Journal

50 years as CEO of the Devonish Art Gallery is a long time; gone are the days when the gallery was managed by two staff members and my presence was at my convenience. Increase in salaries and availability of honest, reliable staff are hard to find. Today, myself and wifey are the only managers of the gallery. Wifey is a […]

During the latter half of 2019, most of my time was spent carving some of the most beautiful mahogany I have ever had the pleasure of carving. The wood was from the 300+ year old historic Anguilla tree, that carried a trunk of over six feet in diameter. If you can imagine a mental orgasm, well I had it, carving […]

When I published my exhibition at the Lakes Supermarket, this was a first for me and some people asked that I show some of the creations; I am fulfilling that promise. Unfortunately the photos are from the unsold work, but still represent a cross section of the work that was on display. As it was the Christmas season, the work […]

How Much am I Worth as an Artist of 50 years Experience? The most single asked question by customers is: How long did this take you to make this? I am always hesitant as to how to answer. My first thoughts are: Are they questioning the price? Are they trying to figure out how much money I am earning? What […]

A friend sent me a t-shirt with the above text after learning I had retired as CEO of the Devonish Art Gallery after 50+ years in operation in two different countries: Barbados and Anguilla; 18 years in Barbados and 22+ years in Anguilla. I have never met a retired artist, so I happily edited the text to read –“I am […]

The Devonish Art Gallery first opened its doors in Barbados in 1969, after residing in the UK for seven and a half years, the gallery moved to Anguilla in 1988, where I set up business after an OAS assignment for handicraft development with the Anguilla council of women. The time has come for me to confine myself to the studios, […]

There is also another reason for hosting the exhibition at Lakes, the last remaining piece of the historic old mahogany tree was bought from the late Albert Lake 30 years ago. I will also introduce carvings from the Anguilla National Tree, the White Cedar, which are now coming of age and are all over the Island, begging to beautify the […]

This incredible mapping technology was started by two Danish brothers, Lars and Jens Eiltrup Rasmussen as a C++ program at Where Technologies. Google acquired the company in October 2004 and converted it into a web application. Google Maps was launched in February 2005 after acquiring two other companies: a geospatial data visualization company and a real-time traffic analyzer. Third party […]

Stress Relievers/Touch Forms Worry stones/Fidget stones/Soothing stones/Sensory stones/Thumb stones/Prayer beads. A visitor to my website likened my hand carved hearts to Native American worry stones, which prompted me to do a little research that helped me to understand the success of the hearts and why the psychologist was presenting her patients with my glassy smooth hand carved hearts for cognitive […]