Book progress and future events

It's been a long time since I had a chance to sit down and update you on my most recent activities! A real whirlwind since leaving Europe. Finally after all the unpacking and working hard on art, I have a few events coming up. Thanks to the continued support from the The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and The Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc. I will give a presentation about my residency and at the Elmira Steel Memorial Library on September 8th, from 7-8pm.

http://ccld.mhsoftware.com/ViewCal.html

If you are unable to make it to the presentation in Elmira, I will be presenting again at the Finger Lake Finns Fall Festival on September 19th from 2:30 at the Newfield Fire Hall. I hope to also have some prints available there as well.

http://www.fingerlakesfinns.org/

Some great news on the book! I am about three-fourths of the way done. There are so many excellent images and ideas that my original plan of making it 35-40 pages has extended to around 50. Also, originally I wanted to print 100 copies of the book, but I am now extending it to 125 to cover the additional costs and the larger number of requests. This means everyone gets a bigger book! If you pre-ordered a book or art, you can expect it around mid-september.

To wet your taste buds, here are some images of the art work I completed while in Finland, maybe you are one of the lucky ones who will be getting one.

This work below was a created from a nostalgic Finnish item (a grandmother's chest) and a preserved boat figurehead from Rauma

From Rauma Blog

This work was inspired by two immigrants stories: one from India and one from the United States.

From Rauma Blog

As you might guess, ice skating is a popular past time in Finland. This image caught the eye of the Rauma Art Museum and postcards of it may become available at their store.

From Rauma Blog

Finland was the first place I got to see a swan in flight. One day while enjoying time on the Sanharanta bay Mackenzie and I heard a boat off in the distance not starting. A few minutes later a huge swan flew by and we realized the sound was not a boat, but the bird!

From Rauma Blog