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You ask:  What is it? I reply:  What do you want it to be? You ask: What does it mean? I reply: What do you want it to mean?

Friday, May 28, 2010

Remembering

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On this Memorial Day weekend enjoy your picnic, your barbeque, your family gathering and maybe a long break from work. But before you do, pl...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Earth Day

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Somewhere along the Natchez Trace It's our Earth. Let's do our best to nurture it. And enjoy it. Somewhere along the way I missed ...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

More Yard Art

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Recognize anything here? If you spotted the drive-in movie speakers you have just identified yourself as being over the age of 40. If you re...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Yes, Hell Yes, It IS Art

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This video has been floating all over the internet but I wanted to be sure you saw it. For me, the music is secondary, the birds are the rea...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

Graffiti Guys

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Thanks to A New York Magpie's Eye , I have two more Graffiti Guys to add to my collection. The one on the top was spotted in New York Ci...
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Armed Forces Day

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DaNang, Vietnam, 1969 Army Nurses, DaNang, Vietnam, 1969 Today is Armed Forces Day, a day to recognize and honor the men and women of the ...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Yodocks

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Yodocks , named after their inventor, are used as barriers by being put into place and then filled with water to make them stable. Earlier ...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mother's Day

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Steampunk Heart, unknown artist If you are a Mom, Happy Mother's Day to you. If you have a Mom who is nice to you, consider yourself lu...
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Oh, Dem Bones

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Bleached animal bones have a special beauty all their own. Jerry Alexander, one of my Ceramics Professors, lives out in the country and he ...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Yard Art

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Are you a Yardist? Check out the pictures from the sites that were on the Austin Art Yard Tour and see if you qualify. Robert Mace and his w...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

White Cups

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I buy my clay in 25-pound units. All the cups and Nichos up to this post have been made from Longhorn Red clay. A few weeks ago I had a conf...
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Finn's Boat

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Taking classes from generous gentle souls makes me happy. Being in Stephanie Lee's classes has made me very happy. How can you not want...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Nichos Again and My Fellow Artists

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Above is one of my fellow art students, Lorenzo Diaz Jr, with his for-sale work displayed on his table at our community college Art Sale day...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The Austin Yarn Bomber! Yes!

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Yesterday as I drove to school I was stunned to see Yarn Bombing on my usual route. It turned out to be a total reveal of the real Yarn Bomb...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

ACC Student Art Sale

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The ACC (Austin Community College) Student Art Sale is Tuesday, April 20, from 9 -5 at the Rio Grande Campus (12th and Rio Grande). If you l...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

One, Two, Three and Counting

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This is Four-Head. I picked the number at random and had planned to go with the 9 other digits but never seemed to get past this guy. He...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Nichos and Body Parts

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I'm auditioning some of my doll body parts in the nichos. The parts will need to have their skin redone they way I learned from Thomas A...
Friday, April 9, 2010

Spring Has Sprung

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If you live in the Northeast (New York City and Washington DC) the pictures above probably look familiar -- they represent what blooms for y...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010

A Nub Cup

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A Nub Cup starts out looking like this, the reddish color is from the clay (Longhorn Red), the nubs have wax on their points to keep any gla...
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Saturday, April 3, 2010

I've Been Corrected: Nicho

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Our friend Wei-Li saw my niches and immediately called them "nichos", which is Spanish. Sounds good to me. This nicho is a good ex...
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Don Madden
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I did a job I hated for 32 years. I was very good it at. I didn't want to be a quitter so I kept doing it. Now I make art.  Now my life is good. Very good.
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