Well, it’s been 22 years since Canada last held an Olympic Games. I was around for that one but I was less than attentive. I am finally old enough to actually remember the experience and I am not even in the country. Now, I never planned on going to Vancouver for any part of the Games, but I can imagine that even in Ontario a … Continue reading Overseas Patriotism
All right, I stretched a little for that title but trying to incorporate a fictional moon name into a catchy title is harder than you’d think. Getting right down to it, I geeked out and made a wire Ewok. I might make another one, I think it can get cuter. But like I said, venturing into the Ewok world opens up a whole slew of … Continue reading Simply Endorable
I made a horse and a bird in a cage. I did something totally new with the horse and got back to simple sculpting with the bird in the cage. I’ve got something exciting planned for my next sculpture; but since I have big hopes I also have realistic expectations that it might fail (a la kayak and wolf experiments). However, it if works it … Continue reading On The Farm
Plasticine is a very dirty hobby. For the last two days my hands have been greasy, sticky, and tinged blue; I went through half a bottle of soap just to clean them. But, I have managed to use every last bit of plasticine, which means it’s no longer just sitting on my shelf wasting its potential. At first I thought I’d make mostly animals/real things … Continue reading Animals & More
So, it’s the day before Valentine’s Day and while everyone else is putting the finishing touches on their romantic weekend plans I am busy creating an army of clay aliens. Clayliens. Continue reading Clayliens
So, today I got back in the wire game. Surprisingly, I came up with this idea on my own, but to get the details right I looked up some photos of hot air balloons and there are some crazy balloons out there. Here are some of my favourites: Darth Vader is obviously my favourite. What’s yours? Continue reading Up In The Air
Well, it’s official. The dream is changing. Ron left York on February 8th. He found a little bit of work in Staffordshire and gave his month’s notice to his roommates to pursue it. But, fortunately for me he’s not completely gone. He left half of his possessions in my room for safe keeping. Among the things he left were, a lamp (now on my desk), … Continue reading Something Borrowed
It’s been a few days since I did a wire post, and even still I only have two new things to share. It was a rainy day in England and I thought, what better way to stay try then a tiny wire umbrella? And something for the nature lovers, another flower. This time it’s not in a pot, it’s 3D, and it’s free standing. More … Continue reading Two’s A Crowd
As I have mentioned before I don’t always know what to make when I bring out the wire, so suggestions are welcome. I will try anything. Except a kayak, so please don’t ask me again, Luke. My dad suggested I try making the Queen’s Swans, so did, and I went a little abstract with it. Then I decided to go inanimate. I figured a chair … Continue reading A Wire Desire
That ever so clever name is courtesy of Ron (the person not the hamster); I love it and I am going to keep it and use it. All right, so, I made a kite. It’s cute, it’s dainty. It’s pretty simple. And, I made another one of Calder’s sculptures. He’s got some really great animals, which I can only aspire to. Right now I am … Continue reading Pliers & Wires
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