I used to dismiss New Year's Eve as just another day, unworthy of making a fuss or resolutions. But now I think resolutions are a chance...

Hello, hello. Below is my semi-annual update in which I detail in one place some of my exhibitions and projects of the past year. If you sub...

Earlier this year I drew a map of Burlington, VT for the wedding of my friends Sam and Elise. I was sorry not to attend their celebration bu...

Last night was Knights on the Catwalk, an inaugural sustainable fashion show at St. Norbert College. It was one of many events under the umb...

ReallyBIGPRINTS!! is done. Now we get to bask in the glow of the project completed. It was a tremendous four days. We got to see so many wo...

Continued work on my block for ReallyBIGPRINTS!!  The block on the right shown below is by two great SNC art students.  It's crunch ...

I'm delighted to get to show my Costumes to Save Your Life at the nascent Jabberwock Gallery in Algoma, WI. If you're in the area,...

This past year I got to participate in a unique portfolio exchange. A quick word on portfolio exchanges as they are common in fine art prin...

I've been slowly chipping away at this drawing of a dandelion for  ReallyBIGPRINTS!!  this summer. Next I'll add in the gradated lin...

I now live in a place that is somewhat lacking in visual arts culture. It exists and some of it is excellent, but it's harder to find an...

Alex Hopkins, The Fifer, Archival pigment print, 2015 The Wisconsin Biennial is coming up. I'm honored to have a piece in it and to...

Three years ago when we knew we were moving to Wisconsin we got lots of advice (some of it solicited) on how to handle winter. I made a draw...

This screen print is bound for the Hardy Gallery where it will be assembled with bodily segments from other Wisconsin printmakers into an...

I'm told artists and other creative professionals should spend a significant portion of their time on professional practice, things lik...

bell hooks is speaking on our campus tonight with her good friend Gloria Steinem. I'm excited to hear what they have to say. And to see ...

2015! Blistering winds and sub-zero temperatures. Hark, the new year arrives full of potential, promise, and (today) a threatening chill. Be...

Daniel Maw is an artist, teacher, and cartoonist. I first saw his work when we were in grad school together, but stumbled back across it rec...

Coming up in the middle of this month, a sweet weekend of art, food, people, and music courtesy of Hungry Turtle Farm and Learning Cente...

This past Thursday I got to work with Ben Reinhart and art students at Lawrence University as part of their Paper Fox Printmaking Worksh...

On Friday my print collaborators ( Johanna Winters & Don Krumpos ) finally printed our big wood block. We started carving earlier this ...