My 5 year old son Obediah helped me document the sawing of a hefty locust log yesterday. The creative shot above is one of his.
The Old Puppet
My son asked, “can you get that little man down?” He sits on a shelf in my workshop.
When I wanted to be a ventriloquist my Granddad guided me in building this fellow.
He is very good at yelling and being surprised.
Simple but effective pivoting jaw and head, and swinging limbs.
Life to the Brim
To reflect the holistic nature of living and studying in the School of the Transfer of Energy, I will begin posting some images of my labors in husbandry and garden farming in addition to the woodwork, painting and printmaking which has been the primary subject of this blog. There is an abundance of new life on our place, called New Boaz by some: lambs, kids, ducklings, chicks, kittens, and plenty of vegetation in a land reviving from drought.
Pruitt’s Words
I have been honored by another post by Robbie Pruitt about one of my paintings, Go On, Saint Thomas.
Big Jonah, Cottonwood Lamp-stand
Big Jonah underpainting (5′ x 3′).
Carving a cottonwood lamp-stand with gouge and adze.
Jonah, the Roiling Cave
Drawing out Jonah on the canvas.
Day 3: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Viridian, Flake White, Phthalo Blue
Day 2: Yellow Ochre, Viridian, Flake White
No Man Sees
Mikey, here is the photo of Moses which you requested. I did my best, for it is a tricky painting to photograph.
The Mighty Acts:
Detail of Walking Man’s axe.
Walking Man’s hands, head, axe and walking stick are most recent.
The Vastness
The meeting place.
Brushing size into the surface of the canvas.
A note on the previous post: Sir Richard, it is the Mighty Acts of Walking Man.
Shirt and Trousers for Walking Man
Over the past month I have been painting the second layer of Walking Man’s shirt and trousers, and boot. Hands and head are next.
Yellow Carnage
The bright yellow carnage of green Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera).
Cutting bowl-blanks.
Osage Orange bowl on the lathe.
Building a deeper or longer tool-rest
The School of the Transfer of Energy 