I brought in some flowers from the garden yesterday. I put them in a vase on my desk. They smell so good and look so pretty. I wish that they would bloom all year round.
I'm giving my neck and back a little break from bending over my sculpture. I don't have much to show yet but, her name is Mandy and she is a gypsy contortionist. I'll post more pic's as I get her fleshed-out.
A few pic's of the inhabitants of The Cabin of Curiosities:
Crusty Cowfolk
Hairy Beast
Grungy Garden Faerie
Widow Sill Witch and Accomplices
Toy Soldier and Abandoned Baby Doll Head
Spring Cleaning arrived early this year. Here is what I am working on. Clearing out the clutter in The Cabin of Curiosities and making room for a new jig saw, drill press, and kiln.
Please beware, the following content is not suitable for all audiences. If you experience dizziness, nausea, or a sense of overwhelming despair, don't say that I didn't warn you!!!!
The Workbench
Handmade, natural soap blocks curing on the workbench.
Little ball of soft soap pushed into one of my original faces.
The book shelves. All of the open space on the bookshelves was full. I have already purged a couple of boxes of books. Notice the broken shelving. I may get new vshelving units or I may just mount brackets and boards onto the walls. I am not sure yet. All I know is, this has got to go! Absolutely unacceptable!!!!
Fabric stash (which has been cut down to about a fifth of what it once was!) Folding tables and repurposeable lumber in the corner. This is where the built in for the kilns, jig saw, and drill press will go.
Left side loft: luggage, seasonal linens, travel crates and cages for dogs birds and just about any other animal, pool toys, and camping gear.
Right side loft: holiday and seasonal decor, crystal, china, and other kitchenware that doesn't fit into my ridiculously small kitchen, and gift wrap.
Now this is where it gets really embarrasing but, apparently, that is the only thing that gets me off of my ass and makes me get it done! There are lots of empty boxes, bags of bubble wrap, boxes of paper "ephemera" and other fodder for mixed-media artwork. Some of it is going to have to go!!! Here is a clutter close-up of all of the mayhem!!!
I just want to point out that under all of that foolishnes there is a nine foot church pew, a futon matress, and a gazillion magazines, and jigsaw puzzles. It's totally not as bad as it looks, Really!!!! OK, I may be a little bit in denial but, I am getting better and you will hold me to it. I'll post my progress next week...................
Whew! OK so, I actually did it. I completed my project start to finish in 2 hours, concept to completion.
Now, this is not my best work, nor my worst. I just didn't want to fall out. Family illness has consumed my life for the past two months and I have not had a moment in the studio. I was determined to create something, anything for this challenge even though I was not able to start my project until 11 PM and I must get up at 6 am to go to work.
I will do a bit more refining later but I was challenging myself to embrace "Guerrilla Sculpting" and just do it already!
Hera are a few pic's of what I did and how I got there.
