Racine & Vicinity Art Exhibition 2014

My painting "Ready Steady" was selected as part of this year's exhibition at the Wustum. In 2012, my painting "Slaughterman" was one of 4 works awarded in this same show. 

Here's the show info from RAM's website: 

Racine Art Museum's Wustum Museum
August 30 - November 29, 2014
The Awards Ceremony and Opening Reception is Sunday, September 7, 2:00 to 4:00 pm at RAM’s Wustum Museum, which is located at 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine. Awards will be presented at 3:00 pm.

Wally Mason will jury the selection. Wally Mason has been the Director/Chief Curator of the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2007. Mason has curated over 90 exhibitions, includingDark Blue: Water as Protagonist, Whatever is There is a Truth: Robert Rauschenberg’s Prints, and Witty, Sexy, Gimmicky: British Pop Art.

Awards Juror Harry Wirth is an Emeritus Professor of Art and Design from Northern Illinois University. He is an accomplished artist and architect and won the first place award in Watercolor Wisconsin 2012.

Resto-Mod: I Turned A Rusty $10 Salon Hair Dryer Into A Lamp

In the spring and summer, I almost completely abandon all types of art and painting. Instead, I turn my attention to other types of fun projects—like this one! 

This is a salon hair dryer, likely manufactured in the 1930s or '40s.

I bought it at a garage sale for $10 and then...

• stripped the paint

• took it apart

•  repainted it

...and modified it into this glorious working lamp!

Here's a link to a photo step-by-step of how I did it.