Feeling Crafty

I made my own wind chimes out of some extra spoons and a couple of shells that I stole from my mom's decorative display... and assembled using book-binding thread. -It's one of those random inspirations that I need to act on right away, or I'll be irritable for the rest of the day.

Mad Tea Party

Inspiration

New projects and old

On my studio wall I keep an ever-rotating selection of new and old drawings. Provides an opportunity for the past and present to converse a bit. Interesting things come out of it.

Yesterday I returned to drawing turtles. I still have that picture book story in the back of my mind. Someday, maybe something will come of it.

Plus I'm doing a bit of collage work from old drawings, and doing more bookmaking. I'm creating simple hand-bound books to display selections of my favorite sketches.

more wednesday sketches

I continue to work on the design for the children's art instruction book. Writing a little poetry, too. Getting lots of hours at Barnes & Noble, but that makes for significantly less time for my own art. Thankfully, I had Wednesday night free to attend open mic at portfolio and be inspired. The pig-snake-demon is inspired by a poem/story that one talented young man shared. -something about an epic monster battle and the Grateful Dead. Think of Dr. Seusse on (more) drugs :) I want to make an illustrated book with his stories. Such a great imagination!

Wednesday sketches

i just did these two sketches last night while hanging out at Portfolio coffee house during open mic night. Fun times. Lots of talented people. That's Dennis there with the cane. Apparently he got hit by a car on the 4th :( Looks painful, but he works it with style.

Art walk

I'm still recovering from all the stress of last week. It's all worth it though. Here's my work on the wall at the Weaver gallery, and above that, a picture of cool bones from some beautiful dead creature.

Art show, coming up! ...and more to come :)

I have been very creatively busy this week. I am still working on the illustrations for the Fullerton artwalk show on Friday, July 1st (7-10pm, in the alternative gallery space next to Max Bloom's cafe). I hope that mythological-type images involving death's heads is piratey enough for the 'pirates vs. ninjas' theme.

I also volunteered to teach an art lesson at the childrens' hospital in LB, and agreed to help design an instructional art book, based on the projects that the cancer patients at the hospital worked on throughout the last year. Little did I know that the book hasn't even been written yet, and all I have to work with is a huge array of snapshots taken at the hospital (plus a few layouts that the previous designer left us with). I certainly have my work cut out for me, but I intend to do the best job that I possibly can.

Once my schedule opens up a bit in July, I have an idea to gather a group of artists to take some poor unsuspecting gallery by storm... details to come.

Don't forget to come to the artwalk! July 1st! Invite a friend; it's a cool scene :) ...and Kevin of Max Blooms makes a mean latte. My friend John Sollom will have some of his fabulous paintings/assemblages on display at the Pas Gallery this month too. See you there.

fullerton artwalk info

working sketches + light box = spooky

Sculpture, photography or drawing? You choose.

Paper cutout

Not sure what I'm up to at this point

photos

I made this by printing out the photo and wetting the paper to let the ink bleed through the back. Interesting effect

new drawing

I think the photos are more interesting than the actual drawing.

Read this Book!

Art of Non-Conformity, Barnes and Noble

New Drawing

Starting up again :)

I'm starting my new blog here and now; weekly sketches, random inspirations, and updates on openings and events.