• FebRuary 2025

    With the paper clay layers finally dry, I dove into smoothing out the two larger sculptures I started back in January. I used joint compound…

  • January 2025

    I kicked off the year by driving an RV across the country—definitely not something I’d recommend in January, but it was a real adventure, and…

  • November 2024

    Since I’ve been away from my sculpting studio, I’ve started painting my characters on small panels. This has been a great way for me to…

  • September 2024

    Week One: I am starting on a new sculpture of a round fish whose belly illuminates. The working title is “Fish Lantern” until the piece…

  • August 2024

    Post coming soon

  • June 2024

    What I’ve Been Up To… Art Camp During the first week of June, I had the pleasure of attending Feather River Art Camp in Quincy,…

  • April 2024

    Summary Photos Coming Soon

  • Chipboard Web Armature

    Filling out the armature with a cardboard web, then adding a skin of chipboard strips to firm the shape.

  • March 2024

    Summary Coming Soon

  • Building Cardboard Armature for Wish

    Layers of cardboard were added to build depth and shape for the body, limbs, and head. I’m going for rough shape and scale.

  • Wish Cardboard Armature

    I enlarged my sketch to make a cardboard armature. With the side profile as a guide, I can build depth and move from two to…

  • Love at First Ish

    Wish is an Ish prancing with a dandelion. Full of love and dreams, his joy is as contagious. Be still my heart.

  • Signature & Feet

    Using my jig has been so very handy. I can flip the piece so quickly and see areas that need attention and detail. Like today,…

  • Wing Nuts

    The t-nuts and bolts did a great job of holding the cup and wings to the main body of the bird. Now, I need a…