Thinking this morning about the differences between painters and sculptors; how “the world” supports painters with an infinite number of how-to books and magazines and galleries and this and that and other stuff, and how there are, give or take, five books about how to be a sculptor, all published by Dover and written before…
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Moncure Iron Pour
Topsail Island with my parents and niece, post pre-order shipping for Carve Smart, pre-fall show rush of carving. Events: Carve Smart publication; iron pour at the Moncure Museum of Art; started painting. 1. Proof copies of Carve Smart arrived; thank goodness I had already proofed the text because I found it almost impossible to actually…
Artistic life
Post-bronchitis, post-installing three concurrent shows, post-Moore County Arts Council Tour de Moncure show opening, the first with my name on the postcard (along with nine other artists). Busy weekend and it’s still only Sunday morning! 1. Acknowledge that this is the first time I’ve been able to stock three concurrent shows–Willow Walk in Burlington, Moore…
Scheduling Art
First schedule break since the idea of doing a book first showed up in January–book, taxes, then Sanford Pottery Festival. Showing opportunities in June that need more finished work than I have on hand, but they’re more flexible and don’t have hard cash booth fee outlays. Working on commissions–a mailbox bear for an 8″ post,…
Pre-Ridgway, Hairball, My Architect
Busy, very busy. Leave for Ridgway this coming Wednesday; running around making sure I have everything I need to travel. There’s a Lowe’s in the next town over and there will be a few saw vendors on the field but mostly, take it, borrow it, or do without. Randy is equipped–portable generator–so I’ll be able…
Eidos via Ideas
Part One Playing around with the question, “How can I grow my ideas?” yesterday led me to the etymology of Eidos via Ideas (although Eidos is actually “form”) and from there to wanting to read the bit in the Bible, “in the beginning was the Word…” Hint: It’s not Genesis, at least not in that…
Knitting Goddess
What a month! Knitting like a demon, finding the Knitting Goddess and Handpaint Country encouraging me to use even more color in my work. Writing a book about chainsaw carving that needs to be ready by the end of the month. Coming back to life after two month’s artistic hibernation and gestation. Fixing up my…
Drop One, Add Two
A cold snap plus the decision to cancel the duck show at the end of this month gives me the freedom to play, think, write; try something different. Realized I’ve been working two full time jobs without a real break (except for a funeral, which isn’t a break at all) for at least two years–ALL…
Outgrowing a painting class
What a long strange trip it’s been The second weekend in November is Jerry’s Art Expo, a 4-day extravaganza of classes and trade show hosted by Jerry’s Artarama, an excellent chain of art supply stores. I’ve attended classes and shopped hard for several years and have come to think of it as an Autumn Break,…
Recovering from an Explosion
I’ve been experimenting with painting for some time and never quite happy with the results. Finally allowed as how I am a sculptor, maybe I need a sculpted surface to paint on, rather than expending enormous amounts of effort trying to make a flat surface look carved. So I tested a number of ways of…