ROULIER'S RUSTY RELIQUES

MORE BIRD SHOTS

Got birdie glued in and framed painted and assembled.

BIRD IN A BOX OR ON A BOX

This is the last steps of the bird box. The first shot is the box unassembled. The next one is the hanging apparatus and counter balance. Gravity causes the box to tip forward depending on the balance. To counter this I always add a piece to the back at the bottom which usually helps the piece hang straight. I don't like that tipping forward look when it comes to larger pieces. The next two shots speak for them selves, I should finish today. Some may notice the use of resin on the surface.....I'm totally into that right now, I guess it will just have to run it's course!!

MOVING ON

Finished the resin cast and the great leap forward. Started the light box to hold the resin critter. The box in process is pictured, finished great leap, and the resin cast.

THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD

In China they have a series of propaganda posters which I think are very cool, they are characterized by the slogan "The Great Leap Forward", they have one series called the chubby baby series which is awesome. If you have ever seen the Luo brothers work they add popular western culture items to the theme of the old propaganda posters and they are just great....very Asian /western/pop. My son went to China a few years ago and brought some stuff that I used in this spin off piece which of course isn't done. But it's a take off on this idea.

LITTLE BIRDIE

This next project is going to involve resin and this little mummified birdie, who has been  quietly occupying my studio for the last year. I haven't quite made up my mind how this will go I am thinking of a light box for the little guy but just not quite sure. I have a couple of ideas for this little guy so stay tuned! I also started another little assemblage.

KING OF HORROR

REPETITION AND PRACTICE

I was in my studio changing the wiring on my light boxes. I had originally wired them in brown, but didn't really think much about it until my show and people kept saying things like,".... you know, you have to do something about those wires" (huh?) "....I think you should work on those wires (geez)!! So now I've changed them over to white so they blend into the walls! Kind of a boring job but it gave me time to reflect. I was thinking how important it was to establish a good working routine. Even though I was doing boring work I was in fact working in my studio, doing something that had to be done but something I didn't really deem "art",  actually it was. It was something that I had to do, it was part of finishing the piece. It's kInd of like putting hangers on paintings, boring but necessary. Even though it was a mindless project it did allow me to think about my next light box I have a good idea and I can hardly wait to do it!  

Establishing a routine in your studio assures that something gets done everyday. I makes working comfortable and establishes consistency which is important to a lot of artists since we are often people who go zooming off in a bunch of different directions all at once [ADD]...we are free spirits which is precisely why we need the stability. Okay I'm probably not speaking for all artists there are a large number who are disciplined, so I'm speaking to those of you who say things like, "...I can only create when the [free] spirit moves me", or "....I can't be pinned down to a schedule [I'm feeling lazy] I need my freedom".......Discipline, discipline, discipline. Establish a routine or one that gets you into the studio everyday doing something. You will notice a change in your art, your attitude and your time management (hallelujah).

THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN

I mentioned the circus theme running through my head. I finished the assemblage and started another one. Here is the finished piece plus the beginning of a new one which hopefully will be done today. This one and the one I'm working on went together very nicely especially when compared to the nightmare I was painting....geez!

CIRCUS CIRCUS.....ELEPHANTS

I was making up kits for my circus class at Art & Soul and it really got me into the circus mode of thinking so I decided to do a circus assemblage!! I'm not done and hope to finish this today and start another one while the mood sways me.

CROW AND THE COUPE

This is more or less done. I have a few problems with it but not as many as I had with the other one. So now it sits and I simply look at it day to day.