Getting ready for this falls "known and underknown" show at art Brookfield- downtown Houston

My piece  "that ball is not going to throw it's self" was selected along with my "fetch I-VI" lenticular. 

I will be replacing the pedestal on the "tat ball is not going to throw it's self" piece with a chair. I am going to paint the chair with drippy, thick, flat white paint. It will look like plaster. I will then attach the wire dog to the back of the chair. 

I bought this chair on Montrose at a 1/2 price sale.  

The painting will start next week and probably go on all summer.  

 Known and Underknownexhibition to be installed in the lobby of 1600 Smith on September 8-  November 13, 2017. 

January 21, 2017

new photos of my sculpture "January 21, 2017" taken by will michels 

 http://madebywill.com/

"Photo finish"

new photos of my work by will michels. See his beautiful work at - 

http://madebywill.com/

Entropy

new photos taken by will michels

http://madebywill.com/ 

Stoa Attalos at ancient agora

I actually think the imperfect  pieces are the most beautiful-also true in life. 

A few - Tails of the copper cross

fingers crossed  

I flipped the photo upside down and the coins made a halo over the reflection of the the choir boys.  

ο τουρίστας

the tourist  

curtis patiently waiting as I take more and more pictures.  

Sculptures from a ship wreck- Athens national archeological museum

These pieces were lost in a shipwreck. The corrosion from the salt water is so rich. 

Back  

the front  

He was missing his head

Athens-stone carving/documenta

I am on a group trip in Athens led by Patrick Palmer and Dr. Anna Tahinci. We are in Athens to see documenta 14. Yesterday curtis and I walked all the sites we could. Tomorrow we start with Docunenta. 

Athens makes me miss stone carving. 

Parthenon  

Parthenon  

Parthenon  

Athens makes me miss stone carving.  

Athens- documenta 14

checking out the sites.  

Happy dog- shipping to Dallas

My HAPPY DOG - on bed

4" X 8" X 11" bronze and concrete 2015 was on exhibit in the Conroe  art League national artist call exhibit. Shortly after the show I was contacted by a family in Dallas who saw the show and were interested in having one of the castings. This bed is in bronze. They have been lovely to work with and I am  honored that my work will be in their collection. He ships out Thursday. 

Bronze happy dog on bronze bed.  

"Photo finish" have you ever raced your shadow?

I took several photos walking by my sculpture.  Who do you think won? The shadow or the wire? 

Can be seen @ Mfah  glassell studio school exhibition - temporary location: 

 2450 Holcombe Boulevard

Houston TEXAS 77021

United States

2nd floor  

55"X 30" X 29"  

Designing wall mount hangers for sculptures.

I have been hanging my wire sculptures/shadow drawings from the ceiling. This is fine if I am installing them somewhere that has a cieling with mechanicals that I can hang from. In most facilities they will not have exposed mechanicals so I am designing a clear plexi glass wall mount fixture to hang my pieces from. I will hang the fixture from a typical picture hook. 

Design of fixture  

Space between

The past few weeks I have been in a poetry in practice workshop. The focus is making poetic works of art, using poetry in art, using words in art work....... and using art in poetry. Poetic expressions happen when you leave space - for the poetic expression. The group was led by Laura A. Wellen an art critic, curator and art historian. We spent one day in the MFAH library looking at poetic art books selected by the head of the library. At the end of the class we collaborated and made a book for each person in the group and the museum requested a copy for their library. I made 12 original mono-prints from my "happy dog" series  and wrote a poem. The poem is to be panted (not read) in the voice of a happy, calm relaxed dog. Each edition of our book will get one of the original prints and a copy of the poem. The title of our book is "space between". The 12 artworks and poem I contributed are below. 

"space between"  

Found object/photo-El Trene de muerte

El Trene de muerte  

I took this photo at a wood working shop outside of San Miguel where they create beautiful wood tables. Surrounded by beautiful planks of  unfinished wood lay this forgotten antique paper mache figure. As he lay in an almost fetal position on the train like shaped table with his crudely amputated limbs he bravely tells the story of  el Trene de muerte, or the monster. I could not bring him back with me so this photo will have to do. 

El Trene de la muerte

El Grito (my grand dog) guards prisoners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton (at least I was told it was Hillary)   on a mural of the death train. We saw this on our way to the lake- 

  This conjures up so many sculptural visuals. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-ride-the-train-of-death-from-mexico-to-the-us-2015-11 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_tren_de_la_muerte

Panorama view of mural

I found this video on youtube. I think it was pre- adding the addition of the prisoners. 

s'more memories"

- playing around with my latest bronze castings. These are solid bronze. They ar so versital- they look great on a pedestal, hanging on a wall or leaning against a wall. They evoke such great memories. 

"something in the water"

something in the water

Watercolor screen print

30"X22"  

The inspiration for this piece is a photo I took in San Miguel Allende @ the Sanctuary of Atotonilco

My photo after photoshopping big the father out.  

I plan on doing another one this summer called

" in the hands of the father".  

The patina of the the bird

Heating the piece to apply the patina hot. I heat it until it turns amber then brush on the patina until I get a finish I like. 

Before patina  

Front right side  

Right side

Front left side.  

Something in the water

My screen print plate- drawn in water color inks.  

Detail of plate  

below are my photos that have inspired these drawings.  

My photograph taken  in San Miguel Allende - Santuario de Atotonilco, the Sisyen Chapel of The Americas. Notice the fathers hands - allowing his son to be independent but safe.

In this photo I have edited out the father except his hands. The father can also be seen between banister columns.