tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.comments2009-11-15T16:39:33.044-05:00self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3433125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-6475520220993536592009-11-15T16:39:33.044-05:002009-11-15T16:39:33.044-05:00This stuff is great, I love them together, too. I&#39;d love to be able to go to this exhibit.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609012310202327443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-30356282387879945592009-11-15T16:35:03.243-05:002009-11-15T16:35:03.243-05:00your table/candle stand is fantastic - I love it&#39;s asymmetry and the bones as candle holders is simply brilliant!jeanamariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606307055785738209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-57913609280168647512009-11-14T20:44:23.448-05:002009-11-14T20:44:23.448-05:00There aren&#39;t a lot of people who use candles for lighting any more, though there are some! Let&#39;s face it, it&#39;s art not industry.andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-67465525554213789682009-11-14T20:18:58.120-05:002009-11-14T20:18:58.120-05:00I stumbled in via Next Blog and was soon intrigued even though I never have quite figured out where you&#39;re at with your art and life. I presume it might unravel or unfold more if I hang around a little.Ron Southernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604305014713612990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-68660278661321577802009-11-14T19:19:17.874-05:002009-11-14T19:19:17.874-05:00andrea...&#39;completely decorative&#39;????its functional!!!! a candle stand, doesn&#39;t that count as functional?<br /><br />thanks karen...i love that asymmetrical top too. if i&#39;m going to make a table i want it to not be quite so conventional...why bother otherwise.self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-42436485202683875472009-11-14T19:09:01.613-05:002009-11-14T19:09:01.613-05:00I think it is beautiful. Love the asymetrical table top.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166011380454448476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-55128817883713103812009-11-14T18:55:21.194-05:002009-11-14T18:55:21.194-05:00&quot;Done to death&quot; and &quot;marrow orifices&quot;. You&#39;re killing me here! :) Seriously, I really think you nailed it, and reading what you went through to get there makes it so much sweeter. I also love the fact that it is, in today&#39;s world, completely decorative. Way to go! (I am so fascinated with bones and antlers and things -- my paintings have them as imagery and they&#39;re scattered about my house and garden. Do more!!)andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-15438116491127739222009-11-14T14:13:28.580-05:002009-11-14T14:13:28.580-05:00well i corrected it daphne, its a candle stand. i&#39;m such an idiot sometimes when it comes to remembering correct names of things. glad you like it, its a complicated little thing :)self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-77533108449094441422009-11-14T10:53:48.429-05:002009-11-14T10:53:48.429-05:00It&#39;s excellent Paula. There&#39;s so much distortion that I get confused and I like that. I can&#39;t tell what angle the table goes in and I think it makes for great articulation just like our bones articulate our bodies!<br /><br />I have NEVER heard of a candle table either. And I took the History of Furniture (true)!Daphne Ennshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608993158840843002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-16234028346631136262009-11-14T10:18:24.711-05:002009-11-14T10:18:24.711-05:00thanks dawn! high compliment that you adore it!self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-2848350350200921742009-11-14T10:17:03.533-05:002009-11-14T10:17:03.533-05:00This work reminds me a the tumbleweeds a friend of mine used to make in the industrial park of Tallahasse, where the artists had their studios, and one guy, Rick (last name lost), made giant tumbleweeds out of left-over steel parts he&#39;s find anywhere--wires and chains, rivets, everything. They were huge...then he started making hand granades out of lovingly smoothed and honed clay, painting them in pastel colors. They were life-size, and he showed them in Atlantic, Georgia. I wonder where he is now...Dawn of LaTouchableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608364272461254611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-64031446087478113762009-11-14T10:09:43.311-05:002009-11-14T10:09:43.311-05:00This is right up my alley, Paula, and quite frankly, I&#39;m thrilled to see someone using bones(not out of any morbid perversion, but because bones are so beautiful and there is a metaphorical symbolism here that goes back to the very beginning of time. I really really like--no, I adore this.Dawn of LaTouchableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608364272461254611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-51238182667395049662009-11-14T08:54:15.649-05:002009-11-14T08:54:15.649-05:00kim, thanks! there is this empty weird lot across the street with this concrete furniture (i&#39;m sure i have poison ivy somewhere on my shoes) that i knew i just had to photo shoot my table at. <br />more tables...UM YES. thinking...say...99 more? not all bones. but it does appear the museum person isn&#39;t picking the furniture up this weekend after all so i could actually make another one if i drink enough coffee!!!! (this did remind me of some strange alter too)self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-77275036706301845242009-11-14T08:43:23.313-05:002009-11-14T08:43:23.313-05:00I love that the bones turned into candleholders. I also like the unique shape and piecing of this table. Will there be more tables? Perhaps they can sort of become alters with loads of bone candleholders.Kim Hambrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08784106179953299055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-62901574831203211412009-11-13T22:23:33.765-05:002009-11-13T22:23:33.765-05:00thank you ellen. and tod and i did celebrate! and i went to the bone house and took pictures of dan&#39;s awesome chairs and the other cool table that bob made...all to kick off the new &#39;phoenix commotion&#39; blog that we are going to get going in the next few days :)self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-36461784630261661632009-11-13T22:14:57.795-05:002009-11-13T22:14:57.795-05:00I think you did a great job! Feeling forced to do things out of your element is stressful, especially with deadlines, but now your physically there, part of something. I think it&#39;s AWESOME! I think you need to go celebrate. (hmmm, with something more special than apple fritters?) <br />Also great link below with Steve Tobin. Need to explore more of his website.Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06424592942558764840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-25612920068928188982009-11-13T13:25:06.640-05:002009-11-13T13:25:06.640-05:00youre absoltely right ellen...funny thing is, its my choice! i can do whatever the hell i want and i guess i really DO want to keep banging my head against the wall. seriously...i thought i would be doing more with houses, and so far i seem to want to be making things NOW. maybe its been too long (5 months) since i&#39;ve worked on art and i can&#39;t take it any longer. i need to see something and do it ya know?<br /><br />more on things soon...i have a chance to do something different, i&#39;ve said yes...but i have a hard time believing i can actually pull it off.self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-8200215960032387032009-11-13T12:25:05.695-05:002009-11-13T12:25:05.695-05:00Wow, *I* learned from that list. I completely get the self critical state of mind, (i kinda live there myself), but I&#39;m really amazed that in many ways you&#39;re still doing you were doing before, the environment and materials have changed, but it&#39;s still has that creative problem solving vibe AND you get to work on solo pieces.Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06424592942558764840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-86475452548139446402009-11-10T19:29:08.147-05:002009-11-10T19:29:08.147-05:00Fantastic that you are using the cast off scraps!! With bits of writing on them..sounds like fun to me. Trial and error is a very big part of creating isn&#39;t it.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166011380454448476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-4342869740268266162009-11-10T17:53:24.109-05:002009-11-10T17:53:24.109-05:00artpropelled, i think i breathed a sigh of relief the minute i decided to stop with the grout thing...its hard to allow yourself to play when you are also trying to work.<br /><br />andrea...yep its a process and it never ends...<br /><br />chris, i&#39;m off to check that lecture out tonight, thanks for that!<br /><br />hey themenobodyknows, thats profound. (what a little thrill to get a comment from YOU.) thank you.self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-45825607346755926722009-11-10T14:08:48.269-05:002009-11-10T14:08:48.269-05:00I love listening to you think out loud. Continue the journey indifferent to your destination.TMNKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13963628063398548867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-76835164969281701192009-11-10T12:04:22.467-05:002009-11-10T12:04:22.467-05:00Yikes, this is so painfull, isn&#39;t it? No way around it. I personally would have to make 10 tables out of bones before I could really do anything I&#39;d be happy with. I&#39;d make the first one kinda shitty, but now I&#39;d not only know how to not do it, but I&#39;d have an idea about what to try next. And, so on. Pretty much anything I make leads me to the next thing I make.<br /><br />Here is a para phrase of a quote: &quot;If you can&#39;t allow yourself to make a mistake, you will never come up with anything original.&quot; See this video if you get a chance. It is a lecture about creativity, but it is amusing and empowering. http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.htmlChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609012310202327443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-59001336924795635982009-11-10T11:51:58.123-05:002009-11-10T11:51:58.123-05:00I haven&#39;t read the whole post yet (have to go and meet Ellen for art supply shopping -- YAY!) but about the first paragraph: THAT&#39;s thinking like an artist as opposed to, say, a product designer. Process process process. Good on you.andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-76441658819487111242009-11-10T09:40:30.053-05:002009-11-10T09:40:30.053-05:00I actually breathed a sigh of relief while reading this post. Your gut feeling was pretty strong and you went with it. I&#39;m enjoying your learning process, following the unseen thread, playing, experimenting and coming up with the right decisions for you.ArtPropelledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6818580509944818959.post-34463442840699208112009-11-10T07:05:33.085-05:002009-11-10T07:05:33.085-05:00jeanamarie, its soothing in a strange way. at first glance this place feels very vapid and uninteresting....i&#39;m still walking around like the man on the moon in a spacesuit.self taught artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.com