Category Archives: Carlos Ferguson

Sunday in Des Moines

“You have a magic carpet That will whiz you through the air, To Spain or Maine or Africa If you just tell it where. So will you let it take you Where you’ve never been before, Or will you buy some drapes to match And use it On your Floor?” – Shel Silverstein Ours was [...]

Artist Talks: Carlos Ferguson & Peter Feldstein

I found myself laughing out loud all this week when I recalled how Charlotte, our seven month old granddaughter, would squeal as loudly as she could, until she turned red in the face, to see how excited we would be by her antics. Blowing on dandelions with Charlotte at Squaw Creek Park Other than play [...]

Carlos Ferguson / Tiny Circus

I’ll tell you a story. I first met Carlos Ferguson in the summer between his junior and senior year at Grinnell College. He was venturing into the fabled printmaking program at the U. of IA, where I was a graduate student. My hours at that point in my life were ungodly. I got up at [...]