Finally realizing an idea I have been mulling over for some time, and it feels good. I had the opportunity this week to install some of my work from my Constellations series in a faculty art exhibit at Lone Star College-University Park. Here are a few installation shots:

Planning to keep making more and more of these constellation globes and hope to fill a whole room with them...

Participated again this year in a fundraiser for a local high school orchestra by recycling an older or lightly damaged instrument into a piece. My violin was actually in very good condition with a very nice surface, so again I didn't want to cover it up with paint but rather use it in an etching process. The imagery this year is related to my wildflower constellation project that's been brewing in my head for the past year and a half: