2/15/20- Artist Statement

2/15/20- Artist Statement

2/15/20 – Updated Addition My initial artist statement is still current today even though I wrote it many years ago. I continue to enjoy the same process of creating sculptures that are all unique with a hot glue gun. As I review my previous comments on my art,...
Up on a pedestal

Up on a pedestal

Up on a pedestal  What does it mean.  Perhaps it is someone you admire.  Or it is a person of Importance.  Who decides.  Is it based on common understanding. Or personal preference. Might it be transforming ideas into art.  Is it solely your imagination.  Or the...

things in my studio

things in my studio pottery pieces organized messes more than individual objects creating instead of making sculpture. wooden shapes put together as one many dimensions glued forming a unified design in a frame. one item used several times assembled in a display...

it is out with the old habits

it is out with the old habits if it was a set routine that became a habit it was difficult to break. room for new opportunities were limited. i was of the mindset that each routine had a purpose which must continue. even my sculptures became routine using a base and...

The Art of Sculpture

The Art of Sculpture Making sculpture is my way of talking. It is communication without words. Each piece has a different idea. The meaning comes through understanding the process. Part of the process is creating a style. My style opposes the norm. When I listen to...

now back in the studio

now back in the studio pleased to have my studio back. clean new floor and more room. an addition of space for storage next store. plenty of wall space to hang some pieces. creating a gallery. display for framed art and clay works. more pottery like creations in...

my studio

my studio new paint clean look. shiny floors also new. almost done with set up. framed works to be hung. pedestal needed for display. shelves back against one wall. supplies arranged how i like. more sculptures in new studio. keeping old ones in space next door....

thoughts on the renovation

moving is a pain things spread all over the room work in disarray can drive you crazy. i like the order my studio had . many shelves with sculptures displayed in rows and on the wall. now empty of color and art. some supplies for my new pieces to use over the short...

working with clay

working with clay placing clay on the table pounding it down rolling it to flatten making a piece to begin cutting out. kind of like play dough all over again using little shapes to make flowers pressing designs into the clay making impressions looking nice. the feel...

blue ice

blue ice mounds of shapes covering the ground like melting snow over a junk pile . pointed surfaces sticking up having an effect of disconnect. round pieces that attach to the hard surface not smooth as if on it’s own. inside other objects creating a different...