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- Jul 9, 2022
Serious Cherubs
I am working on a new piece and I am mostly happy with its progress. I have found that some of the ingredients used in my work sometimes...
- Mar 16, 2021
Bird's Eye View
I have often commented on maintaining a fresh perspective when creating Foundlings as it is so easy to get lost in the process. Usually a...
- Jan 11, 2021
Workshop Upgrade
11 January 2021. It is difficult to see yourself accurately, to access your own work and by extension, to see how your skills have...
- Oct 30, 2020
Necessity is the Mother...
As the pandemic drags on, many antique stores are closed, few garage sales have been found, and art shows canceled. Although I still have...
- Jun 11, 2020
Lesser Works
I have been taking “lesser works”, Foundlings that I am not happy with, and “decommissioning” them. The success of an assemblage is...
- Feb 11, 2020
Coming Together
It would seem that it’s all a process, fit two pieces together, figure out how to secure them. Take the next pieces, secure them. Keep...
- Jan 4, 2020
The Line Up
From time to time I use rivets, acorn nuts or bolts as a repeating design element. I suspect that this comes from a deep love of form and...
- Sep 3, 2019
Waiting No More
The wait is almost over. This piece, changing over and over, stopping and starting for over a month is finally on the “right” track. The...
- May 31, 2019
Satori V
Some pieces come together rather quickly. Others, do not. Satori V languished in my studio for months (left image). I had found these...
- May 13, 2019
Verdigris III
I have fallen in love with green. It was easy to see how beautiful brass, bronze and gold work with the dark wood but green has slowly...
- Apr 26, 2019
Structural Integrity
I had a feeling that this one was going to be a challenge. I am overbuilding the box to make sure the whole piece can support the weight...
- Apr 8, 2019
New Rondel
This round piece, Rondel, was created back in 2014. I did like the piece at the time but somehow, over the years, it never seemed...
- Mar 8, 2019
Getting It Together
I found a beautiful pair of metal swans in California at a flea market. They aren’t bookends as they are sculpted on all sides. Perhaps...
- Nov 13, 2018
Family Keepsakes
I am working on another commission with cherished family keepsakes: a little brass locket of a winged heart, a wooden Buddha, and two...
- Feb 23, 2018
Coming Apart
As discussed, this “Broken Zeus” piece is a larger piece. Larger works are very gratifying to build but I have to pay careful attention...
- Jan 22, 2018
Working in Pieces
I have a casting of Zeus’ head that I picked up in Athens years ago. It has moved from home to studio to home again, and subsequently...
- Jan 19, 2015
Working Big
I am working on a large piece - over five feet tall. Composed of two wooden specimen trays, the picture shows how these trays, each...
- Dec 2, 2014
Instrumental
I have been wrestling with this Foundling for months as this work presented problems at every turn. First, in choosing to use an old...
- Mar 2, 2014
45 Degrees
It's such a simple thing. Cut on a 45 degree angle, the angled corners will match making a frame. Framers do this all of the time....
- Dec 13, 2013
Directions
I have now ventured into white. This provides a beautiful contrast to the dark wood but can also make a piece look too contemporary so I...