This will be my third entry into the Sanchez 50|50 show in Pacifica, CA. Each time, I relearn that 50 is a very big number. My theme for the show this year is close to my heart. If you read my other blog entries, you'll see what I mean. Theme: Psychedelic Playsets and Twisted Toys For an ambitious project like this, I find that my work improves and refines while my studio descend into chaos. I get paint and glue all over my clothes and I ruin paint brushes and tools. This tim

Sometimes I cruise estate sales or Ebay pages looking for inspiration and weirdness to use in my art. On one such day I found a group of...

In preparing for an online show called Stories We Tell, I started looking at some lesser known Wizard of Oz characters for inspiration. I...

I bought this crazy little vehicle on Etsy and it was shipped to me from Canada. It's in so-so shape with some dents and missing dingle...

Although I never met him, I had a very artistic and imaginative great grandfather named Gustave A. Hillebrand from Stewartsville, MO....

I've been collecting vintage and antique toys, charms, figurines, and oddities for a little while now. In general, I collect smalls and...