I first saw the door in a warehouse of a fellow artists who was having to get the space cleared quickly. She spent years collecting antiques, curiosities and fine lumber and found herself in a situation where it all had to go. My buddy…
“The simple stitched heart which is featured in many of my pieces is a symbol of our human soul and what it endures by simply being alive, loving one another, being present, and aware. It is not our hardships, traumas, woes that define us…
A grief altar is like a Christmas tree. You set it up at a certain time of the year and decorate it. Except instead of in December, it’s in October. And in lieu of glass bulbs and tinsel, you adorn it with prayer cards…
This is the earliest pic I have of my set up on Jackson Square, this is late 2008 or early 2009. Like 15 or so years ago. It’s a bit heady to think about it. I certainly couldn’t have done it without the Square….
“I first heard the serenity prayer in a Sinead O’Connor record when I was a teen. It was a curiosity to me then but stayed with me ever since. It is Western in origin but Eastern in theme. It is used and misused by…
Living in New Orleans can be a trauma. It’s laughing and dancing and music and food and enchantment and bliss and… trauma. It’s a unique experience, becoming less so more and more but, the spirit of the city soldiers on. Living here and bearing…
Back in the day 12 years or so years ago, ya boy Varg was featured on a show hosted by New Orleans artist and organizer Rex Dingler and burlesque dancer Bella Blue. His art was in its primitive stage but the inspiration was there….