Angel Damian

Angel Damian

 

Angel Damian stands about 15.5" tall. He is made of clay, wood, wire, scrap metal pieces, and a few found objects.

St Therese

St Therese

 

I forgot to announce on my blog that I had an art show this past weekend and it went well. I placed first in sculpture category, so that was nice.

St Therese, is a piece that took me a while to figure out how it was going to be connected structurally.

So I put off adhering her together while in my mind I was evaluating the situation. I really love the way she came out and the colors and composition work well together.

Assemblage Mixed Media Art Doll Lucy

"Lucy"

 

It's been a little while since my last post, but I have been busy in the studio. Lucy came together this past weekend. I hand wove the base a few yrs. back and the torso/head were nesting on top of another body for a while. Well, they collided last weekend and became Lucy. Most things that are not permanently attached sitting around in my studio are fair game for other uses.

 

 

Her head is a decorative knob used for a drawer.

Child Within

Child Within

 

Well I finished my class with Michael Demeng and it was fun. I became entranced with his use of the eyes in his work and thought I would give it a try. I used 2-D eyes instead of paper images.  It gives the piece a more dramatic look.

New works

"Rie"

 

These are a couple of pieces I've been working on. Art doll Rie is made with layered heavy watercolor paper, metal, doll legs that are not stuffed and a wooden spoon that supports the face.

 

"Mika"

I was trying to revisit some of my older pieces and create something similar with a new twist.  I can never duplicate anything successfully, so technically it's all new.

Pez Creation Update

 My creation is almost complete, but I wanted to give you a look at what I came up with. I tried a few ways to keep him lower the ground, but I didn't like it.

 So, I came across a few wire woven stands that I created several yrs back and were sitting up on the shelf. It was a perfect match. By the looks of him, you would think he was top heavy, but he's not.

I will have to admit the backside of his head has clay to cover up the opening and so his head will not slide backward to push a piece of candy out. The center part of the body still pulls all the way up. I struggled with leaving the opening so the head could work, but it just kept bugging me and so I felt compelled to cover it up.

Homestead Angel

 

I took an on-line plaster class with Stephanie Lee last year and this is one of my creations from the techniques learned. I even added encaustic wax to the piece. The center is a piece from one of my intaglio prints.  She measures about 14" in height.

It was a very informative class and she is a really great instructor. Very generous.