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Butterfly Girl #4 Process (4-10-22)

I sculpted the figure using Soldate 60 clay slabs over my fabric & stuffing armature. The head and torso were created first, and then then the butterfly “ears” were added. The sculpture was then wrapped loosely in plastic and left to dry slowly, for 1-2 weeks, in a “damp box” (i.e. an old refrigerator thatContinue reading “Butterfly Girl #4 Process (4-10-22)”

Watch the progress of Butterfly Woman #3 (4-4-2022)

I love watching sculptors create, and I thought you might enjoy watching me create a butterfly woman. So here goes… Step 1: Create the sculpture from Soldate 60 ceramic clay. Once she’s formed, I wrapped her loosely in plastic and shut her into a “wet box” (i.e. a repurposed old commercial refrigerator that no longerContinue reading “Watch the progress of Butterfly Woman #3 (4-4-2022)”

I’ve been crazily busy this March!

10 sculptures came pouring out of me this month! I had tons of fun exploring a new technique I learned from Arthur Gonzalez and Esther Shimazu: pushing from within, instead of adding from the outside. (Well, okay, so I did add some.) It’s FANTASTIC (and a bit unsettling) to watch their faces literally emerge fromContinue reading “I’ve been crazily busy this March!”

Something totally unexpected at the Fort Tejon Outlet Mall in California!

If you’re traveling over The Grapevine (i.e. Interstate Freeway 5 where it passes over the mountains that divide Southern California from The Central Valley) treat yourself to an something unexpected–an enormous art gallery in the middle of the Fort Tejon Outlet Mall! It’s the Bird Dog Arts Gallery at 5701 Outlets at Tejon Pkwy, CaliforniaContinue reading “Something totally unexpected at the Fort Tejon Outlet Mall in California!”

Santa Ana Art Walk Mar. 5, 2022

Art Reception at Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts Sat. March 5, 2022 from 6-10 PM at 117 North Sycamore,Santa Ana, CA. 714.667.1517 Great Link for parking & other info. https://www.occca.org/Visit/Plan_your_visit.html The current show featuring my “Maria Theresa: Cracks in Her Armor” ends March 19th.

“Princess” awarded 1st Prize at Gallery SOHO in Montclair Plaza

Thank you to the judges at the Pomona Valley Art Association. I am honored to be given 1st prize for the February entries, and to have been part of your new online virtual gallery. This was my first time being in a virtual gallery!