fragility series - "swimming frenzy".

One in a thousand hatchlings make it into adult hood. Once they make to the waters edge it is a swimming frenzy to get to deep safe waters.  

"fragility- swimming frenzy I " 15" X 11" water color mono print (there was no ghost print). 

"fragility- swimming frenzy I "

15" X 11" water color mono print (there was no ghost print).

 

"fragility- swimming frenzy II " 15" X 11" water color mono print (there was no ghost print).


"fragility- swimming frenzy II "

15" X 11" water color mono print (there was no ghost print).

"fragility- swimming frenzy III " 15" X 11" water color mono print (there was no ghost print).


"fragility- swimming frenzy III "

15" X 11" water color mono print (there was no ghost print).

 "fragility- swimming frenzy IV "30" X 22" water color mono print    (there was no ghost print).

 "fragility- swimming frenzy IV "

30" X 22" water color mono print  

  (there was no ghost print).

concert master

I worked on a sketch (monoprint) for a sculpture. This is inspired by a photo of my cousin Andrew Irvin - Concert master of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. I saw the portrait of him on Facebook and commented how much I liked it. He said I could use it to inspire my work. 

I did this one first-  I started in water color then added litho inks.  I decided to do another -  trying to get more of the movement of his hands playing big the violin. I think it has more energy but it might be too abstract to…

I did this one first-  I started in water color then added litho inks. 

 

I decided to do another -  trying to get more of the movement of his hands playing big the violin. 

I think it has more energy but it might be too abstract to see the image.  

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The next one I will reverse the drawing - my cousin is a righty.  

 

 

S' more memories

The marshmallows looks just like I imagined in bronze. They cast beautifully.  

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The " s'more memories". Series consist of  Individual bronze marshmallows and 4 arrangements of sticks and marshmallows 

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Loaded up in my Jeep. 

Inspired by a billboard

Driving to Houston from Austin I saw a build board with a photo of s'mores advertising one of those lazy river resorts. My whole body immediately filled up with joy and happiness. Such great memories of camping and cooking out with family, friends and s'mores. As a result I am starting a new series -" s'more memories". I am casting sticks with marshmallows on them. A few sticks alone and some in groupings. Below are the first 6 pieces before spruing. I will also cast a bunch of independent marshmallows to place with the sticks. I can't wait to share the memories. 

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"gust"

Sunday I started 8 color monoprints for my gust body of work.  I started with black and red and today I added silver. Gust is a series of bronze new hats caught by a gust of wind that abstract as they tumble, toss, and blow. The first phase of the bronze series will be completed this time next year. I will show them for the first time in the new MFAH Glassell exhibition space. 

gust  11" X 15"  

gust  

11" X 15"  

I decided to use the red because my first hat (I was 4 years old) and these will be my first gust monoprints. 

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Me with hat and dolls 1961 ish 

"gust"

Is a series of bronze sculptures caught in a gust of wind. I started the series a few years ago and will complete the first phase of the series this time next year. 

 

This is week I have finished chasing the surface, recreating the felt texture.  

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Glassell - foundry lifers

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I am on the left with my friend and Studio suite mate Vanessa Nasta. We are Glassell foundry lifers. @TxRx labs. We both have pieces is the 2017 BLOCK XVI show in the the interspace gallery in the  old Nabisco factory building (the temporary location of the MFAH Glassell  studio school). 

Every wire tells a story....

When you stop and look- I mean really look you will see the memories it holds, the sorrow it marks, the imagination it embellishes.  

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I was cleaning up my dirty studio in preparation for a studio visit by a premier Houston curator and a gallery owner/art historian. I picked up these two scraps that had broken off a bigger piece of wire and fallen to the floor. I pinned it to my wall to take a second look when I can take more time to listen. I snapped a few pictures before going home yesterday. And over coffee this morning I am entwined by the expression these two discarded pieces of wire cloth have. I am not sure the narrative, yet but in time  I will figure it out. 

You are invited

BLOCK XVI group spring show open thru 4/7 at the #MFAH #glassellstudioschoolofart 2450 holcombe Blvd entrance #81 on the second floor near the main stairs from 9:00 am- 10:00 pm. Also in the show are @sarahfisherportraits@vannastaart @nell_gottlieb @shangyihua @kareneiseleartist @dpw_art and boo Kennedy#wire #woman #dancer #walking

 

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"entropy" 2017


"Saturday, January 21st, 2017" 2017


found object wire cloth and led light

"photo finish"

I am reworking a wire-cloth sculpture that was not as successful as I would have liked. It went from being an abstract of a male dancer leaping, into an abstract of a runner trying to cross the finish line first. In sprint photo finishes you will notice they stick their chest out to cross the tape first. in photo finishes the lower part of the runners legs are blurs. This hangs close to the wall and cast shadows of another runner. 

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