As this year is wrapping up, I’m already feeling changes on the horizon for the new year. Good, positive changes that you will see here as they happen. One area I’ve been concentrating on is my African Vessels Series. I’ve recently finished a new group of the digging stick/awl forms where I’ve expanded my focus from the direct depiction of these shapes to concentrate more on the surfaces. I’ve begun to incorporate other African sources into the decoration of them. You’ll see references to regional plant and animal life, scarification, and indigenous art along with patinas[…]