Category: My Art

I do love my birds, but now is the time of the beetles: yes, that would be the Beetle People of course! I have several ideas for incorporating my beetles into finished projects. I have my two gorgeous Beetle Specimen drawers completed, and several of my beetles have wandered off to new homes. Others have…

I do love my birds, and have created two bird sculptures that I produce in (somewhat limited!) editions. I carved my original “Fat Baby Bird” from limestone, and made the original “Birds on Nest” from modeling clay. My silicone glove molds are both good for several more casts, by commission or on my own impulse.…

I have just produced cast No. 1 of some, from my largest Beetle Person to date. My first Pal Tiya beetles are a wee bit lumpish, but also sweet faced. I did not think I would want molds from these pieces, but changed my mind. The successful mold is brush-on silicone, with a plaster mother…

I bought a sample bag of a slow drying cement based product called PalTiya, and I need more beetles. So I sculpted these two rather humble beetles as a PalTiya experiment! I found that this product is likely designed for, and best used for, larger sculptures. The fibers are problematic for tiny details, the finished…

I typically resist the notion that my photography ever rises to level of “art”, although I do feel that some of my digitally modified photos are pretty darn “artistic”. Some are quite gorgeous, so if beauty is enough (and how could it not be?), then these may qualify. While this is amusing to consider briefly,…

I need places for my beetle people, and this work is an experimental armature for a beetle home! This experiment is currently a tin foil covered dead snag of a tree, but it will become a much more viable and durable (dead snag) home for beetles if my experiment succeeds! BTW, the tin foil angel…