I have newly constructed work on display in a show called Good Place, No Place. On view at the Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park thru March 6th. More info here.
See more images of the work at my website.

I exhibited reproduction prints of my drawings for the first time ever at the Green Festival in DC this past weekend. All of my frames are custom made by me from the Paulownia tomentosa wood which is grown and milled locally in my home state of Maryland at Mt. Hope Farms. Now that is sustainable! All of my prints are done on Hahnemuhle brand bamboo paper. Hahnemuhle donates to an environmental project every time I buy their paper. It was a blast sharing my work with such eco minded patrons and entrepreneurs. I hope to do it again next year. Please visit my Etsy site for access to everything I was selling in DC. Thanks again for all those who visited my booth.

I was a guest artist at Pearly's Beauty Shop for a Swoon Studio fundraiser of the Transformazium church restoration in Braddock, PA. Can't wait to do it again. Other guest artists included Alina Tenser (on nails), Andrew Poneros (on hair), Billy Mode (on body paint), Natalie Frank (on make-up and hair), Mickalene Thomas (body paint), Molly Crabapple (on projections), Mark Read (on projections), and Ayumi Motegi (also on nails). Find out more about Transformazium and the happenings in Braddock here or see more photos of Pearly's Beauty Salon here. Photo credit goes to Lauren Silberman

Been working at the ole' Poster Repair shop again. It's just like old times. I really love it! Here's a peek at my next challenge. It's nice to work all day around such good graphic design....classic :). Even the navy had a good eye for color and composition then. 

From May 18th to June 22nd I was an artist-in-resident at Lobot Gallery in the industrial warehouse complex of West Oakland, CA. I completed three new large drawings and installed a piece, which showcased 19 of 33 known edible and medicinal weeds found within the urban landscape. Nineteen of the thirty-three were foraged from no more than a 3 block radius of Lobot. Each of the glass vials is supported by one or more colored rubber bands which correspond to the color coded anatomical drawings of internal organs. Pink, for example, demonstrates the plant is good for digestive complaints while yellow can be used for skin irritations, blue for respiratory, etc, etc. Many species can be used for more than one ailment. See more photos of the installation here. Some plants included:

Matricaria discoidea    Pineapple weed

Calendula arvensis   Calendula

Sonchus oleraceus   Sow thistle

Lobularia maritime   Sweet Alyssum

Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish

Capsella bursa-pastoris    Shepards purse

Malva neglecta   Common mallow

Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade (Parts are very toxic. Be careful.)

Trifolium pratense    Red Clover

Portulaca oleracea    Purslane

Rubus discolores  Himalayan Blackberry

          I'll be showing brand new works on paper at BOTH Ellen Miller Gallery and Howard Yezerski Gallery in Boston until July 10, 2012. These drawings are investigations into the possibility of urban foraging and the resource viability of plants, which thrive within city landscapes and surrounding industrial complexes. For example, one species I’ve been focusing on is Paulownia tomentosa, which is a prolific weed that can often be found sprouting out of brick and mortar. Paulownia has been used as a sustainable wood source in building small structures as well as musical instruments in countries around the world. It has only recently been recognized in the U.S. 

I’ve also been interested in urban edibles, which can also be used for medicinal purposes. I have highlighted this research in Schematic Digestion, which include plants that were used in a digestive remedy prescribed to me by an herbal physician. The plants include Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet), Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel), Taraxacum officinalis (Dandelion), Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice), Mentha × piperita (Peppermint), Calendula arvensis (Calendula). See more work from the show at my website.

Ellen Miller Gallery
38 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-4650

Howard Yezerski Gallery
460 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118
(617) 262-0550

December 2011 my work and I both traveled to Miami where I had the fortunate opportunity to exhibit in a solo booth with Kesting/Ray, NYC at ImPulse. This was the most successful opportunity for making a living my work has ever seen. Thanks to all out there who have supported me. I was also one of three to be nominated for best in show! Margot, Andrew and Adrianna were able to join me and it was hella amazing! Andrew and Adrianna had work at Red Dot (another one of the many Miami art fairs). We saw so much art that week and basked in the sun.