Size Matters at Packer Schopf

I have a piece in a group show at Packer-Schopf gallery in Chicago. Pictures of the show are available at Packer-Schopf’s web site here. Here’s a detail of the full piece, Tumblestack V. You may have noticed this looks familiar. The idea behind the “tumblestack” piece is that it grows and morphs every time it [...]

Abstraction in Character

Here’s some photos from a show I’m in at the Gallery at Carillon in Charlotte, NC.
Exhibition Dates: October 19 – January 16, 2009
Participating Artists:
Jill Allen, Portland, Oregon
David Hooker, Wheaton, Illinois
Paul Matheny, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Doug McAbee, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Philip Morseberger, Augusta, Georgia
Here’s a review of the exhibition from The Charlotte Observer.

May 14: We All Must Learn How to Negotiate

We All Must Learn How to Negotiate
Originally uploaded by Mo Coffee
technically, not posted until May 15th. By 6 minutes.

May 13th: The Bunnies Eat My Grass, My Kiln Spews Toxins in the Air; What Energy It Takes to Keep This World Together!

The Bunnies Eat My Grass, My Kiln Spews Toxins in the Air; What Energy It Takes to Keep This World Together!
Originally uploaded by Mo Coffee

acrylic on canvas
12″ x 26″

Do you feel like some of this work is about 9/11?

I got this insightful question from Somethingthereis as a comment on my last post. It’s worth considering. Short answer, “No, I don’t think so.” But I want to explore what I think might be going on for my own edification. And to see if any of this makes sense to anyone else out there.
First off, [...]

May 6: explorations on a theme: Woman with Control Tower

Well, today’s post is more about process than a finished piece….
I wanted to do more to explore this image I made Friday:
It led me to think about all these references. They range from Ecclesius holding a model of a church, to air traffic control towers (these may officially be the worst designed buildings ever), to [...]

Stilleven at North Park U

After the Prize.
Salt-fumed stoneware and terra sigilatta.
2004

For those who are in the Chicago area, I’ve got some work in a group show called STILLEVEN at Carlson Tower Gallery at NorthPark University. The show is all riffing on the idea of the still life. Also in the show are Megan Foldenauer (a lovely scroll-like [...]

The Other Exhibition

Mickey as an Attic Figure Deconstructs the Post-Modernist’s Argument on the Existence of Evil
Acrylic. 2006.
Originally uploaded by mo_coffee2003
Hey gang-
I just wanted to invite you to check out my online exhibition at The Other Journal. Their issue this month? Atheism.

Small Show at WC Library

Small Show at WC Library
Originally uploaded by mo_coffee2003
Here’s a small show I have at the Library at Wheaton College. You can see from this photo that the wall is in between the Men’s and Women’s restrooms, which should give you some sense of how impressed you should be.
Still, the space is well lit, and [...]

Sneak Peak II: What I’m up to…

Remember this guy?

Well, now he’s growing up a bit…

Right now he’s about 4′ tall.  The board in between the head and the body won’t be there after I’m done. If I can make the smoke like I want it, it should be about 6′ tall unfired (which will make him a little over 5′ tall [...]