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Talks & Gatherings

Come Together

Lectures, workshops, and cultural salons — spaces for looking, thinking, and conversation.

These gatherings are built around a simple idea: when people have time to look, think, and be curious together, unexpected connections begin to emerge. Each experience is intimate, thoughtful, and a little unexpected.

What I offer

Lecture

Lectures

Talks exploring art, visual culture, collage, and the stories hidden inside images and objects. Available for cultural organizations, libraries, community groups, and curious audiences.

Current and developing talks include

Why Do We Assemble the World from Fragments?
Collage as art, memory, and a way of thinking.
Before Collage Had a Name
From early visual assemblage to Picasso, Dada, and contemporary collage.
The Art of Noticing
How attention changes what we see in art and everyday life.
Stories & Scandals from the Art World
Art thefts, controversies, strange histories, and the stories behind works of art.

Workshop

Workshops

Hands-on sessions using collage and mixed media as ways of looking, thinking, and making unexpected connections. Designed for small groups, with an emphasis on curiosity rather than artistic experience. Workshops can be arranged through cultural organizations or as intimate private gatherings.

Cultural Salon

Cultural Salons

Small gatherings built around art, ideas, objects, books, and conversation. Each salon begins with a theme and unfolds through images, stories, questions, and the people around the table. These are the gatherings I most want to create.

Selected salons and workshops may also be hosted in a private hillside setting in Paso Robles, California — an intimate environment overlooking the Central Coast landscape. Private gatherings are intentionally small and arranged individually.

Start a Conversation

Start a conversation

If you're interested in a lecture, workshop, cultural salon, or private gathering, I'd love to hear what you have in mind.