sculpture

  • 336 – First day of the last month

    Tonight I am back at the charcoal portraits. I used my first head sculpture as my inspiration for this piece. The sculpture is just the head, so I just added the neck and shoulders to ground this sketch a bit.… Continue reading

    336 – First day of the last month
  • 330 – clay bells

    Today I spent some time at the clay studio as Wednesday this week will be busy with Thanksgiving preparations. I was very happy to see my bell prototype come out of the bisque fire. It has a lovely sound to… Continue reading

    330 – clay bells
  • 325 – clay day

    Today is Wednesday and that mean clay studio day! I had a couple finished pieces and several ready to glaze. I started by glazing my three nesting nativity sets, then some mini owls, an ugly face vase, and a small… Continue reading

    325 – clay day
  • Day 318 – Yay clay!

    Today was the judging for our spring show for the LPC. If you are in SEMichigan, I encourage you to attend our opening this Friday at 6 pm at North Lake HS on Elmira in St. Clair Shores. There will… Continue reading

    Day 318 – Yay clay!
  • Day 313

    Today has been a fun and busy day. My teenage son and I were background talent for a funeral scene that was shot this morning for a short film. As you may know, I have written a few screenplays now,… Continue reading

    Day 313
  • Pottery and poetry

    This morning I awoke to confirmation of the way things were trending last night before I went to bed. The election results were not what I was hoping, although not entirely surprising either. As much sexism and racism that I… Continue reading

    Pottery and poetry
  • Pottery day

    Today I was able to get to the clay studio. I had quite a few pieces ready to be glazed. I spent the whole time glazing pieces, and was quite productive. I spent a good hour working on my cherry… Continue reading

    Pottery day
  • Inktober Day 23

    Today’s Inktober challenge of rust brought to mind old machinery, which led to gears which brought to mind my gear face sculptures. My drawing uses zig realbrush pens with warm colors, perfect for the rusty theme. For my photo a… Continue reading

    Inktober Day 23
  • Inktober day 16

    As I write this my cat is snoring really loudly. It always amazes me how loud such a small creature is while asleep. But back to my drawing, today I was working with the Grungy prompt for Inktober, and having… Continue reading

    Inktober day 16
  • Inktober day 9

    So today’s Inktober prompt was ‘Sun’ and I couldn’t help but think of Aeryn Sun from Farscape. Peeking ahead at the prompt list, I predict more Farscape themed sketches this month. This morning was a beautiful day to take the… Continue reading

    Inktober day 9