Lowell Open Studios

 So last month Lowell Open Studios happened. Here are some shots from my table. I also had some necklaces and prints but eventually I'll post those for sale individually.

Centipede Jaw Carving on Cow Jaw

Tea Party surrounded by other misc Taxidermy sculptures

Spotted Skunk, originally done for Amniota and Arthropoda. She had a good time at LOS

I put together these bone grab bags for cheap. There are still some left.

Construction NOW

I will be actively editing things over the next few days, and have already started the process of shifting things around.

If things are confusing for a while and links go strange and unexpected places, check back later.

Updates coming soon!

I'm in the process of reorganizing the work on here. Instead of sorting by subject matter, I will be sorting by medium. I also have a bit of work to post!

It's been a busy year and I hope I can refresh everything on here soon, but I've left my largest sections up for the time being for viewers to find some of the work easily as I prepare a new version of my PDF portfolio.

Lyrosa in Sculpey

I find it is easier to draw something when you can see it in 3D. I made this sculpey figure to help me draw a character, but the figure itself is pretty cute. Click the image for full view.

4x4 Process

There was a charity show at the Brush Gallery in Lowell and I donated a piece.
The theme was 4x4, and everyone got a canvas of that size to make art on and donate.

Here is my quick painting process as documented by my not so awesome cell phone camera. I was pretty happy with it for one afternoon of work but looking now it could use improvement.

Sketch

Warm tone on the canvas. Some background started.

First go at the background.

Brightening in some places, small refinements.

Just one layer of white!

Final!

New Header and Brush Show!

The badgers were getting a bit old, so I updated to a new piece of work.
This photo is an excerpt from a piece called "Tea Party" that was shown in the Brush Gallery "Welcome to the Neighborhood" Appleton Mills Exhibition. The opening was the same night as a chili-tasting contest so it was pretty busy!
Here is a photo from another angle of the piece in the Brush Gallery:

Tea Party, at the Brush Gallery in Lowell

This was my first mixed media sculpture that heavily involved taxidermy. I've done a number of taxidermy pieces leading up to this piece, but they were standalone and not particularly conceptual.

More photos from the event.
http://blog.culturehive.com/2012/02/art-and-chili/

Valentines

An explosion of cute, commissioned by the Harvard Citizen Kennedy School Student Newspaper.