16 August

Traffic Box Art

Traffic Box Art

Made my public art debut last week! I was delighted to participate in a movement to beautify the traffic signal boxes along Highway 17. Commissioned by the Town of Mt Pleasant, I created an illustration portraying the theme of sweetgrass basket-making. It was a fun challenge, since the image needed to wraparound the design of the 6ft […]

9 June

Porgy poster-signing

Porgy poster-signing

I spent the afternoon signing Porgy playbill posters as part of Community Day at the Gibbes Museum of Art. In addition to escaping the steamy hot temps, it was a treat spending time in the Museum and chatting with visitors that had just walked through the Porgy exhibition. Of course, my favorite celebrity appearance is the talented […]

20 May

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Charleston has Porgy fever, with all of the attention on the Spoleto Festival’s highly anticipated performance. So it was fun to jump on the Porgy bandwagon, especially since I grew up listening to the beautiful music of Gershwin’s timeless opera. The lyrics have stayed with me since those cassette tape days, so it was easy to channel […]