The Studio Space

Making Art.
Writing Poetry.

Visits to Egress Studio are welcome, but must be by appointment only. You can schedule an appointment for a visit to Egress Studio through email or a phone call. I will be happy to make some time for your visit. Please do not stop by unannounced, as I am always working on something, and would rather not experience an interruption unless already planned.

The Workshop

The Old Horse Barn

Artbooks are my latest interest. I've been making them for years, but now that I have a Hollander beater to make paper with, I'm even more enamored with creating one-of-a-kind artworks in the form of a book. This one was showing at a group-show of the Northwest Designer Craftsmen in Everett in March... at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The exhibit was powerful and would have been significant, I think, if only it were able to stay open longer than ten days.

So it seems I've been thwarted in art and poetry by pestilence and famine. No. Not famine, as I grew a large garden this year that was fairly productive. But I have to say we've all had more than our share of pestilence these last few years.

The Frame Shop

Where Art Meets Frame

I've been using a heavy-duty Hollander Beater machine for a couple years now. It's has made paper pulp from natural fibers like iris leaves, bamboo, straw, and also from cotton rags from shirts, socks, nightgowns, sheets, and towels. The most recent papers I made were from those red mechanics rags, which turned a sarcastically pretty pink, and floral patterned napkins that became a soft green. Iris leaf pulp from this machine has also helped me create a series of container "nests."

The Poetry Shed

1000's Upon 1000's of Books, Literally

Egress Studio contains many ingresses and egresses here on Noon Road. There is a small building called the Poetry Shed, where thousands of poetry books by individual poets are shelved, from the thickest volumes to the smallest of chapbooks.

The Pond and the Woods

A living, breathing watering hole, and an everchanging place

Visits to Egress Studio are welcome, but must be by appointment only. You can schedule an appointment for a visit to Egress Studio through email or a phone call. I will be happy to make some time for your visit. Please do not stop by unannounced, as I am always working on something, and would rather not experience an interruption unless already planned.

History of Egress Studio

The Old Horse Barn

Artbooks are my latest interest. I've been making them for years, but now that I have a Hollander beater to make paper with, I'm even more enamored with creating one-of-a-kind artworks in the form of a book. This one was showing at a group-show of the Northwest Designer Craftsmen in Everett in March... at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The exhibit was powerful and would have been significant, I think, if only it were able to stay open longer than ten days.

So it seems I've been thwarted in art and poetry by pestilence and famine. No. Not famine, as I grew a large garden this year that was fairly productive. But I have to say we've all had more than our share of pestilence these last few years.

The Frame Shop

Where Art Meets Frame

I've been using a heavy-duty Hollander Beater machine for a couple years now. It's has made paper pulp from natural fibers like iris leaves, bamboo, straw, and also from cotton rags from shirts, socks, nightgowns, sheets, and towels. The most recent papers I made were from those red mechanics rags, which turned a sarcastically pretty pink, and floral patterned napkins that became a soft green. Iris leaf pulp from this machine has also helped me create a series of container "nests."

The Poetry Shed

1000's Upon 1000's of Books, Literally

Egress Studio contains many ingresses and egresses here on Noon Road. There is a small building called the Poetry Shed, where thousands of poetry books by individual poets are shelved, from the thickest volumes to the smallest of chapbooks.

The Pond and the Woods

A living, breathing watering hole, and an everchanging place

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History of Egress Studio

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The Egress Studio building was built in 2005. The studio is a haven for me to work on all sorts of projects, from printmaking to paper-making, bookmaking to assemblages, and a wide variety of other projects.

I first came up with the name "Egress Studio" back in the '90's when my old studio was in a leaky, half-insulated building here on Noon Road. We've upgraded that old building now, so it is called the Frame Shop. I chose Egress for the studio's name because the idea of an exit from one space to another works for me. It is a metaphor for ideas, since they continue to move from one place to another.

This way to the egress and another idea. No fooling.

The Honey Bees and the Chickens

As well as fish, a parakeet, the dog, and the cat.

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The Vegetable Garden

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