Oscar's Racer

Oh yeah... the Pinewood Derby is this Saturday. Wish us luck!

Arrowmont 2010 Workshop

Check out my workshop this summer June 20-26!

http://www.arrowmont.org/

Course Description:
Righteous Reliquaries for Ordinary Objects

Create elaborate containers for those cherished items you keep tucked away, wrapped up in an old sock, or something that you interact with everyday. The focus of this workshop will be designing small containers that incorporate mechanisms from basic hinges to cradle hinges, bayonet closures and more… and we can’t leave out pressure fitting. Cold connections and entrapment will also be covered as we are working with found objects which may not be able to withstand heat. Surface treatments and embellishments will be addressed as well along with cutting glass for viewing options. Students will relate their design choices back to the items they choose to contain.

It will be fun!

New Photo Approach!

After thinking about it for a few years, I finally went and picked up a sheet of black laminate to shoot my larger pieces on instead of our usual grey paper. See the difference... I like it! At ASU we like to keep the drama in our images and out of the studio.

Partial Key to Happiness Charms

I couldn't resist the "Charmed" event happening at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. It just so happens to coincide with Valentine's Day in case you were questioning the imagery. Materials: brass key and sterling silver. http://www.contemporarycraft.org/The_Store/Charmed_.html

Whatever Happened to that ear you ask...

Here is the completed reliquary, Hearing Protection Protector: A Reliquary for Ear Plugs. The image below reveals the earplugs inside. This piece utilizes hearing aid batteries donated from members of the Ajo community in Arizona and my undergraduate metals professor.

I will try to start blogging more than once a year, but no promises.

Eh?

Here is a start to a new reliquary I am working on for ear plugs. Along with the hearing protection theme, I am also collecting used batteries from hearing aids. A big thank you goes out to members of the Ajo community for their contributions thus far!

The Ordinarily Overlooked

Here is the poster for my upcoming exhibition entitled, "The Ordinarily Overlooked". The show runs January 28th - February 26th along with two other solo exhibitons by metal artists Nathan Dube and Alison Pack. It is located at Bruce Gallery in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Bruce Gallery is the art gallery of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The gallery hosts seven shows a year by emerging and established artists.
Gallery Hours: M-F 12-7pm., Saturday 12-5pm., Closed Sunday
The gallery is located in Doucette Hall on the Campus of Edinboro University.
The address is: 215 Meadville Street Doucette Hall Edinboro, PA 16444