Blog Love

Over the past few days I've been lucky enough to have three different ladies write about my work on their blogs...how exciting!

Here are links to each one:

Mrs. Schuler's Blog

...under first

ishoelove

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Save the Dates....

Three exciting things coming up:

1. Darla Jackson vs. Anne Canfield - Opening reception on Thursday, January 29th
2. The as of yet un-named pre-valentines day art/handmade items sale/event - Saturday, February 7th
3. My birthday - Friday, February 13th

Today was a good day...

"Armature"

So usually I wait to the last minute to build armatures...I hate building them so I delay doing it as long as possible. And then, since I'm rushed for time, I'll generally build a terrible/ghetto/wonky/etc. one and make the best of it... Today, being not so different from any other day, I followed this ritual and made a very ghetto, yet useful, armature.

I started off recycling clay, which I love/hate doing...

I decided to sculpt the piece on the base that Justin had built me when we were working on the boot. (Now that guy plans an armature...opposites attract, no?)

Here's a 1 minute sketch of the piece I'll be making.
(hint hint, it's a deer lying down, with his legs all bent up...)

Since it's a lying down piece, and since we have a heap of this pink foam, I decided to use this as the "armature"...Because the piece is lying down I really didn't need to use any armature at all if I was REALLY being bratty about making one, but decided to put the foam in there to take up some space, so that I can use less clay. Thing is I hate pink foam and hate running into it while sculpting....

Next I screwed some chicken wire over the foam so the clay would have something to grab onto in some areas.

I started adding the clay, but ran out and had to wedge more. I got 3 full 5-gallon buckets of clay on it today (This photo is after only one of those buckets.) After the third one it really started to finally look like something. Unfortunately you, dear reader, will be left in suspense until tomorrow...

The clay had dried all in my rings and "welded" them together...yuck!

the masked bandit

Margaux (a wonderfully talented artist friend) of theblackspotbooks (www.theblackspotbooks.etsy.com) included my piece What are you afraid of? in a Treasury on Etsy! Be sure to check it out at:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=31476

Let there be light...

Yesterday my wonderfully fabulous husband installed lighting throughout the formerly dark half of the studio...

(Yes, it's a terrible mess in there right now...I know.)

Happy 2009!!!

Happy (belated) New Year! I'm back in action, with a show coming up this month and so I will be posting some exciting process photos (Building an armature for sculpting a lifesize deer! Moldmaking! Casting! Patina! Woo Hoo!).
So far I've started 6 pieces this year with atleast 2 more on their way for this show...which is going to be interesting to say the least...More on that to come soon!