The annual winter open house is Saturday and Sunday at Hot Shops Art Center and we’re moving into the center’s 20th year! Come see me and Katrina Methot-Swanson in my studio (210), where we’ll both be showing and selling work noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. I’ll have a few new pieces and selected favorite paintings and woodcuts. The hallway walls outside my studio will be freshly painted and hung with work by Katrina and me.

”River,” which was flowing along the wall outside my studio, is now hanging at the Norfolk Arts Center with all the newly created work that nearly doubles its length to about 40 feet! We’ll be celebrating that show next week with a reception 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. If you’re nearby, please pop in, and if you’re further away, consider making the trip to the arts center before Feb. 27 to see the show. We’re excited to see it all installed and lit professionally because the closest we’ve gotten so far is seeing it all laid out on the floor!

Norfolk Arts Center staff member Sara Putters created this banner to promote the show. I’m not sure about the dimensions, but it will be fun seeing our artwork blown up big!