Auguste Rodin is a sculptor whose work I’ve long admired, so it was moving for me to witness his sculpture, “The Burghers of Calais” while Michelle and I visited the city. I’ve always wanted to see this edition of the sculpture, so […]
Read More »Binkley Adds Two Pieces to International Sculpture Collection
I wrote previously of my experience as Artist in Residence in Andalusia, Spain. Here are still photos of “Macael Maiden” (above, a 5 foot tall torso) and “Emergence” (below, a 5 foot long horse emerging from a […]
Read More »Binkley Visits Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
I have always wanted to visit the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Spain and I finally realized this goal with a visit on February 10, 2019. I have read about the architecture of the Museum and seen a few photographs of it, but I was startled […]
Read More »Binkley Completes His Andalusian Residency
I have completed my Artist in Residency at the Kitty Harri Sculpture Garden in Andalusia, Spain. It has been a wonderful experience and I produced two large sculptures for the permanent international art collection which I hope will […]
Read More »Binkley is Artist in Residence in Andalusia
I have begun my two month residency at the Kitty Harri Sculpture Garden on a shoulder of the mountain above Otivar, Spain in the Andalusia region and just inland from Almuñecar on the Costa del Sol. This magical space was founded at the turn of […]
Read More »Binkley Experimenting with Adobe Draw
Michelle and I have a month of travel between our two months working in studio in Italy and my Artist in Residency in Otivar, Spain. To keep my “finger in the pie” so to speak, I’ve discovered an app for my […]
Read More »Binkley Visits Museo di Gigi Guadagnucci
How have I not heard of the incredible sculptor, Gigi Guadagnucci before? Nicolas Bertoux suggested we visit the only museum in Versilia dedicated to a single artist at Villa della Rinchiostra, owned by the Malaspina family, in Massa, Italy. Guadagnucci was a good […]
Read More »Binkley Visits Marmo + Mac in Verona, Italy
I joined the crew from the ARTCO studio and we traveled to Verona, Italy to attend Marmo + Mac, the world’s largest trade show for stone. This international event is a showcase for anything to do with the quarrying, […]
Read More »Binkley Tours the Fantiscritti Quarry in Carrara
Michelle and I and some friends took a tour of the Fantiscritti marble quarry east of Carrara, Italy. We calculated a morning with good weather, as the clouds and accompanying storms can swoop in very quickly in the afternoons. We chose a Sunday, […]
Read More »Binkley Demonstrates Pneumatic Hammer and Chisel in Italy
I’ve been working for 5 weeks now at my friends’ studio in Seravezza, Italy and am pleased that my Muse has returned. One of the key goals of Michelle’s and my year living and working abroad has been fulfilled.
I was […]
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