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: 730 Sculpture
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…
Your Goldfish on Art
Friday morning, we took the ferry out to Friday Harbor, both to wander the island and to meet up with two friends from Oak Harbor who were vacationing on the island for the weekend. We had lunch, and they showed us some of the shops (lavender, hot sauce) and went over to Roche Harbor to…
Waiting for paint to dry
In a bit of a rush with two penguin commissions coming due, so I’m up late grinding and sanding and shaping wings and thinking through all the steps that require drying time and curing time and planning how best to fit everything in and maximize the gaps–paint first, go to the movies while it dries….
When Anatomy Meets Mythology
We had planned to renovate the bathroom this weekend, and we’re halfway done and wiped out on Sunday morning. Took out the old floor and laid deep blue vinyl tile over the layer under that and removed and replaced the toilet and learned an awful lot about 430 Clear Pro adhesive for vinyl tile. We…
Hiding the Saws
I had a reasonably formal dinner party last weekend, at least in as much the plates and utensils weren’t disposable, and we used cloth napkins and table cloths. Fancy for my little piece of these parts. Point: Neither David Tutera nor Martha Stewart ever has to worry about what to do with the chainsaws on…