DavidFeb 96 minClearing My Inner CalendarFor 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...
DavidFeb 45 minFinding the Ewe in MeWhen 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,...
DavidApr 11, 20214 minRefining the Crude…(No, I’m not going into the oil business.)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...
DavidNov 21, 20207 minStormy Weather TalkMy bride and I recently attended the Stormy Weather Art Festival in Cannon Beach, Oregon, where I was a featured artist at the Bronze...
DavidOct 26, 20204 minAlways Look Like You're Working!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...
DavidSep 2, 20207 minJust Call It LarryI 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.
DavidJul 9, 20206 minWho's In Charge Here?In my most recent bird piece, I find myself feeling like I'm working alongside a crew of shoddy and well soiled engineers,.........
DavidJun 7, 20205 minTerribly Important StuffJust as I thought I had everything figured out, a major security breach here at Shedster has upended everything. It turns out that people...
DavidMay 30, 20204 minSo Where are My Teeth and Claws?I’ve always found it interesting how inept we humans are at virtually every metric of survival, but that of ingenuity. We come in well...
DavidMay 25, 20204 minNot Soho, Not Even FlushingThis isn’t SoHo. It’s not all about art around here. Other things come up now and then. As usual, this is the time of year when older...
DavidMay 22, 20205 minLife and Times of a Would-be SalamanderSocially, we find ourselves living like salamanders. But on the bright side, it is about the cheapest way to live.
DavidMay 16, 20205 minSteering Clear of LearningIn this life there is always the danger we might learn something. In fact I just learned that in spite of how satisfying it might be to...
DavidMay 12, 20206 minThe ShedsterMy dear grandmother used to say, "three moves are as good as a fire".
DavidApr 17, 20203 minSitting On A Rock“How lucky for you, you dog, that you can just get up when you feel like it, and do what you feel like, and get paid for it! It’s not...
DavidNov 13, 20192 minDeerist EditerYou would think that deciding what to do for a living would be a memorable event. "From this day forward, I am going to do thus!"...
DavidNov 7, 20193 minExcavating the Bedside Table (for treasures)People have often asked where my ideas come from, sometimes coloring their question with certain expletives. For whatever it’s worth, the...
DavidNov 3, 20192 minShip of the Desert Deserted?Not all of my ideas make it out the door as finished pieces. Sometimes, like a chicken bone, they get stuck along the way. Here is a...
DavidNov 1, 20193 minThe Art Stork delivers a PelicanI was sitting on the couch a few weeks back, stewing on ideas for a new piece. Pencil in hand, staring at a blank piece of paper,...