Monday, September 23, 2013

Hour Glass Timepiece to be Cast in Metal

Hour glass sculpted in plasticine clay with found object inclusion (beads, buttons, toy animals)

for texture.

7 sculpted pieces prepared for 2-piece sand molds.

Brushing off the parting sand.

2-piece molds are complete.

Brushing on mold wash to help with a clean and detailed casting.

Will glue the molds back together and they are ready for molten aluminum.

Monday, March 25, 2013

The Annual Art Show at Sister Kenny Institute is Coming Up Soon!

Little Old School House Up On the Hill

The 50th Annual International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities
May 2 to 24, 2013

Grand Opening

Thursday, May 2, 2013

5 to 8 p.m

I will be there at the Grand Opening - stop by to see me and find out if I have received any awards this year!

http://www.allinahealth.org/ahs/ski.nsf/page/artshow

For more information, please call 612-863-4872

Monday, March 4, 2013

Self-Advocacy Art Exhibit

Paintings on Exhibition

2013 Minnesota
Self-Advocacy
Conference

April 26 – 27, 2013

A conference for adults and transition-aged youth with disabilities, as well as allies within the self-advocacy movement. “Together, Yes We CAN!

Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel

11 East Kellogg Boulevard

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

(651) 292-1900

http://mnselfadvocacyconference.com/

Monday, January 28, 2013

Transforming a Landscape Drawing into Metal!

Little Red School House Up On the Hill

The Cast Metal Process

'Little Red School House Up On the Hill' marker drawing.

Sculpted in plasticene clay, put in a wood flask,
and ready for the sand mold.

Mixing resin bonded sand for first half of the mold.

Pouring wet sand onto sculpture.

Packing down the sand onto the sculpture
to get good detail of the sculpture in the mold.

Pack down flat and smooth and let set up for 12 hours.

Flip mold over and make other half of the mold.

Mix sand.

Pack down firmly on top of other half of the mold

and let set up for 12 hours.

Open up the mold.

Separate the two halves of the mold.

Remove the plasticene clay sculpture.

Carving into the sand mold to create "channels" for the liquid metal

to flow to the sculpture.

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artist statement

I create colorful patterns and shapes to make your eyes light up and to make the painting pop off the walls and ceilings and run away.

My paintings and drawings of landscapes, architecture, people, and still-lifes are expressions of what my vision of reality is. I create images from what I see and of my imagination.

I am inspired by plant life, the shapes of the land and architecture. I experiment and play with perspective and dimension on the canvas and then fill it up with paint. I use color and black outline to make the shapes pop out and appear more realistic. I like to let my creativity run wild.

I recognized my abilities and desires to express myself through art in a class at Opportunity Partners. I continue to strengthen my artistic visions and techniques in classes there and with my art mentor.

I have exhibited my work at the Hennepin County Library, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Opportunity Partners headquarters, Vision Loss Resources and Munka Beans Coffee Shop. My painting, Flower at Home, won 2nd place in painting at the Sister Kenney Annual International Art Show in May, 2009.