Early in a piece it can take so many different paths
You have to see past the junk pieces in front of you and imagine it as complete
Never force a part on to it.
It will tell you what is right.
Terry…
Outside of “seeing” a new piece in a pile of scraps, one of the most inspiring parts of my craft is getting to know other artists. The shared spirit of the creative process – how we all begin our work – is strangely the same in many ways, while being very different and unique to each artist.
Spent some time with the talented Peter Smolenski recently, playing guitar and goofing off in his yard while test driving his rad googles – I need to get a pair of these!
Quick fab/finishing hack for all you welders out there. Cut up a few small pieces of Scotch-Brite and run a piece of threaded rod through some washers and nuts. Put it in the drill and Voila! A great buffer/finisher for stainless that’s cheap and gets in tight spots.
What tips or tricks do you use around your shop?
There is always a lot going on when new pieces come in or I am getting started on a new sculpture. Here is what inspired me today…..I wonder what it wants to be next?
This band of merry misfits are on display at Center Pharmacy. Lee and Chris loved the smiles brought to their faces by some of my other lil’ guys and gals, so they requested these pieces to share with their patrons. Come see them in Granby and say “hi” to my newest girl…Singer.
These two are not getting along and this is the third time Pepper had to break them up! Electric Blue and Boom Boy will probably have to do separate shows now.
This is the madness my shop turns into when I’m working on a piece! I don’t want to stop and clean I’m afraid I’ll forget what ideas are buzzing in my head!
Alpha or Άλφα is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. It is also a military radio code (A- Alpha, B – Bravo, C- Charlie etc.) which pays homage to the original owner of many of these parts.
In English, the noun alpha is often used as a synonym for beginning and in zoology, alpha is used to name the dominant individual in a wolf or dog pack or more broadly in the social hierarchy – pack leaders.
A new beginning and a pack leader? We must be talking about Alpha-1 my newest ShopBot. Dancing around on telephone poles, playing video games and go for walks with other robots are just a few of his past times now…and his favorite hobby is going to the salon for a hair do!
