Parades 2 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Each ticker tape parade crates that moment where everything looks like a blizzard of colored snow. One can't help wanting to reach up to the sky and let the stuff fall on your face. The Technique: How I did this … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #246 – Parades 2
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #245 – Parades 1
Parades 1 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Sometimes I'm reminded of quotes from my favorite artists and sometimes I let my mind wander through and beyond those quotes... Juan Miro is one of those artists that simply blows my mind... his journey to recapture the child's expressions … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #245 – Parades 1
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #244 – Lost Cities 13-003
Lost Cities 13-003 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. According to some, old Godzilla movies are meant to be experienced as dramatic cinema. The destruction and chaos build anxiety, but the monster’s uncertain status of good guy or bad guy leaves us with great sadness. I think we … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #244 – Lost Cities 13-003
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #243 – Lost Cities 13-002
Lost Cities 13-002 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. To me, old Godzilla movies are inspired and filled with whimsy. I’m told they were the epitome of dramatic cinema, in some people’s minds and hearts. Here, I’ve reimagined the chaos and intertwined a parade into the feelings. The … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #243 – Lost Cities 13-002
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #242 – Lost Cities 13-001
Lost Cities 13-001 The History: This is my story and I’m sticking to it… for now. Inspired by the chaotic scenes in the old Godzilla movies and reimagined in the context of a ticker tape parade. I have always been amazed at the amount of mess that must be left behind after the parade, almost … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #242 – Lost Cities 13-001
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 9 – Cult Films & Cityscapes
Part 9 - Cult Films & Cityscapes I believe this whole series came out of some dreams until I realized what was popping up on my Pinterest feed had something to do with it. I had started following a page that showed older movie posters and pulp-fiction cover art. A great many of them showed … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity – Part 9 – Cult Films & Cityscapes
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #241 – Tea Bowl #20 & 21
Tea Bowl #20 & 21 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building (on the red terracotta) and stick-hit-forming (on the white gorged clay) method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I combined the separate clay bodies, then I set it aside to dry slowly … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #241 – Tea Bowl #20 & 21
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #240 – Tea Bowl #19
Tea Bowl #19 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building (on the black porcelain) and stick-hit-forming (on the white gorged clay) method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I combined the separate clay bodies, then I set it aside to dry slowly under paper … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #240 – Tea Bowl #19
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #239 – Tea Bowl #15, 16, 17, 18
Tea Bowl #15, 16, 17, 18 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked them wet and fast. While still wet, I painted the inside in a robin’s egg blue stain, then I set them aside to dry slowly under paper and plastic, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #239 – Tea Bowl #15, 16, 17, 18
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #238 – Tea Bowl #14
Tea Bowl #14 The Technique: How I did this awesomeness! Combining a slab-building and stick-hit-forming method to make the actual bowl, I worked it wet and fast. While still wet, I painted the inside with a white engobe, the outside in rough bands of green underglaze, black engobe, and a grog infused with manganese stain, … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #238 – Tea Bowl #14
The New Renaissance Mindset 