Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Madge Adams White
When I was in my early twenties, mom located old photos of both of my grandmothers at the age of 21. I rendered burnt sienna colored pencil sketches of both and framed them in matching antique frames. Shown is my dad's mother Madge Adams White.
Enid Martin Shelby
When I was in my early twenties, mom located old photos of both of my grandmothers at the age of 21. I rendered burnt sienna colored pencil sketches of both and framed them in matching antique frames. Shown is my mom's mother Enid Martin Shelby.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Pterodactyl
Does anyone remember why I came up with this stuffed pterodactyl? I remember designing and sewing him wayyy back in my college days for a certain project and haven't seen him since. I sewed several animals back then when I was experimenting with sculpture ideas. I had forgotten about this until finding pictures of various art projects I worked on back then.
Gypsy Rose
I had been out of high school a year or two and accepting art requests for all types of unrelated venues. A client asked if I could design a sign for their shoe store in Gatlinburg based on an art nouveau look and feel. When they were not satisfied with local woodcarvers to create the sign, I taught myself woodcarving and made the sign for them (it's the same on both sides). I can't remember how much money I made on this project (probably not much) but my craft skills progressed through the process.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Koala
Koala
In one of our letters sent home from Australia I designed this cut-out mask of a cute Koala. It was sent to friends, churches, and supporters. Somewhere we have a photo of someone wearing the thing mounted on cardboard and held with a wooden stick. Actual size was 11x17".
Moses and Sybil Delphica
Moses and Sybil Delphica
I don't have photos of much of my odd art but just found this of the mural I airbrushed on the dark wood paneling and interior door in our bedroom at the time. If I remember right, this was caricaturization from a couple of Michelangelo pieces, a Moses sculpture and a Sistine Chapel piece from the ceiling. I made up some unrelated color schemes to stand-out in the extremely dark corner. I had seen the originals of both on one of my trips to Italy some years ago and felt their proportions would fit the space well. I can only assume the new home owners whitewashed over this piece and changed the room around to their liking.
