Author Archives: Chris

Photographic Mixed Media Artist

Peace of the week, February 17

February 17, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

“In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.” —  Alfred Stieglitz

Mile Marker 166, 35x51

Mile Marker 166, 35×51

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A Commission in Pictures

February 13, 2014 by Chris | 2 Comments

A Love Story

Each commissioned work that I do has a little different tale. Here is the story of one such piece that came to live in the Denver area. Continue reading »

Peace of the week, February 10

February 10, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

“You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.” —  William Hazlitt

Mile Marker 315, 23x35

Mile Marker 315, 23″ x 35″

 

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Being Nice and Doing Good with Colectivo TAN 473

February 6, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

Kyle and I are missing our second home and the subject of my new Reliquaries series, Guanajuato, Mexico, a lot this year. Not because of the foot of snow and single digit temperatures here in Kansas City, but because of our beautiful friends there that are doing good work. Since this year we can’t be there to volunteer, we were hoping that you could lend a hand by Being Nice and Doing Good. Find out the campaign details to win free artwork.

What can you win this month besides the smiles on some precious faces? This!

update (3/5): This month’s winner has been selected. Congratulations Bruce!

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Happy Birthday to Us!

January 30, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

greetings-from-new-orleans

Kyle and I are soaking up the sights, sounds and flavors of New Orleans for our birthdays. (Thats right, plural, we try to be efficient around here.)

But I wanted to stop by and remind you that January is coming to its end, which means it’s your last chance to be included in the drawing for this piece of artwork in my Be Nice & Do Good campaign.

So how about showing a little birthday love by donating a few bucks to help the Midwest Music Foundation do their good work. In addition to the karmic points you’d be building, maybe you’ll get a present for my birthday! (bonus points for helping spread the word)

Don’t know what the heck I am talking about? Start here.

Peace of the week, January 27

January 27, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

 

“What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time.” — John Berger

 

Mile Marker 419, 35"x51"

Mile Marker 419, 35″x51″

Just in case – Best posts of 2013*

January 17, 2014 by Chris | 1 Comment

I’m working on some significant changes around the website. And truthfully I make each change as if I am going to break the thing and you will never hear from me again. So in case you missed something from last year, and my website and computer end up in a fiery ball in the yard or thrown into the river, here are the most popular posts from last year. Continue reading »

Peace of the week, January 13

January 13, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. —  Elliott Erwitt

 

Mile Marker 339, 22"x34"

A Maker

January 10, 2014 by Chris | 2 Comments

What I make when I’m not in the studio making things…

Long before Etsy and Renegade Craft Fairs made crafting cool I was a maker (Think Deb in Napoleon Dynamite selling her jewelry and key chains door-to-door). For as far back as I can remember, my favorite aisle in the toy store was the long line of craft kits. And I was thrilled by an afternoon spent with a widow from the church gluing sea shells to terra-cotta pots. Pot holders, friendship pins, Christmas ornaments, “wrapped” coat hangers, jams (from the Ocean Pacific days), and anything else I could make with my hands filled my childhood.

Things are still much the same, but luckily for the recipients of my handiwork, the sophistication level has gotten a little better (most of the time!). Continue reading »

Peace of the week, Jan 5

January 6, 2014 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.”
Cavett Robert

 

Mile Marker 415, 23x35

 

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