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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?

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Two Directions

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Stick a fork in them, these Penguin Pods are done.  These were glazed (underglazes) at the same time I did the small painting ( here ). T...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Surprise Visitor

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This semester I'm taking a Sculpture class in addition to ceramics.  There is a cemetery up the road where I ride my bike and sometim...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Catching Up

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I'm not the only artist here. This is from Susan's sketchbook.  She is the one who taught me how to make maps. We made our a...
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Monday, February 18, 2013

Off With Their Heads

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When you don't let your Dudes fully dry before going into the kiln for their first firing their heads will blow up. And their fingers...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Valentine's Day

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We gave this to ourselves for Valentine's Day. Susan's grandfather came to the United States from Poland when he was 16 years o...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Keep It and Giving It Away

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Yes, I AM working. It's been a struggle because I've been going off in about 10 different directions. Or, as Susan refers to it,...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Giving It Away Again

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Just a little "Potato Head" man. It's been a week and maybe no one has noticed him or maybe they have. I thought he...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Now I'm Painting

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They are small, 5x7" canvas panels. I like painting. These aren't quite finished yet. Art ain't about paint, it ai...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

Giving It Away

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Can you see it here? No, it's not in here because this is the Before picture. But I can promise you it is within walking distance of ...
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Here's to a New Year of Art

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Graffiti that is gang tagging isn't art, it's just a signature. Graffiti that makes you smile or blink or look again isn't gr...
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Monday, December 24, 2012

Season's Greetings

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This year is the 12 th holiday season that U.S. service members are serving in Afghanistan. Wishing Peace and Goodwill to everyone, ev...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Going Down a Sad, Sad Road

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In recent years, U.S. gun manufacturers have enjoyed fast-growing sales amid an easing of various state and federal restrictions.  Making ...
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Tweet, Tweet

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OK, I'm off on another tangent here.  I can't be satisfied doing ceramics so I move to wood. But then I move back to ceramics. An...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Bananas

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This is the chunk of wood I started with. This is the middle phase of working on it. More pictures to come ... as soon as I tak...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

The Guys

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Oliver 1 and Oliver 2. Susan made me the quilt they are on.
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

A Time for Thanksgiving

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Did you stuff a turkey for your Thanksgiving dinner? Or do you just feel stuffed now that you ate your turkey dinner? Please remembe...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Boxed In

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The wood for this box (above) came from the trash pile.  Remember my favorite motto: Trash is the failure of imagination Not too e...
Friday, November 16, 2012

A New Direction for Me

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Not new direction here, just some more Pod People talking to each other. They are finished and are waiting to be bisque fired and then gl...
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Don Madden
Texas, United States
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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