River’s Edge Gallery Delivery and Installation Process for Now&Not

September 8th
at the River’s Edge Gallery
6-10pm

It’s always somewhat bothersome to drive across the state with 3-4 months of obsession and hard work in the back seat of your car.

Installation begun in the evening. This is 11:30pm just before we got shut down for making too much racket.

10:30am next morning. Regrouped and recharged. The day is ours!

Finished in all it’s glory, complete with floating tree.

Step by Step… (day by day)

I have 2 big shows coming up.

The first is entitled Now and Not and will feature Jeremy Hansen, Amy Chenier, myself and the legendary Cass Corridor artist Jim Slack. Opening reception on september 8th at the River’s Edge Gallery.

I thought I would give everyone a little tease-a-roo with a step by step for one of the larger piece that I will be bringing to the show.

We start with a few posts and background textural work with a golden marker.

Next we complete the first of a few background textural techniques.

Then we apply some washes of assorted colors to mellow out the markerings.

Here’s a close up of the on-goings.

Now the subtle after math after using a blow torch.

Now we assemble the ground out of found chunks of wood.

And of course, the power lines and telephone wires.

And we need the houses for the neighborhood, but that’s it… you’ll have to put it all together in your mind before it’s unveiling September 8th at the River’s Edge Gallery in Wyandotte, MI. Hint hint… There’s a sketch in the background of this picture.

And the second show is one that I have the pleasure of curating entitled The After Show at the Con Artist Gallery in Grand Rapids, Mi opening on September 15th.  More info soon on that later.

Wedding Invites

Marvelous! It’s not everyday you get the honor of designing a dear friend’s wedding invites!  Here’s one that I did for Allison and Chase! All hand drawn fonts and such!

Here’s to many platinum years friends!

Phoenix

balsa, acrylic, card board, 1969 Camaro, fiber and clay

Take Something With

This was a birthday surprise for a good friend, that was commissioned by another good friend.

These are the best kinds of commissions because they make a multiple number of people happy.  

Clay, spray paint, reclaimed wood, balsa, fiber and acrylic

Happy Birthday Hans, thanks Hunter!

Indicative Species

Did you know that Barn Owls are considered an indicative species? When you go to an area that has a lot of Barn Owls it’s a sign that that environment is doing well.
The Barn Owl is known for having one of the most silent flights and this is partly due to it’s fluffy feathers, however because of it’s fluffy feathers the raptor cannot fly as efficiently. It can’t put on a lot of extra weight to keep through the winter, it must constantly be on the hunt for prey like mice and lizards and other smaller animals. If there’s a healthy eco-sysytem then there will be plenty of prey and hence plenty of Barn Owls. What a crazy series of circumstances…

This was made with acrylic, clay, balsa, reclaimed wood, tin foil, spray paint and fiber.

Hold All Calls

“Hold All Calls”
acrylic, fiber, spray paint, lighter fluid and fire, graphite, reclaimed wood and rubber

an appreciatively commissioned piece. thanks!