February 01, 2024
Commissioned by Davis and Louise Riemer. Inspired after locating an artwork on the property of Carl Djerassi of a thin alabaster plate embedded fairly high inside the stump of an enormous redwood tree. Walking inside the tree stump and bathing in the soft glowing light of the alabaster was an unforgettable experience. I tried to capture some of that here. I sourced the ...
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November 20, 2017
LIST OF ARTISTS: Robin Clark, Jason Hughes, Justine Smith, Oriane Stender, Finn Stone, Bran Symondson, Dan Tague, Lauren Tickle, Mark Wagner, Stacey Lee Webber, Robert Wechsler, CK Wilde La Colombe d’or Art Gallery 114 N. Main Street, Houston, Texas ...
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October 25, 2017
Currency ink on translucent alabaster. Part of a much larger work for Davis and Louise at DHR Investment Counsel.
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August 27, 2017
A faint ink transfer onto
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August 20, 2017
A custom Hardwood 8"x 10" Pochade box Made from Mahogany, Madagascar Rosewood, Tiger Maple, and Birch Plywood. Overall measurements 11-1/4" x 9" x 5.5". ...
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March 26, 2017
The Illuminations project in progress. On the wall is the working mock-up. On the table are a little over 30 polished alabaster panels cut from large alabaster slabs. I spent about two months scraping currency to get the collected dust in the tubes and bags on the table. I'm almost set up to begin inking the panels. Each panel is also treated with a solution of 5% Paraloid B-72 and ...
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December 14, 2016
Preparing for some new work in the new year and letting these fresh white lead grounds dry between
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October 07, 2016
384 lbs of Translucent
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September 25, 2016
A Pre-Amp tube kit that I've had on the backburner for years. This came from Australia. The tubes are very old from the mid 1980's. A practice piece and a nice Sunday project to get up on the learning curve for my EleKit Amp and Preamp upcoming. I've learned to read resistor, capacitor and transistor values. The component design and why it works is fascinating. Am wanting to introduce an ...
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September 22, 2016
Working up the DHR Illuminations commission. These are 20 of the 30 or so Currency symbols to be dusted onto thin alabaster panels. Have to keep altering/editing symbol and stone size before committing the symbols to the stone surface. Hope to have this side of the piece finalized in a week or so.. From the 22nd. ...
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