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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...