TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Conversation in Clay
Here is a video of a talk/ demo I did last month at EVOKE Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM. Among many other topics, the conversation touches on working out concepts, hollow sculpting figures, problem solving, a photographic process of working with models and how I choose the sculptural hairstyles and the words that I inscribe on my sculptures to relate to the overall idea. It was a very interactive event, with the attendees contributing mightily…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Rabbit Moon: Painting on copper
August 27, 2024 - This month I thought I'd take y'all through my largest copper painting to date, Rabbit Moon. The first thing I did was to do an exploratory work on Duralar to nail my drawing. Here is a video making that piece. I had the foresight to scan the above work when it was just a line drawing. I had the line art printed in reverse on mylar to the scale of my 18x24 copper sheet. Laying it face down on cleaned copper, I ironed the back of the mylar, and ta-da, it transferred the toner-ink to my surface! You have to do this with a laser printer, inkjet will not work with this method. It will usually not transfer perfect, and I fix the drawing with FW Acrylic ink and embrace the texture of the…
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