2 is the third ceramic red cross in the My Cross To Bear series. This, along with a handful of new pieces feature neon yellow accents. I love how this color adds a modern edge to the stark back and white compositions. The three pieces below are composed on wood and also feature a layer of epoxy resin.

I also just finished two larger pieces that I hope to share later this week. Thanks for joining me on this fun new journey!

Full Circle is the third piece in the My Cross To Bear series which launches at Sequential Art Gallery in December. Though I shared a progress shot last month, today I want to show the finished piece; this is the first cross that I’ve ever done in this size! Measuring 18 x 18 inches, it’s custom-built out of wood (thanks to Joey’s handiwork) and features a collage-covered surface that is sealed with a layer of epoxy resin.

Thanks for tuning in as this series progresses! And thank you for all of the recent questions submitted to the Ask Nubby column — I’ve been very busy making new art and redoing my web portfolio but I wanted to let you know that read each and every one and hope to have some time to begin answering a fresh batch very soon.

This December, my first solo show in three years, My Cross To Bear will be hosted at Sequential Art Gallery in Portland. Some people have been asking me why I’m doing art again. The simple answer is that I like a challenge. When you sit behind a computer all day, you you can hit a few keys and undo your mistakes. When you’re collaging and pouring resin, if you make a mistake, you have to step back and start over. Working in a different medium forces you to think in a completely different way. I love switching up my routine and facing a new challenge. More information about this 15 piece series will be following very soon. In the meantime, I’d like to share my first two pieces with you. Both are ceramic red crosses and feature collages that are coated in resin.

Back in the Summer of 2007, I put together a quick series of collages over the course of a week titled In The Heat Of Summer. I miss the days of experimenting with collage, working with my hands and piecing together images and type. These were made just for fun, composed on hardboard with magazine cut-outs mixed with my personal photos, then scanned, with some Photoshop brushes then mixed in.

I used to work on art all the time, sometimes for solo shows, sometimes just because I had some extra time (like these). But, once I graduated school and started taking on more design work, I just never seemed to have the time. It’s time to switch gears once again and make time because I have a solo art show coming up in November 2011. I’m sure it will be both exciting and challenging.