Dexter Jones Award

I am pleased to report that I have recently been awarded the National Competition For Figurative Sculpture Dexter Jones Award. My thanks to the jurors, and the guardian angel who encouraged me to apply.

The award was for Ad Infinitum, which makes me happy, because it's the only piece that didn't sell out of the NYC show, but which I happen to love. Nice to see all your babies get recognized.



In other news, I've just installed my show as part of the Abington Solo Series. I've got a long post brewing on the evolution of the new piece in the show, but at this point I'll just say that the show looks great, and that I'm hugely relieved to have the last show of the semester behind me. Finally time to take a break, recharge, and make some new stuff.

Dang

I thought I had snuck one by the mold gremlins using my old mold making material and polycoat for a mold release, but those gremlins don't miss. Stuck like a sonofabitch. Fortunately the original came out, so at least I don't have to re-make my tiny .357.

Rescued and Installed

Here's a shot of the original plaster and burlap test of "Self-Portrait" rescued from the garbage and installed in the ivy behind my in-laws. Nice to see it have a life outside of the studio.

I don't know how long it will last out there, but it will certainly have a longer and happier life than it would have in a landfill.

More Guns

Sometimes the mold looks better than the positive. Case in point.



This mold was made with ancient remnants of the material I used to make the big guy, using polycoat as a mold release. No reason in the world it should have worked, but urethane has a short shelf life, and I didn't want to buy a new mold making kit without more figures on deck. So I risked it.

Guns

For some reason there's a lot of guns floating around these days.



Guns made of scrap wood and pvc for the kids.



A blurry Dan Wesson .357 for Mad Meg.



And a work in progress. Meg on the left will be holding the revolver.

The Pleasures Of Recombination

Having just completed one major show, and gearing up for another this weekend, you'd think I'd have some process photos to post, but I don't. Or rather, I do, but right now the process is boring. Pour plate. De-mold. Repeat.Also, since my contribution to the show at Tyler is going to be a big installation, there's really nothing to show until it's up.

If you didn't see the plates in New York, here's a sense of the direction they're moving in.



I'm in love with these split plates. First of all, they free me from the tyranny of polka dot installation schemes. Second, I think that combining plates makes a decisive move away from utility and decoration, and into sculpture. And third, I like the possibilities.

Come down to Tyler on Saturday and see what you think.

Many Thanks

Thanks to everyone who made the Artist Project show in New York such a great success! I gave out a ton of card, talked to a bunch of interesting people, and made a few significant sales.

No time to rest on my laurels, though. The Patterns Of Consumptions show at Tyler School of Art is coming up in about two weeks, and I've still got a lot of plates to make.

I'll try to post some process photos in the next week or two, but the reality is that getting all this work together, teaching, and managing a new baby (5 weeks now), is proving to be just about as much as I can handle.