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September 14th, 2007

What you learn at Craft Shows.

Backwoods Fest 2007
Jay Risner, pictured here with two of his sculpted vultures, took some time to talk with me today about
his sculptures at the Backwoods Fest in Thornville, OH. 
Now craft shows/art markets are more than just a place to go to showcase your work, they also can serve as inspiration […]

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September 12th, 2007

If you had to try a new art form and had unlimited resources to do it, what would you try?

Here’s what I would try (to do more of anyway).
Sculpting.
Sculpting is messy work. 
There is a reason I shy away from sculpting.  It’s expensive, it’s really time consuming, it takes up a lot of space and well…. it’s messy.
Not that I wouldn’t do more if I had the resources, I think I would.  Or at […]

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September 11th, 2007

Harder Art - Blacksmithing and David Norrie

To take iron and steel and form it into a a flowing beautiful work of art is one thing that just makes me question the authenticity of my own work at times.
I recently came upon the work of David Norrie. Bridging that gap between efficient design and fine art are craftsmen like David who take […]

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September 8th, 2007

Faith via SketchFu.

I think I am going to be hooked on Sketchfu. I decided to actually try to create something on sketchfu and was pleasantly surprised as soon as I finally figured out how to make colors transparent using < and > So here is my first SketchFu drawing that I’d like to share.
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September 7th, 2007

Coming into your own as an artist/designer.

I’ve been reading a new blog lately called www.coolest-furniture.com.
Today they featured the Marshmallow Sofa which I thought was pretty cool.
I am fairly intuitive when it comes to creating things and I enjoy the process of creating something that can be used.
But I am not sure if I have really “come into my own” so to […]

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September 7th, 2007

Tangled Thread Contest

Chloe over at Tangled Thread is running a contest. Check it out for a chance to win.

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September 7th, 2007

The view out my window….live.

I’ve been playing with a webcam lately and finally figured out how to stream video from it to the web. Eventually, I will probably do some art this way, but for now it’s pointed out the window which looks like I am in prison with the barbed wire around the water tower…lol.
The image to the […]

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September 6th, 2007

Here’s to all the internet people out there.

This video speaks for itself…
Internet People! - The Meth Minute 39

Add to My Profile | More Videos
Check out Channel Frederator’s myspace page here for other cool vids
http://www.myspace.com/channelfrederator

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September 5th, 2007

And the Winner is….

Kate Baggott from www.Babylune.com with her entry and 9 comments.
I tried to stay neutral and not accidently comment on these post lest I tip the scales in anyone’s favor by accident.
Here’s the screenshot where I also sent payment to her! :)

 
Thanks everyone who participated. If you want to see all the entries, […]

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September 5th, 2007

So who won?

I ran a contest here last month. As soon as pay goes out, I’m going to announce winners and pay the winner.

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