First, the undercut question. I carved Braddan Flame earlier in the summer and it’s been sitting on the front porch where I can see it from my desk for a few weeks, sanded and finished and just about ready for color. Last Sunday morning, it struck me that the braids would be more clearly defined…
Category Archives: 750 Painting
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…
Art updates
Long time no write. At least, not writing in here. In the process of building the new website–KarenTiede.com, after owning the domain name for two years and paying for hosting for four months. My work has outgrown PittsboroPenguins.com and it’s time to move, which means as much of a reorganization of files and pictures as…
Welding, Knitting, and Monet
I did actually have a saw in my hands this past weekend. Knocked out a mask, and a beaver commission for a neighbor, and part of a bench, and a stand for a carving that’s been sitting too long waiting for some way to be displayed. Just when I think I’m about to be done…
