Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Sticks and Stone

Next first Thursday, a friend of mine, Del Webber, will be having a solo show at Pucini Lubel in Pioneer Square. The details are listed below. His work is spectacular. I should know because I got to spend several hours examining every inch of several of his pieces that will be in the show as I photographed them for his announcement and upcoming catalog. (wow, was that a little like a Hemingway sentence? ) And he has a dog named Ginger and two cats Bella and Spencer, so that makes him even more interesting!
Deloss Webber at
 Pacini Lubel Gallery
207 2nd Avenue South

Seattle, WA 98104-2601

(206) 326-5555

Opening 5:00-8:00pm, Thursday May 6th
Showing wood, stone, fiber sculpture








Thursday, April 15, 2010

RIP my friends

Last week as I was sequestered away in with my computer I heard some rustling around in the living room where my dogs, Snookie and Eddie were. Never a good sign. I came out to inspect. A shredded up baggie is what I saw first. And then, as you can see in the first photo below, I found Benny's ashes. Benny was our 13 yr old Shepherd Husky mix who died Oct. 14, 2008. We have his ashes in a box, but had taken some out to leave at his favorite beach which we had not done yet. Snookie, apparently found the bag and made quick work out of spreading them around. It took my breath away. I couldn't believe it! Now, our Benny was the first one to enjoy a good laugh, so I don't imagine he would have held this against Snookie, nor not seen the humor of the situation. No doubt he would have been in there snuffling around as well. So, as I had to hoover him up, I thought about how lucky we were to have had so many laughs together for most of those 13 yrs. And also, how dogs just aren't that sentimental really, are they?



Really what Snookie did, is remind me of several friends of mine who have passed recently that I wanted to acknowledge. It was a privilege to have spent time with them and an honor that they let me into their lives even if, for some, it was just for a few brief hours. Here they are:

Sophie 1997-2010


Rafy 1997-2010

Sam 1996-2010

Prince William   1997-2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Phantom of the Opera

Charlotte is a beauty girl. Her markings are amazing. She was on the 2010 calendar I did for the Dugan Foundation in Tacoma. They still have a few months left for 2012 if you want to check it out....