Detailed Pictures of the New Sculpture

This one is my favorite bird I think.

These were great old things to work with.

From a Box of Stuff & Crusty Rusty old Tractor Wheel, To a Finished Sculpture!

This Is What I Started With,

this will be the frame work,

This was all the stuff that was gathered from the customer & recipient's circle of friends. The piece was commissioned as a gift for her friend, everything has some kind of meaning to them. Example is the horseshoes are from someones pony and horse. So it was my challenge to put it all together into a work of Art! Everything had great Shape and Beauty, but somethings did test my skill and problem solving abilities, as there was various kinds of metal to incorporate that could not be welded, but it all came together as you will soon see.


The Base will be an old tractor wheel RUSTY and CRUSTY!!

I just had to get some pictures of this awesome rust, great texture. Alot of work cleaning it up, and I owe alot of thanks to Hubby for cleaning it up for me!

Getting started on the layout , I always have some kind of idea in my mind , getting it all to fit together is the key, arranging and rearranging,

One of the only requests was that the Initials were included and if possible be able to rotate

Close to the final layout but it is never final until it is welded

Getting there!!

DONE!!! ... I will add some more detail shots tomorrow.

More Fun in Summit

Once again a great time in this little coast range community , We saw many old friends that we have made over the years, and many return customers. And it is always a fun surprise when people show up that you have met at other art shows and they recognize you !

More Houses and Mushrooms

SOME OF THE NEW STUFF, GOING TO THE SUMMIT FESTIVAL

Summit Festival

Getting ready for the Summit Festival

I have been super busy getting ready for the Summit Festival on Saturday the 15th, here in rural Oregon... It is held in Summit Oregon every summer for I don't know how long.

It is kinda a little "country fair" real laid back , with fun shows all day long,

The Summit festival is where I got started selling my Art in 2000. My Cousin and Aunt (also Artists) wanted to share a booth so that was it,we signed up and I haven't missed a year since. I have gotten quite a following at the festival, many return customers, So I try to have something "new" to bring every year.

We will see how the Mushrooms and Little RUSTic Houses go over !!! I will be taking pictures latter today and get them posted tonight.

What to do when it is over 100`

To Hot to Weld

The thermometer on the back porch said 108`

I just received my order of Seta-color paints for Sun-Printing so perfect day for trying to master the technique, I think I got the hang of it.

• I saturated my fabric with paint first, on a foam insulation board
• then arranged my plant that had been semi-preflatened,
• then took the whole thing out in the blazing Sun
  

It worked!!!!

Amazing How it draws the color out from under the item.

I am going to try more today ,

it is goin to be just as Hot and Sunny!

What inspires you to create?

A favorite blog I follow ( http://calamitykim.typepad.com/calamity_kim/)

posted this Question ,

What inspires you to create?

here is what I come up with:

1. I think her mushrooms Inspired me to start in with the mushroom making!

http://calamitykim.typepad.com/calamity_kim/embroidery/

2. Getting together with friends to "PLAY" and teach and learn from each other.

Rust Dyeing with Permission to Play teachers

3. All things Old and Rusty...of course
4. Nature -- where I live in rural western Oregon, its the best!

5. Family , I come from a very creative family , all branches of my family tree have creative artistic people.

Perfectly in Place

A little house perfectly in place along with some Mushrooms, After making the flat cut out mushroom's I wanted to try some 3-D mushrooms! So here they are. The set was a Mothers Day present for Mom this year. Mom and Dad's Campground is my personal "Outdoor Sculpture Garden". I usually give Mom or Dad some kind of sculpture for a special occasion.

Dad's Big Sculpture

This is a big piece I made for Dad in 2007, My niece is ringin'Da' bell.