I was featured in an article on the cover of the Chicago Tribune Home & Garden section on May 20 - for my postcard prop being in the movie "the Number 23". I am happy to report that as a result of this I sold my painting (Urban View) that is on the postcard to a wonderful new patron in Rockford. My work was also featured in an article by Jeanette Hurt in the May 2007 issue of Lake Magazine. The article "Chicago Loves Dogs" was about all the great things you can do with your dog on a visit to the Windy City, among them - a visit to my studio!

On the animal welfare front, my banners were hung in Chicago's City Hall for 'Be Kind to Animals Week' in May and I'm the artist behind the logo for Treehouse Animal Foundation's upcoming Stray Cat Strut fundraiser on Saturday, June 16th. Also dog related, check out the t-shirt design I recenty created for Camp Dogwood.

I am very excited to be particpating again in the Fields Project in rural Illinois. This is a juried art residency - each artist is hosted by a local farm family, and creates art inspired by the land and rural life. There are several community events throughout the week culminating with an art festival and plane rides to view field sculptures. It's a very unique and wonderful opportunity to explore a world very different from my own. Follow this link to see the work I created at the Fields Project in 2003.

After months of not really getting the whole 'MySpace' thing, I decided I should just join and see what happens. I can now see how it really exposes you to an entire new world of people, customers and other artists. If you are out there, please visit my page and BE MY FRIEND.

If you have never visited my art blog or its been awhile, please take a look. I have made an effort to post a few times a week and it's getting a little more interesting as I have started to use it to better document my studio time and the new things that I'm creating.

My very dear friend and 'art sister', Erica Jane Huntzinger, debuts new oil paintings and ceramic paintings at Uncommon Ground Cafe throughout the month of June. I have had the unique pleasure of working beside her and watching her magical multi layered process. Words, emotion, color, adding and subtracting, manipulation of material, these pieces need to be seen in person to truly appreciate the process and beauty. To see more of her work on-line visit: MarginGallery.org, EricaHuntzinger.com and CountyX .