Blown away by the amazing results from last weekend's Rotto Grotto grotto workshop at John Michael Kohler Arts Center! Thanks to the organizers and participants. Attendees were able to make their own personal grottoes from Fiberglass grotto shells I created. Participants brought many of their own materials that had personal significance to them . I’m really pleased with the varied and creative results. I hope to hold some more workshops in the future, so please stay posted on my instagram @rottogrotto and facebook page .

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Mostly just posting this for my own reference~ Mosaics outside Milwaukee's Kosciuszko Park.

Festive mosaic man spotted on Montana and Burrell St #mosaic #mosaicsculpture #wisconsinfolkart

I'll have my studio doors open tonight during our exhibition opening at @therealtinsel from 6-9 PM ! I'll have merch for sale or just come hang. There's tons of other things to see so come on by ❤️

Friday! Many things happening at @therealtinsel ~💥 join us !
The subterranean Wisconsin Flat Files viewing space is officially launching !
I have some work for sale along with many other Wisconsin artists - preview the digital index at INDEX.REALTINSEL.COM
In addition,
@therealtinsel will be presenting The Tiveys: Looks, Sounds, Smells Like the Universe : an exhibition of a father and his sons. Hap, Quinn and Rhys will be exploring time and the universe through a multi-disciplinary installation of smells, sounds and visual arts.
Friday March 15- April 27
Opening reception and performances 6-9 PM Friday , March 15th + 10 AM - 8 PM on Saturday March 15th
#therealtinsel #milwaukee #openstudio #exhibition #artopening #thetiveys #groupexhibition

This is heavy stuff but I've Been thinking a lot about the collective horror-movie levels of abuse and sexual traumas my friends and I have suffered often at the hands of their own partners and how amazing it is that we've been able to manage to somehow piece our lives and selves back together, getting new jobs, degrees, moving away to start new lives despite feeling like the entire weight of the world is pushing against us wanting us to continually feel ashamed, frightened, self-doubting and disempowered. All this heavy scary emotional labor is invisible to most but I know it's there, you are amazing and if I could somehow magically make every single survivor believe to the very core of their being that it is NOT THEIR FAULT and erase every single shred of shame I would do it in an instant. HAPPY #INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY 🤛🤛🏼🤛🏽🤛🏾🤛🏿

These photos do no justice and maybe not worth posting but I was mentally noting that I was excited to see this Mexican memory bottle in which items were arranged on the ~ inside~ will I regret not buying this ?

I have really missed using bright colors and getting lost in pattern making, my first art loves. Getting back into it and it feels good. Here's a globby juggo

Thank you so much Milwaukee for giving us a place to experience summer-level warmth in the dead of winter . What a god send ❤️

Good goodwill finds

Some snaps from Scott Reeder's B-side Of The Moon exhibit just installed at @jmkac ~ 👏👏👏 including favorite vibey selections from the Moon Library 😜 so good