Sometimes, here on the wet coast, we get what we call “liquid sunshine” which is when it rains while the sun is shining. I’ve been meaning to take some more spring flower photos for the blog and this was a perfect time, just after the shower. The little red bird garden ornament is [...]
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Eric has always had a real fascination for gargoyles and grotesques often found on old buildings. The faces peering down from above, sometimes contorted with fear, joy or even lechery, catch and hold his attention. He deeply admires the work of the old craftsmen who chiseled these sculptures from stone. Eric’s [...]
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Anytime that I’ve grouted a mosiac and had a bit of grout left over, I’d just shape it up into a heart and let it set. Somehow I’ve gotten quite a little collection of cement hearts to put in the garden. In summer they’re often lost in the strawberries and the flowers.
Then of [...]
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One day this summer, on a whim, Bill suddenly built this driftwood chair. It’s not exactly sit-able so I think of it as being more of a sculpture. I’ve put off posting it because he keeps adding to it. But for now, it appears to be done… at least until he finds [...]
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One of the best things about doing a show where the public is coming to see your work, is that you really get a chance to find out what they think and also to find out about some misconceptions they may have. Which brings me to talking about the feedback we got about our [...]
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This last weekend at the Glendale Arts and Music Show was the debut of my latest sculpture. I’ve worked on this piece for months on and off. It’s not at all like what I had originally planned. Originally it was supposed to be quite abstract and modern. But it seems to have [...]
This coming weekend, August 8th and 9th, we‘ll be participating in the Arts and Music at the Glendale Gardens. This will be our second time in this show and it’s quite a setting. For one thing there are all the various gardens like the Winter Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Ornamental Grasses Garden and [...]
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There are probably lots of ways to do stepping stones. I have my way and it works for me. There are lots of things you can put on stepping stones for your garden, like dishes, stones, marbles, keys, whatever you think will look good in a stepping stone. This type of mosaic is [...]
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We love making mosaic stepping stones for our garden. They’re fun and easy to do. Well, easy as in low tech. But they do take a bit of work. It’s a chance to use some dishes and tile and sometimes other objects to create some color in the garden. Using dishes [...]
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