David
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...
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David
- Feb 4, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
Getting Wet on the Cheap
Pardon me, but you could use a bath.
David
- Sep 2, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 6 min
The Shedster
My dear grandmother used to say, "three moves are as good as a fire".
David
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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...
David
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
The Art Stork delivers a Pelican
I 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,...
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