ROULIER'S RUSTY RELIQUES

MORE WATER RESCUE

A few more pictures from the camp I audited over the weekend. If you have a Newfoundland or Leonburger you might want to sign up to take their camp it's excellent, they have a book as well. Their website is here.

here the dog is directed out to pickup a drowner then is directed to pick up another one and bring both in

this time the dog is sent to four different drowners and has to get them all before returning to shore the commands given on the fly and not from shore

Dory was a champ in the water but hated the boat and this time they got him out a way without him freaking out

some exercises were long and the dog had to pick up a variety of drowners and unconscious people he has six people, the other dog had to tow the boat among all the drowners each dog had to stay focused on his task with all kinds of stuff going on around him

this time all handlers are drowning and their dog had to pick them up lots of distractions

all the dogs and handlers who participated the teachers are on the back on each side the puppy is in a green vest on the front row

 

 

WATER RESCUE CAMP

Over the weekend I attended a water rescue camp for three days. Very informative and exciting. The girls who taught the camp are Finnish and train Newfoundlands to jump from helicopters to do sea rescue among many kinds of rescue work they do. Their website is watercubs.com. Here are a few photos from the camp. It was chilly for most the camp to cold at times.

day one setting up all dogs need to be containerized

multiple dogs in the water, Dory the youngest dog at 5 months

10 minute break between groups

dogs getting ready to do their exercise

going in, this is the second group, 12 dogs a day, and those divided between two groups and those divided again between the the 2 instructors

here the dogs have to stick their heads under the kayak in the water to retrieve a toy

MORE BOOK AND CROW IN PROGRESS

Geez I'm hoping to have this done by Friday, these books take about a week working everyday, I always forget....

 

I tried to do this insert with mica in one step in place however it didn't work out so....

insert in place and now I'm gluing......

butterfly page done

other side done I use an old beer opener as a stop for a screw that's inserted on the other side to help protect the skull

 

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inside cover

first page

back of the first page

open to first page and inside cover

open second page with third page not done

THE CROW AND THE BOOK

The crow is now encased in the book, he's being clamped and glued. I'm a little concerned about the weight of the book on his noggin. I was careful to make sure that most the weight is in the center rather than the outside.

front side

close up

close up back

back side

CROW ALTERED BOOK

I have this totally cool crow head which I'm going to use in my altered book. The album pocket has to be fairly deep leaving just a few pages left over to alter. I may make it the theme of the book, I have some feathers and some Blue Jay feet that may become a part of it as well.

nice dry crow head

back side of the page

THE LAMB AND THE TORNADO

This was a fun project that I had set various goals for myself when I do that I notice that I tend to get more intense and find it difficult to pull myself away to do necessary things. This piece is almost done but not quite. Tomorrow I want to start my altered book so most of my main objectives need to be met.

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THE TORNADO AND THE LAMB

Started another painting I had one frame left after my show and just did not have time to work on another so I started this one. I have used the "4 eyed" lamb before in an assemblage and was interested in him as a painting. Sheep seem to have more than their fair share of genetic abnormalities with a number of incomplete twinning that results in extra legs or heads or eyes. That's the stuff that fascinates me. Also the guy in the neighboring studio, Dave Wyzenbeek, did a bunch of studies in mono print of tornadoes so I decided it would be fun to try one as well. Next I'm going to work on another altered book and hope to have it finished by the art students league summer art fair.

got the background roughed in the lamb

more detail on lamb who I will go back to but now I'm interested in whats going on behind him

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (not the song)

Well drummer is 4 and 1/2 months old or 18 weeks however you look at it. Two weeks ago he was 62 pounds and growing. Thought I would put up some pictures of how he has grown since we got him almost three months ago.

Also I haven't posted for a couple of weeks because I took a 2 week break from the opening of two shows  which always drains me but I am gearing up again got some ideas and ready to work again.

 

just a baby

playing with Kona and tiny (relatively speaking)

now about 5 inches shorter than Kona with fair amount of growing to do, what a difference a few months make

 

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WONDER OF WONDERS CIRCUS SHOW IN EVERGREEN

We had a great opening in Evergreen, for our Wonder of Wonders traveling circus show.The show is at Evergreen Center for the Arts and the show runs until May 23rd. I was showing with 4 great artists from the area, Kathy Beekman, Dave Sieler, Penney Bidwell, and Tim Flynn. We also had the Snowflake Circus performers a great bunch of kids doing all sorts of acrobats, balancing on balls and doing contortions in a big ring. I did remember to get one photo of the girls on the balls. I always get distracted and don't remember to take pictures, at least this time I did get a few at the end. The attendance was great, lots of wonderful people to talk to, and I made some sales so all was good!

 

these girls were awesome

the motely crew

one of a few shots that came out, Dave's and Penney's stuff

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