The Mr. Chippy LED art lighting project is complete, and it has exceeded all expectations! Well... except one, that is.

It’s been a long week with little progress on the new project, other than hours of research, that is. It seems I am hardly any closer to a solution than I was last week. That’s the way things go sometimes. As ironic as it may sound, patience can be frustrating, but I haven’t given up. I've ruled out a lot of potential solutions, but I haven't found exactly what will work just yet. Not a total waste of time. I have more working knowledge of LED-lighting than most at this point

It was so warped, I almost hesitated to hang it. I knew this piece might be a problem, but it was worse than I had anticipated. It was a week before the show, and my art had curled like cardboard in a rainstorm. It wasn't that surprising. This one had started with a slight warp. What was surprising, however, was how much more it had warped overnight. Behind every pain-point is a solution waiting to be found. I know how temperamental untreated wood can be, especially with the

Hey, welcome back, art appreciators. Short one this week. I’m headed back to downtown Durham to visit the Weird Windows installation, and I’m bringing my camera so I can share a a few updates. You guys wouldn’t believe the luck, but the Friday just before the city of Durham's tree lighting , one of my window lights bit the dust. I guess I’m not all that surprised, I mean, these things were ten bucks on Shplamazon, so not sure what exactly I expected. Sadly, however, there wa