<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[David Crawford Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Crawford's sculpture defies category. Contemporary, yet ancient; gritty, yet beautiful; serious, yet humorous; familiar; yet strange.]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/whats-new</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:52:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in a time of immense distraction. Moment by moment, breaking news bombards our minds with the next new thing to worry about. Over time I think many of us find it all more exhausting than informing. We need time to digest what it is we are hearing and seeing, and that time, often, just isn’t there. So in the spirit of our times, I have chosen this morning to bombard my modest number of readers with more stuff to process, just in case you were in danger of finding the time to be...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/thanksgiving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69265abb933da9c9fc5dbdd2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:35:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_e9e6f72683ff4fc6bee62fdea72b9d29~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champagne or Worms?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever I sculpt a new piece my creative ego vacillates broadly between periods of self-confidence and intense skepticism. One moment...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/champagne-or-worms</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cfd514eeae09a15f53b069</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 03:10:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_916f186e6a6c4f4d92b1552a39119a73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_828,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stupid Artificial Intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of stubborn resistance, and frankly, satisfaction with the old wall phone, we just bought our first smart phone. We are feeling anything but smart. Of course we got the phone, in part at least, because you can’t get maps anymore, and because everybody expects to be able to get ahold of you whenever and wherever you are. So now after driving 2800 miles through country that we don’t know, instead of finding our way by following the car in front of us that looks most likely to know...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/stupid-artificial-intelligence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63dae9f7edc5eb4aacbccc4e</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 03:38:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_a9ca878dda674b8db1843ed8a16024d2~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anhinga, Creature of the Black Lagoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having grown up in one of America’s richest migratory bird flyways, I became familiar with many of our common, and some less common water...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/anhinga-creature-of-the-black-lagoon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629795c415167fb6f23fcc7d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:58:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_1d8f14e377a548849f643e5edeb68a29~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_510,h_611,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing Space with an Alien]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the exception of a few days here and there, in my art career I have always worked alone. I feel like this has been by design, as art...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/sharing-space-with-an-alien</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62530f288fec72d1da8bf3e9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 19:37:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_f1bf8e024714456fb4fcd65c0ea489c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clearing My Inner Calendar]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more years than I have fingers and toes, I have written a New Year’s Greeting for the purpose of evacuating my brain of the damaging...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/clearing-my-inner-calendar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62040ee743bd1d9b06e8b05e</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:27:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_8daa02cc36e84fb6bd5e7f26eb81e352~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the Ewe in Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[When asked to sculpt a particular subject I may find my brain to be particularly empty. My best ideas don’t often come to me on demand,...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/finding-the-ewe-in-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61fd70068b76a8d0963d3a61</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_ca870e0d23894f21a32ec51a1954f2d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_850,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Building We Don't Go In]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Note: My English, in one instance, has been ruthlessly corrected for this post by Tori Crawford and Anna Richardson, though not...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/the-building-we-don-t-go-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60a5b41723a772001637ff7c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 02:26:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_1c5769e0b8204d439405cb8f3937cc71~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refining the Crude…(No, I’m not going into the oil business.)]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most challenging aspects of my art education has been to get to the right textures. As one who started out as a woodworker, I...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/refining-the-crude-no-i-m-not-going-into-the-oil-business</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6073405dc74c2a00572c83c8</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_ad36eab109a54f77989cbacb08e45143~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Always Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a tendency to consider the arts as inspiration realized, remote from practical concerns, but in reality, for those of us who...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/it-s-always-something</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604403ea3b465c0041c2cfdb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 01:07:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_a937c956a03246c3bdf37f18dad4b084~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_864,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essentially, Nonessential:  a bit of perspective on what's important]]></title><description><![CDATA[As one who grew up in a hard working ranching community, a strong work ethic was a cornerstone of life. There was no easy street, and had...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/essentially-not-essential-a-bit-of-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6032ad2ac1cd9400171ebfc1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_75e947772ee546b9b8e503e085e7c27a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Down Valentine Lane:                          underpants romance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay! Let’s get er’ goin’ here! Do I hear a hunnert, hear a hunnert, hear a hunnert? I got a hunnert right there, do I hear two? Two,...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/on-down-valentine-lane-underpants-romance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6029c30acea7a40059230850</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:46:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_c58702078c4340d0905c02be332599d4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dry Docked Pelican Floats Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[In sculpture, a bit of patience is a must, or should it be called a talent for distraction? As some might have seen in a previous blog...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/dry-docked-pelican-floats-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6026d38df8bca60059bff9f3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 02:19:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_08788b00976442afbb6f267c07b2c4a8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_912,h_755,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Guilt Trip Down Valentine Lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I took my semi-annual glance at the calendar, and there it was! Staring me right in the face! It's almost Valentine's Day! (Named...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/a-guilt-trip-down-valentine-lane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602301cb5daf7700179713fc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:43:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_4cf08dd44d1a41c7b89da266e3cff05b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty Twenty, That's Aplenty]]></title><description><![CDATA[2020! Wow, what a year! We should have seen it coming! I mean, Mogan David named a toxic substance 20-20. The once "popular" fortified...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/twenty-twenty-that-s-aplenty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ffa2f6b57e31f0017611cea</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:26:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_eda2196213c64544b4637887213ab49b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormy Weather Talk]]></title><description><![CDATA[My bride and I recently attended the Stormy Weather Art Festival in Cannon Beach, Oregon, where I was a featured artist at the Bronze...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/stormy-weather-talk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fb5b5093fa8300017fe5550</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2020 16:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_ff2659bb3f724014aefd046c4bbb09d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_819,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always Look Like You're Working!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t want to do anything today….I did something yesterday, and the day before that. What’s the big deal about doing stuff, anyway? Our...]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/always-look-like-you-re-working</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f8386efede67e001880d433</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:21:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_b18496f9417e4576a71c94f316ae1a59~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Wet on the Cheap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pardon me, but you could use a bath.]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/getting-wet-on-the-cheap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f625efa1846e00017ed6258</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 04:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_83a3fa42b4dc41fb94d251a3195e4201~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Call It Larry]]></title><description><![CDATA[I struggle to name my works. I know they need a title, but a sculpture is not a thing of words. It is a visual thing.]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/just-call-it-larry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f4da5b531e1ef0017ff6eab</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:49:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_bc4376f3647c40a6a2d7a6ffb96a92c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's In Charge Here?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my most recent bird piece, I find myself feeling like I'm working alongside a crew of shoddy and well soiled engineers,.........]]></description><link>https://www.davidcrawfordsculpture.com/post/who-s-in-charge-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f05171eccad100017d75229</guid><category><![CDATA[Other Tales]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 01:26:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a97e88_27937ffb7bb9400a941089b185b7daf0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>