Art Making For a Cause -New Metal Sculptures for the Alaska SeaLife Center and KNBA

 Making "Art for the Sea!" Bid high and bid often at the Alaska SeaLife Center 2014 Blue Tie Gala Feb. 15 at the Dena'ina Center Anchorage -"Within the Sea" plasma cut and welded steel seal, 60" w x 34" tall, original wall sculpture. https://alaskasealife.ejoinme.org/?tabid=506057
This is a wonderful event that benefits one of my favorite places to find inspiration, The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK. VIP Trips with Seals, Sea Lions, Otters and More -The Alaska SeaLife Center Gala ("Blue Tie" event Feb. 15 -Dena'ina Center ANC) LIVE Auction Items are now posted! https://alaskasealife.ejoinme.org/?tabid=506057

Happy to share my other latest metal sculpture by making "Art for Music" for the upcoming KNBA Art Auction, Feb. 20. "Rhythm Ribbon Seal" is 54" w x 32" t plasma cut and welded steel with heat treated details and embellished with glass beads strung on copper wire. This Seal will be part of the Silent Auction. http://nativeartauction.org/

Just Another Snowy Day In May

Hard to believe that one week ago we had to break out the winter hats and gloves again! YES, we had a late winter storm that came with snow warnings, a snowy opening day at the Spenard Farmers Market and an unusual Bike to Work Day! The crazy snowfall set several records, the worst being the 2012-13 snow season was the 232 days LONG as of Saturday, May 17 -the longest "winter" for the city of Anchorage with a high temp of only 37 degrees which set a cold record temp and if that wasn't bad enough the 0.3 inches of snowfall set a daily record! Below is a picture of my drive to my sister's house to pick her up to go to opening day of the Spenard Farmers Market!

However, in just seven days, Mother Nature transformed Anchorage to have temps in the near record 70's! What a difference the sunshine makes -I was even able to finally weld outside and finish a mountainscape wall sculpture commission that the commercial clients have patiently been waiting for. We were waiting for a break in the weather that was supposed to happen in March!

Mixed Use Areas

Bringing clay into my studio has meant a lot of additional and varied types of clean-up. Mixing my mediums between clay and metal has meant mixing up my production schedule, work areas and tool use. I don't have the hang of it yet. I was so excited to glaze the new "Woobie Souls" but couldn't because my main work table was covered in other pieces in various stages of production. I had pieces that were getting finish patinas, wired and tagged. Earlier the table was my packaging and shipping station, then cleaned up and loaded with bisque items waiting to glazed. But before I could glaze I had more finishing to do on some wall sculptures that were due to a Gallery, so the bisque went back to the clay shelves...and so it goes. I haven't even brought any of the large steel wall sculptures in from the shop to get their enamel finishes yet because I want to do some slab work and I have clay everywhere...