Shrine Number 5...........

......The Vault of Forgotten Dreams. Replete with combination lock. Approximately 13-inches x 7-inches x 3-inches. Assemblage.

Season's Greetings.............

.........from Festive R'lyeh....where CaTHULHU lies dreaming....

The King............

....of Time, takes a bow.

Created via Scribbler with post-scribbling done in ArtRage.

Beware.........

..........the looking glass. Scribbler & post-scribbling.

It may be cold......

but inspiration shrines on.......Shrine #4: Passage of Remembrance. 14-inches tall x 8-inches wide x 3.5-inches deep. Removable shrine box (held in place via magnet). Mixed media assemblage.

EMERGE.................

....Oregon: art show in Salem. Tonight, December 4th, 6PM to 11PM.

See: http://www.emergeoregon.com/

Scribbles......

have a face....this is an interesting toy/tool.

Try it here: http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/

Shrine III.............

.....The Door Beneath Tomorrow. Mixed Media. Approx size 17-inches high x 8-inches wide x 3-inches deep.

CaTHULHU........

......."That is not dead which can eternal lie"....and what is more catlike...more Cthulhu like, I must ask. eh? Whipped out with a graphics tablet and Paint Shop Pro X.

Shrine On.....

crazy diamond....the second float in the Shrine Parade (stay inside the safety ropes, kids): This is the unlatched Gateway Beyond Time (with lovely rusty gears and papered inside with fortune cookie fortunes -- I knew they'd come in handy SOME day). LED tea lights add the timeless touch. 12-inches high x 7-inches wide x 2.5-inches deep. Wall hanging.

Shrine Parade.........

begun...and no funny hats or tricycles..... Altoid tin shrine (tin is removable). Mixed media. Approximately 14-inches high x 8-inches wide x 2-inches deep. LED tea lights for the devoted touch. Sold.

Shrine ............

.....component in progress. Working on a visualization of a series of Tech Shaman shrines with mint tins altered in this general idea. Stay tuned for progression....

Truth.........

.....begun. The first steps carefully concocted.....

OOOoooOOooooooOOO.............

...and electronic Halloween greetings....tech style. Velleman MK145.

Singularity..............

& Eigenvector Field...... somewhere out 'there'. Created with Apophysis and Paint Shop Pro X.

The Ferryman........

.....Charon upon the Styx. Digital collage.

The Rain.....

has returned and hopefully -- SOON -- some new explorations worthy of sharing.

Just a reminder....Open Studio day is coming up November 2nd. Come browse the work of Hiro Glover, Lester Ancheta and myself. We will have work in progress as well as completed work to show.

Directions from downtown Salem are:

East on Center St., left on Lancaster Dr. 1.5 miles; right on Beverly Ave. NE. Left on Phipps, 3 blocks. Studio is on the right.

The address is: 2970 Phipps Lane NE, Salem, Oregon.
The phone # is: 503-581-8697

Open from 9am to 6pm.....or by appointment on other days. Please call to make an appointment.

Panoramic............

of Cape Lookout Sunset.

View South.............

from Cape Meares, Oregon. The Arch Rocks float in fog.

Swimming............

upstream....new Fish Totem. Cedar & metal. 3-feet tall.

Fish Totems.....

continue to spawn.....cedar & metal. 3-feet tall.

And tomorrow is the opening of the HBL Gallery -- the first Monday of each month at 2970 Phipps Lane NE, Salem OR 97305. Phone (503)581-8697. Hours 9AM to 6PM.

The Final Flutters..........

of summer......Oregon Gardens.

Looking South.......

from Cape Foulweather. Yaquina Head lighthouse is barely visible in the distance. The cape failed to live up to its name on this rare day....

Well........

.........the VAST studio tour is now over.....and was successful beyond my expectations. A heartfelt thanks to all who attended and found my work intriguing. Thank you.

Pi.................

.....ascendant. Classical pi. Mother's own. Antiquity tech. A most interesting piece -- another that has languished - unfinished - for years until each element came together slowly. Motivated, I am certain, by the opportunity to show my work. Mask is life-sized. Ceramic and wood.

Wikipedia says thusly: The Greek letter π, often spelled out pi in text, was adopted for the number from the Greek word for perimeter "περίμετρος", first by William Jones in 1707, and popularized by Leonhard Euler in 1737.^[3] The constant is occasionally also referred to as the circular constant, Archimedes' constant (not to be confused with an Archimedes number), or Ludolph's number (from a German mathematician whose efforts to calculate more of its digits became famous). More source HERE<<<<<

Ready for the............

VAST Studio Tour.....Saturday and Sunday 10AM to 4PM.

Walter's Secret........

......Laboratory. Assemblage. Approx 22-inches tall, 7-inches wide, 5-inches deep. This piece has been about two years in the making (yeah, ran into conceptual issues at the 80% done stage)...but finally ...WALLAH....she is THERE!

One Week Left........

......until VAST TOUR......

www.vasttour.com

I'm sharing studio space with Hiro Glover and I think we'll have a very balanced body of works to exhibit. I'm looking forward to this opportunity.

"VISION"............

complete. 18.5" x 26" x 7" roughly. Acrylics, ceramics, colored pencil, 'found' items.

Working Title.................

....Vision. Still in progress. Inching forward.

To Save......

.....Salvare......technology compressed vessel of self written to disk in ones and zeros....reduced to the minimal, yet containing all -- the essential spark of the individual.

18.5-inches x 26.5-inches x 6-inches deep. Mixed media.

Visions.......

....from the Nightside..... This is still in progress, but is going fairly well, thank you. Mixed media, 24 x 16 on MDF.

salvāre...........

.....in progress....sneak peek.

Yeah.....I know......

I'm behind, but am working on new pieces...coming soon.

In the meanwhile, you can peruse www.vasttour.com.

Proof of................

concept....cedar fish totem prototype. 3-feet tall.

Shaman..........

.........totem. Ceramic. About 3-feet tall.

Human..............

Potential.....the stars await. In progress. Early days.

Fishing............

spot among the flowers. Ceramic. Approx 3-feet tall (including rod footer). Garden Totem.

Masks.......

awaiting filling in some sense of utility.....

Dogwood.......

bowl. 8-inches x 3-inches. Finished with linseed oil/turpentine and wax.

First Bowl..........

of the year. Black walnut. 7-inch diameter x 4.3-inches high. This has been on the lathe since November....so I think it was time to finish it.

Garden.......

totemic. Atomic? Ceramics. Hmmm....about 2.5 feet tall.

Eagle..........

fishing. PAINT.NET with graphics tablet.

BEEing....................

quite intimate with a flower. Oregon Gardens. 2009.

Labels..........

for all occasions. Afixed with screws drilled into the cranium.

Life-sized bisque fired and acrylic glazed.

cyborgx...............

.....an old creation I've somehow misplaced. Found a digitally-mussed image on my hard-drive.

Tube Powered.....

for the analogue mindset.

Life-sized, ceramic, bisque-fired & acrylic finished.

Soaring............

on twisted thermals. Bald eagle drawn with Genius pad.

Sauntering.........

...through the woods.... Via a Genius 6x8 tablet.

Eyes that Talk.....

.......to the Sky. Rapa Nui. Easter Island. Mata-ki-Te-rangi.