Sad

sad… the clouds are lonely… the birds are depressed… the beer is alone… the chair is unmoved… the ant is unamused… the clowns are bored… the people are horny… the teenager is unemotional… the painting is listless… the dog is drunk… the party is sober… the shirts are dry… the pants are cold… the girl … Continue reading Sad

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #118: New Face #1

New Face #1: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Enough people commented that my faces remind them of the Easter Island heads or they saw a Picasso influence... so I made a smoking Picasso Tiki. The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Using … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #118: New Face #1

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #117: Multiple Perspectives

Multiple Perspectives: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Music plays a pivotal role in my visual work and I don’t always see it at first. I found myself listening to classical music from the Baroque era and remembering the many Gothic Cathedrals I … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #117: Multiple Perspectives

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #116: Look Around #4

Look Around #4: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Material explorations using my faces... I needed to play with what I had learned about glaze chemistry and continue to create functional art and sculptural objects... a different perspective for each individual viewer… As … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #116: Look Around #4

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #115: Look Around #3

Look Around #3:  The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Material explorations using my faces... I needed to play with what I had learned about glaze chemistry and continue to create functional art and sculptural objects... a different perspective for each individual viewer… As … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #115: Look Around #3

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #114: Look Around #2

Look Around #2: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Material explorations using my faces... I needed to play with what I had learned about glaze chemistry and continue to create functional art and sculptural objects... a different perspective for each individual viewer… As … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #114: Look Around #2

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #113: Look Around #1

Look Around #1: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Variations and explorations using my faces... creating functional art and sculptural objects... a different perspective for each individual viewer… As you turn it, you realize the faces are directing you to look outward with them, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #113: Look Around #1

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #112: Long Faces

Long Faces:  The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Easter Island images, Tiki iconography, and African masks started merging into these deeply expressive faces, but their origin is much more mysterious. Filled with druidic magic, they still sing to your mind and whisper secrets … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #112: Long Faces

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #111: Long Face #2

Long Face #2: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… Easter Island images, Tiki iconography, and African masks started merging into these deeply expressive faces, but their origin is much more mysterious. Filled with druidic magic, they still sing to your mind and whisper … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #111: Long Face #2

500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #110: Lone Face

Lone Face: The History: Here’s my part of the story. Tell me what you see and start the next chapter… There were three of these... each one sang into my head... I heard strange chanting, New Orleans Jazz with that ominous Voodoo presence... When the others joined this one, I could almost feel the heat … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #110: Lone Face