sheep and goats

small eyes wonder

A five year old little girl with a pension for the aesthetics of random objects

while carving walnut to look like earth

of the golden dust of osage

he discovers eggs make lovely lanterns

walk out to find these things from my Goldsworthy protégée

the horse rolls out, making its provision and fuel

Quercus rubra holds Quercus alba for a shave

showing how much learning is found when a draw knife pulls through the grain

and much beauty in the life of trees

yielding four legs from the rugged giant of civilization (that is Mr. Q. Alba)

back to the door. routing tongues and tenons, applying coiled energy to transferred pattern

every fit feels like a miracle

and the two become one

“Onforan” becoming a door, framing a passage

embers stirring embers

into the incense of fearless youth

a seed within a seed, life and healing travel in a mysterious shell

later, the arrangement has changed, she’s at it again

meanwhile, nature imitates nature

round violently became flat, then eases its way into concavity

green tips taken by the hoof-shod

the edges wound-up by the steel-shod

summits of pollen-yellow splendor arise from the dust

in a moment, history and beauty merge and glow

while the broad axe composes its song

as it was written in fire

as it was written in wood

There is a deeper root

Silver Trumpet edit

Landscape Hewn and Tender

Small Rain

There is the first part of an interview about my Puppet Theater here at UK artist, Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ blog if you would like to check it out. Thanks everyone for the visits.

From Beginning to End

see, I raised this one up for you

from beginning to end

I led him to slaughter

he fed my community, my family and neighbors, your mother, brothers and sisters

The second biggest cottonwood in Kansas stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood

this ancient, the second biggest cottonwood in my land stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood

thank you to my friend Brad for some of the pictures this week

Spout Root Spoon Route

Black walnut spoon with carving and ebonizing. It is for sale if you would like it.

spout root15 Osage Orange long handled spoon. It too is for commerce.

Here is a little of that walnut spoon before it was finished. The black or ebonizing is made by brushing a little bit of vinegar that has iron oxide (rust) dissolved in it. It reacts with tannic acid in wood and turns black on contact.

Now that our does have freshened with the wholesome milk of provision we have soap abounding. It’s good stuff.

Erde Stein Stahl

Earth Stone Steel12

My friend, Cody is the artist behind the stone and the metal. I have lent my hands.

The Caprine Outpouring

Amidst the bustle, we are celebrating the increase of new life this week. Two of our does ushered in kidding season in ernest. The first one had quadruplets and the second, triplets. I’ll spare you the “I’m not kidding” jokes.