clay modeling

here's my inspiration, courtesy of illustrator Fred Lammers



base armature to build clay on




beginnings of clay masterpiece



set against a mirror to achieve perfect symmetry, the human eye is just too flawed

salt n pepper shakers

ideation sketches



final models cut from high density foam



after the models are made, molds are made of them




Here's what ya need for a little slip casting



from top to bottom:
random wooden thing I use to scrape slip off my beautiful mold
tool used to form holes that salt n pepper will eventually come out of
exacto knife to clean up the seams that occur in slip casting process



pouring slip (liquid clay)



beautiful salt n pepper babies freshly poured



out of the mold and ready for finishing touches



there's still much glazing to be done, I'll keep you guys up to date
can you guess which one is for salt and which one is for pepper?

Leaf light design

cutting out basic leaf shape



Final mold to be filled with plaster



plaster mold



vacuum forming polystyrene (plastic) over plaster mold

Leaf Light design

After cutting out slits for ridges



after inserting ridges



tiny LED lights come out of those two holes in the bracket



final form taped to the wall

table inspired by the star wars X-wing fighter planes

I entered this in the student show this year but no go, the judges weren't impressed

GIANT painting

Let me know if you want some close up photos

something to ponder

"artworks are something made that have become more than something simply made"- Theodor Adorno

Botanical Garden Newsletter illustrations

The Aging of Al Green (check out my new beats on Soundcloud.com lookup "The Famous Uncle"

Some Album Artwork

Turmoil