David
Champagne or Worms?
Whenever I sculpt a new piece my creative ego vacillates broadly between periods of self-confidence and intense skepticism. One moment...
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David
Feb 4, 20236 min read
Stupid Artificial Intelligence
After years of stubborn resistance, and frankly, satisfaction with the old wall phone, we just bought our first smart phone. We are...
David
Feb 9, 20226 min read
Clearing My Inner Calendar
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...
David
Feb 4, 20225 min read
Finding the Ewe in Me
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,...
David
Apr 11, 20214 min read
Refining 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...
David
Nov 21, 20207 min read
Stormy Weather Talk
My bride and I recently attended the Stormy Weather Art Festival in Cannon Beach, Oregon, where I was a featured artist at the Bronze...
David
Oct 25, 20204 min read
Always 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...
David
Sep 16, 20206 min read
Getting Wet on the Cheap
Pardon me, but you could use a bath.
David
Sep 2, 20207 min read
Just Call It Larry
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.
David
Jul 8, 20206 min read
Who'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,.........
David
Jun 7, 20205 min read
Terribly Important Stuff
Just as I thought I had everything figured out, a major security breach here at Shedster has upended everything. It turns out that people...
David
May 29, 20204 min read
So 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...
David
May 25, 20204 min read
Not Soho, Not Even Flushing
This 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...
David
May 22, 20205 min read
Life and Times of a Would-be Salamander
Socially, we find ourselves
living like salamanders. But on the bright side, it is about the cheapest way to live.
David
May 16, 20205 min read
Steering Clear of Learning
In 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...
David
May 12, 20206 min read
The Shedster
My dear grandmother used to say, "three moves are as good as a fire".
David
Apr 17, 20203 min read
Sitting 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...
David
Nov 12, 20192 min read
Deerist Editer
You 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!"...
David
Nov 7, 20193 min read
Excavating 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...
David
Nov 3, 20192 min read
Ship 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...
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