START AT THE BOTTOM POST to read all about my 5 month trip to Taiwan to create the 30 foot high Tree of Light in the mountains of Taiwan-...

Hey kids, you know I've been back for a month now from making the Tree of Light (and other good stuff in Taiwan.) Come watch this...

Here it is, live in all its glory. It will live in this beautiful valley- not far from the river. It's positioned to open up into the...

I'm just going to pile on a whole bunch of shots of the Tree- enjoy! What do you think?

I know, it's sounds like one of those cool fantasy adventure books with gnomes and elves who glow in the dark, right? Well, it's ACTUALLY...

We're finally unveiling her to the world, after almost a month spent on design, engineering, quarantine, and dressing up all the details...

After that last post, I took a little walk all the way to the outskirts of town. It didn't take long- I could still see the Tree of Light...

I've shown you a lot about the Tree of Light, about me, and the design and build process. Let's go around town a little here in Laiji...

You've seen the skeleton of the tree going up, let's see some finish on it. I don't have as much documentation of this part because,...

Continuing the saga of building my heart sculpture...Open Your Heart. Earlier I showed you some of the design process, from idea to...

Keeping the design flexible Designing a 30 foot light sculpture at my studio in Chicago is one thing. BUILDING it in a mountain village...

Explore where the Tree of Light lives Laiji Village is part of the Alishan area of Taiwan and home to a tribe of indigenous people of the...

How I access my home studio remotely from Taiwan One thing I worried about coming here- what if we get more work that I need my massive...

How local art and traditions will integrate with our design Look at all those great kids adding their own voices to the Tree of Light!...

Climbing to the heavens and shining to the 7 continents Enjoy this glimpse into the inner workings of realizing a big beautiful light...

Sketches to models to metals- oh my! I showed you this initial sketch of mine earlier, and a little of the process to build this. Here's...

Sketches start to become reality We're making progress! This light sculpture has LOTS of parts, but it all begins with the structure....

I'm so glad you asked me this! The short answer: so many delicious and adorable things! I mean, c'mon, look at those two adorable owls!...

Welcome to your new home for two weeks Aside from what's in my room, this is the only view I have to the outside world. Luckily, it's a...

Fast responses and great tracking are key In Chicago, we have signs on the highway that read 'If you've traveled here from a COVID hot...