You can find out who did the heavy lifting, at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI).

Hope to see you there!