A big part of Michelle’s and my Intermission Year abroad is for me to once again work under the Tuscan sun in a marble carving studio, this time in Seravezza, Italy. After three months of traveling across the USA, the […]
Read More »Steel Sculpture at Kuresaarre Castle, Estonia
Michelle and I drove from Oslo, through Sweden to our most northern point of our “Intermission Year” at Kalix, before driving down the length of Finland to Helsinki, then on the ferry to Estonia.
We were hosted at our friend, Kara at her […]
Read More »Visit to the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway
Many years ago, longtime supporters and collectors, the Stormorkens told me about a sculpture park in their native country that I simply had to visit. As a stone sculptor, they felt I really should know about Gustav Vigeland and his work. I researched […]
Read More »Visit the Royal Palace Gardens in Oslo, Norway
We walked from our B&B through a bit of Oslo, Norway and discovered the Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Sculpture Park within the Royal Palace Gardens. It is designed specifically for children, by children. The project was started in 2016 and is funded […]
Read More »Michael Binkley Discovers the Sondervig Sand Sculpture Festival
I have been volunteering on the Grouse Mountain Snow Sculpting Team in Vancouver, BC, Canada for three years now, and the team captain is a retired international sand sculpture competitor. Alan Matsumoto has regaled me with stories of his work, and I have […]
Read More »Binkley in NYC, USA with Art and Architecture, Awaiting Boarding the QM2
We have made it safely to Brooklyn, NY, USA after 7 days driving across the continent. When we crested the last ridge of New Jersey and saw the Manhattan skyline, we were excited and relieved. We made the decision to enter Manhattan via the Lincoln Tunnel, cross the island into Brooklyn where our B&B is […]
Read More »Michael Binkley Half-way Across North America Enroute to Europe
Michelle and I are half-way across the USA tonight, stopping in Rockford, IL. Two days ago, we drove through the eastern half of Montana, and were impressed with the expansive vistas from the highway. In places, it seemed one could almost […]
Read More »Michael Binkley Embarks on a Year Abroad
It has been a long-time dream for Michelle and I to live and work abroad for a year, and we are finally executing the plan. We have said goodbye to our cozy home in North Vancouver, BC, Canada and are on our way to the UK and Europe.
My blog will shift a little […]
Read More »3D Print in Bronzed Steel Arrives
My tiny abstract female torso sculpture that I designed in ZBrush has successfully been printed in bronzed steel. The sculpture arrived in the mail and was made at Shapeways in New York, NY, USA. I sent them my virtual file and using their 3D […]
Read More »Binkley Unveils Granite Banana Slug Public Art Sculpture
I was commissioned to create a sculpture for the new BC Children’s Hospital TACC facility as part of the Children’s Healing Experience Project. The San Diego design firm of Aesthetics Inc. was hired to oversee the creation […]
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