Category: About my art
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Casting the Bird
I sold the last finished, and favorite, Fat Baby Bird cement cast during Studio Tour this year. Two more Tour visitors expressed an interest, so I cast two more recently. Numbers 12 & 13 of the planned limited edition of 25 are sold. I sold Number 12 was sold to a Tour visitor after my…
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Yard Art in a Friend’s Photos
A friend and fellow artist, Kathy Panks, visited my yard & photographed my yard art. This is not a time for indoor studio visits, but summer lets us enjoy safely distanced outdoor visits! Kathy has shared her fabulous photos with me, and your can enjoy some of them here: Yard art, by my definition, is…
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Cleaning up the Studio = Finishing & Futzing!
My studio gets messy! I experiment, and there failures! I work by trying more than by planning, and in the heat of creation I try, set aside, and try something else. Parts, scraps, and more just pile up. Something that does not work in one piece may look extremely promising for another concept! Or may…
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Drawers as Containers for Art
I have a history of using old found drawers as containers for art. Sometimes I have been lucky enough to find handsome well made drawers, and it is great to get a matched pair of drawers! Old drawers tend to be best: all wood, or at least sturdy plywood rather than junky pressed boards. And…
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More Alternatives for a New Work
These are some more alternatives for a new work. I am struggling with this collage / assemblage. This will “go somewhere”, I think. I plan to complete a finished piece incorporating the print and one of the two angels, but it may not look like much this. The parts that I am considering include the…
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Birds in Nest not a Replica
Birds in Nest Jade II, my new cast, is not a replica, even though I made this using the new mold of my oil-based clay model Birds in Nest. Read on to find out why! Love, protection, nurture & safety are all present in this small sculpture. A mother bird protects and nurtures two chicks…
