Loving working with Metal!

Well I am most definitely slacking on posting!  Life is busy as always, but never a dull moment!  I'm recently working on another welding project,  but there will be a lot more applied to the project in forms of other various media. I'm super excited about it already! Here's a glimpse of the beginning stages.

Another trade to add to my skill tool box!

For the longest time, I have talked about learning to weld. Well I finally had the opportunity to. Currently I am in a sculpture class at Northern State University. I have on of the many art department faculty as my professor/instructor, Dr. Greg Blair. Whom is an amazing artist himself. You can check out many of his amazing works here http://www.gregoryblair.com  

I made two sampler pieces just to start out. The first image you see is of cartoon animal, not really sure what kind of animal I was aiming for, but I like it nonetheless.  The second image is of feathers, made as a gift for my wonderful mother in law, Cathy. I was very nervous at first, as many people might be with things containing high heat and electricity. In the end I really enjoyed it and can't wait to do more! 

Watercolor binge!

Right before I painting this, I had just participated in a two day watercolor workshop. It was so much fun! I was able to spend time with and bounce ideas off of some truly great people, along with having a wonderful, and knowledgeable instructor. The image shown was created as a gift, it is comprised of animals my 4 year old deemed necessary. I think he was right, because this turned out super cute! 

Raku progress, metamorphosis!

Along with the watercolor course i attended at NSU -AEI. I took a ceramic sculpture course with a very talented individual. His artist name is Moguya. There is still a lot I want to do on this piece but I don't think it's too bad for a day and half of work.

Watercolor progress!

Just attended a two day watercolor class at Northern State University for AEI this past week.  These two pics are some that I started.  Still need some work, but I like how they are turning out.

More pieces completed!

Anyone in the art world regardless of choosen subject matter or medium you prefer it is always exciting when you're able to get another piece finished!

Ceramics in the works!

Here's a bunch of stuff I recently made. It's always exciting when everything makes it through the bisk firing.  Now to glaze and hope they all make it through that firing as well!

Jelly almost complete!

Just waiting for it to dry, hopefully it will be as clear as we want it. Then some finishing touches and it should be completed by monday.

Painting Progress

For 3D design class we're doing a collaborative project with a partner.  We have to select an image then recreate it on a 2' x 4' piece of wood. The tricky part is that it has to be a relief sculpture using screws. Here is the start of the background. 

Word of the Day: Huzzah!

Here is my final compilation for the 3D design class typography project. Many people have ask me if it is an actual word, and yes, yes it is.  According to dictionary.com

huz·zah

[huh-zah]

interjection

1.

(used as an exclamation of joy, applause, appreciation, etc.) hurrah!

noun

2.

the exclamation “huzzah.”.

3.

an instance of giving praise or applause; accolade:

The newspaper's review was one big huzzah for the new movie.

Doodles and substitutions

I subbed for a class at the ARCC last week, they were 6, 7 & 8th graders. It was a lot of fun, they were working on finishing batik projects from the previous weeks. One young gentleman gave me a pic of a an angler fish, then told me to draw something as well. So here is my take on an angler fish, its made with sharpie and melted crayons.

Hooray for sunshine!

 In honor of the nice weather, here is a little typography for you! For my 3d design class, as I have mentioned in a previous post we had to make letters out of various thing using different elements of 3D design. I made my letter and then decided to continue playing outside and wrote out spring. Hope everyone else had a lovely day as well!

Today is brought to you by the letter H!

I've constructed the letter H, for my 3D design class. The project is too construct letters to make up a word using different forms of 3D design. We have to use Relief, which is what I did with the H above, a earthwork which I am constructing outside my house (Not so much fun since its -9 degrees f. outside) A sculpture-in-the-round, and an Indoor installation. The word has to be a minimum of four letters, of course I picked one 6 characters long. I'll post the whole word when I am finished!

Finishing up.

Here are two finished projects! Huzzah! The first and second image is call Flux of Eustace, in a previous blog I gave a preview of it in the creation process. The third image is Contemplation of Cublee. Which is an Aluminum and steel wire Sculpture on a wood base.

Sculpture!

Here's a bust I started last july. I finally got around to getting it fired! And startes painting it last night after one of the classes I teach was over.  So many projects so little time!

Signing in again!

So I have decided to sign back into my Facebook account which has been deactivated since mid October. Due to it just being a time vacuum! But since I have started the trek of being a blogger I thought it may be beneficial to combine my various social media platforms! here is a link of my Facebook art page.

www.facebook.com/RaccoonMoonEmporium

Check it out and let me know what you think!!! 

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss

Wire wrapped ring with natural stone, and seed beads made for a good friend of the family. 

Doodley do!

Here's a rough draft of a pic I'm doing for someone dear that's going through some tough times. Who doesn't love bulldogs and minions!  I'll post the progress as I clean it up and fill in color! Don't forget to hug the ones you love!

Paper sculpture

For the 3D design class that I am in at NSU our latest project was to make a sculpture for a fairytale which was randomly drawn out of a box. I drew sleeping beauty, and choose to make Malifacents Dragon and a spindle in some rubble.

Renewing old connections!

I renewed my sasq membership today! SAQA stands for Studio Art Quilt Associates. Which is a nonprofit organization  whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications. SAQA defines an art quilt as "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure."

Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now has over 3,000 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors. A dedicated core of volunteers and staff keep the organization vibrant, dynamic, and progressive. 

Check out the link  below if your interested in more info about SAQA or just want to check out some super talented quilters!!!!

http://www.saqa.com/

The picture shown is one of my very own Art Quilts! 

Exploring

Well this is the beginning of my blogging trek. Bare with me as I explore the ins and outs of the blogger life style. I'll be mostly discussing my art, with some kids pics mixed in. The picture above is a mixed media project. Its made with India ink, water colors and scrapping paper. pieces are cut out and layered together.