Gregory Hergert

People ask me if I’m superstitious so sometimes I show them my wallet that my mother gave me when I graduated from high school in 1971 and it was in my back pocket when I was arrested in Russia for protesting in Moscow, it was in my pocket when I fished commercially for salmon in Alaska it was in my pocket when I fell off a ladder and landed in a shrub it was in my pocket when I held my mother’s hand and watched her take her last breath and it was in my pocket when I married Robin who did my laundry one time so it survived the washing machine and despite having purchased five new wallets this past year it’s still in my pocket so yes I’m superstitious.

It’s taken me several years of artists gifting me their stickers to fill this up I’m now working on the sides

I have a project going that involves several components this gilded painting on panel is one of thirteen with the vibe being futuristic icon pieces with Gustav Klimt inspiration which I’m working on in spare moments between show pieces so I’m not sure how long it will take to manifest in completed form

Yesterday I was organizing my late father in law’s stuff and found this great made in Japan plastic shrunken head so I added it to my antiquities collection I think he would be ok with that