Inspiration in the Plaster

This came out of nowhere. The texture that the sanded plaster left on the board turned into this lonely older man. I quite like it though.


Another vision that came from the way the plaster was sanded. My process is becoming a bit like looking at the clouds. If you look at them long enough they become things you never would have imagined on your own.




I start with a piece of plywood, then cover it with a layer of joint compound (with a little bit of gesso in it). Once that is dry, I paint a single color wash over the entire thing. After the paint is dry I sand it down to a smoother surface. That is when the "cloud gazing" effect comes in.

This one I painted directly on the plywood. This piece had the interesting diagonal piece of wood in it, which inspired the piece.


This is a scrap from a desk that Chris and I made recently. I thought of Grandpa Fritz as I carved it. I also thought about his handy chain-mail glove when the blood beaded up on my finger after I stabbed it.
Here's the desk. It's an old door and old kitchen cabinets, we're pretty proud of ourselves, and it's very handy.





The posting that follows is incomplete. I had to take a break, but I haven't covered Washington DC, NYC or Vermont. You're probably overwhelmed anyway, this unemployment gig is allowing me a little more time to update my blog.