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Streetscapes Installation at One Main Auburn

This is the space I started with at One Main in Auburn. Very big and very empty. No street appeal to get people to stop and look at the space. There is a lot going on in Downtown Auburn right now and this storefront is at a great location. I was very excited to create a site specific piece of art for it if only temporarily. But the scale of the installation was a challenge. I'm used to creating much smaller pieces. But this was going to be fun.

Auburn StreetScape is a program that seeks to enliven and activate otherwise empty storefront windows in Auburn's Historic Downtown by providing temporary space to artists. Auburn StreetScapes is a partnership between the City of Auburn and Auburn Downtown Association.

My inspiration for the installation:In the Pacific Northwest the salmon is a keystone species supporting wildlife. The bodies of salmon represent a transfer of nutrients from the ocean to the forest ecosystem. Land animals act as ecosystem engineers, capturing salmon and carrying them into adjacent wooded areas. There they deposit nutrient-rich scatterings to the riparian woodlands. This nutritional transfer is vitally important to our community and was the inspiration for my work.

I started building the components out of plywood and perforated aluminum.

Then I brought everything to the site for assembly.I spent an entire day getting it together and messing with the lighting.

The results of my efforts

This year I did a collaborative effort with my sister Theresa Uttecht out of West Springfield, Massachusetts. Our theme was the movie "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari". A deliciously creepy 1920's German Expressionism film which is arguably the first horror movie.

The piano is on display August 7th thru September 8th. To see where it will be click on the link below.

Pianos On Parade

Carving for a crowd

Interurban Center for the Arts' Painting with the Stars

I'll be carving for an audience and auctioning the piece off. This Thursday $20 at the door.

Vorkurs

Meeting a collector today in the South Sound.  He is purchasing "Vorkurs" the signature piece of my Bauhaus series.  It has been on display at Zola's the last couple months and I've had alot of interest in it.  Its hard to let go of this piece but the collector "loves it" and that makes it easier knowing its going to a good home.

Some people have asked about my layout of assembled pieces like this. I do plan them out and put much thought into it. I've included one of my cheat sheets here:

Fern commission

Finished another commission of my fern series. Enjoyed the day in the studio yesterday finishing details and listening to music (Wood Bros., Lord Huron, Jeremy Messersmith, Social Distortion, Nickel Creek). Headed to Seattle soon to deliver to the collector. 

Showing at Zola's Café

I'll be showing a few of my art pieces at Zola's Café in Auburn thru January. Besides great coffee and food they host local live music on Fridays and support the local arts scene. Stop by and check it out.

www.zolascafe.com

Kirkland Art Center

Donated a piece for Kirkland Art Center auction.

http://kacredux.org/

My band was invited to play Living History Day at Mary Olson Farm. Fun day with my band Root 5.

Piano Is Tuned and Ready To Go

The piano is tuned and ready to go. Master Tech Eric Mau got it dialed in this morning. Stop by Zola's and play it. And be sure to bring your friends.

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Piano On Display at Zola's Coffee

My piano is on display at Zola's Cafe in downtown Auburn. It will be there all August.

Zola's Cafe
402 East Main Street
Suite 120
Auburn, WA 98002-5549

Bauhaus Studio Challenge

Working on my Bauhaus Studio Challenge piece. A book on the Bauhaus I read in 6th grade was one of the biggest influences on my art. The idea of craftsman as artist is appealing. The reality is challenging. The piece is titled "Vorkurs" which was the preliminary course at the Bauhaus school everyone had to take before being allowed in the workshops.

Piano ready

Should hit the streets first week of August.

Piano project

Working on the Dios de los Muertos themed piano.

Day of the Dead Piano

Working on my Dios de Los Muertos piano carvings. Piano will be on display downtown Auburn in August.

Pianos On Parade

Got chosen to transform a piano for Auburn's "Pianos On Parade". I'll be having a Dios De Los Muertos theme. It should be lots of fun.

Teaching Art

Had a wonderful morning yesterday teaching sculpture to a 5th grade class. We did two projects. One a wire sculpture and the other a basic relief carving. The kids were so well behaved and open to new ideas it was refreshing. Kudos to Lake View Elementary.

Auburn Art Walk this Friday May 10

Auburn Art Walk Friday May 10. Weather looks great. Please stop by and say hello. I'll have a number of pieces on display.