Long Face: I Had a Thought: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… The funny thing about the movement and curves on this is that it really appears to be moving, or melting before your eyes… I wanted to create a wisp of smoke. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #134: Long Face: I Had a Thought
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #133: Long Faces #2
Long Faces #2: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… The porcelain gave me another feel and allowed me to see that the purity of the clay is part of the beauty… I needed to find the ghosts within or release them, from the … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #133: Long Faces #2
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #132: The Discussion To Save The World
The Discussion To Save The World: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Inspired by and dedicated to all those little old men, sitting together in the cafes, solving the world's ills with animated conversation. Easter Island images, Tiki iconography, and African masks started … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #132: The Discussion To Save The World
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #131: The Quintet
The Quintet: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Inspired by my mother's love of singing in her barbershop choir, I built music for her. After seeing her sing for over twenty years, probably one of the reasons I like Barbershop and Acapella music, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #131: The Quintet
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #130: The Lookout
The Lookout: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Filled with the music of the wind in the reeds, this vessel was a simple beauty… Following a challenge from another potter, I decided I could make larger vessels all standing on the long faces. … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #130: The Lookout
My Favourite Art Supplies: Dry Pastels
Faber-Castell Creative Studio Non-Toxic Square Soft Pastel: The Review: I received this kit as a gift and used it sporadically to highlight or make colorful outlines. I found it messy to use as a sketching tool & as a rough under-draft material for my paintings. It took quite some time for me to realize the … Continue reading My Favourite Art Supplies: Dry Pastels
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #129: Rufus
Rufus: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… This is one of the several small statues built using my faces... many of the others were sold before I took pictures of them and have traveled to homes across North America. They are all filled … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #129: Rufus
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #128: Small Faces
Small Faces: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… These came at another ending. I had finished a series of larger sculptures and had loads of scraps and slabs. I decided to make a bunch of goblets and shot glasses. The Technique: How I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #128: Small Faces
Fun Fotos For Friday – Into The Shadows
I'm having so much fun with light and shadow, that I had to share these little explorations and ectoplasmic emanations. Ghostly Shadows: There were shadows floating all around this area of the Cemetary. It was cool and damp, and very, very quiet. A David Lynch Intermission: There always seems to be a mid-point in Lynch's … Continue reading Fun Fotos For Friday – Into The Shadows
These Are The People In My Neighbourhood – Introducing Maria Astadjov
Allow me to introduce an upcoming star of the Montreal art scene, Maria Astadjov. I met Maria at a friend's party where we were surrounded by writers, artists and art lovers. Maria struck up a conversation with my wife Sawsan and they became fast friends before she was introduced to me as the artist. … Continue reading These Are The People In My Neighbourhood – Introducing Maria Astadjov
The New Renaissance Mindset 