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Artist Statements for Genesis I and Apocalyptic Confessions are Live!
To celebrate re-photographing Genesis I with my Sony 42 mp camera today, I finally wrote the Artist Statement which you can see on it’s page, or I will post here. Apocalyptic Confessions has a similar statement as they are companion pieces
“Genesis I, along with its companion piece, Apocalyptic Confessions…
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Discouraging Day in the Studio
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Today I tried to make corrections to my eye color in “Self-Portrait with Fire and Night,” and I decided that there was too much space between my nose and my mouth, and that my nose was too big!
I tried to fix it, and and just made it worse. Did…
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Mini-tools for sculpting small pieces
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Mini Sculpture Tools
I’m continuing to work on “Audrey’s Dream” today, and I got these really great small trim tools and sculpting tools from Blick. They are by the brand Xiem tools. They are a bit pricey, but I find they are a good value – they work well and…
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Portfolio Find!
I’ve been checking through my past portfolios to find show-worthy art! “Cresting Wave” was painted (and woven) about the same time as “Folding Space” in 1984. A lot of pieces from this “era” need to be finished – mounted; framed; presented. This piece I plan to mount on a circle…
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Upcoming Shows
I have two shows coming up; both at Blue Line Arts Gallery in Roseville, CA (near Sacramento)
The first is the Membership Medley, a juried show running from July 16-September 11, 2021. I’ll be showing “Folding Space.”
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The next show is featuring the New Members Gallery, and it runs from…
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Work in Progress: Self Portrait with Fire and Night
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Right now I’m working on sculpting “Audrey’s Dream” in clay, and painting “Self-Portrait with Fire and Night”.
See my last blog post “Top 5 Mistakes to NOT Make in Ceramics” for a video of Audrey’s Dream.
“Self Portrait with Fire and Night” is a painting I started 30 years ago.…
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Top 5 Mistakes NOT to make in ceramics
I have recently gotten bitten by the ceramics bug, and I want to share with you the 5 mistakes I made as a beginner (that I hope to never make again). I’ve learned that making ceramics is like working for a very picky queen. The clay is totally in charge…
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