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The Commissioning of Walking Man Into a Mystery and Problem

The Comissioning of Walking Man into a Mystery and Problem

The Commissioning of Walking Man into a Mystery and Problem

Through The Windy, banjo and accordion, by Jack Baumgartner

New Pages

The first batch new pages are up.  They are a new Printmaking page and a page called the Legend of Walking Man.  You can find them under the title “Work” from the main menu above.  The Walking Man page, I expect to be adding more information about Walking Man over time, so if you like that fellow please check back every once and a while.  In celebration of the new pages, todays image is pulling from both, to wit, a print of Walking Man.

Walking Man in the Tallgrass Prairie

Walking Man in the Tallgrass Prairie

Crystal Geodesic Dome

A few loose grasps at drawing a crystal geodesic dome.  As an experiment here is a song to accompany the images.

Geodesic Dome 1st attempt table top with dome drawing

The Dove and Rings

Dove and Rings Engraving

The Dove and the Rings, copper engraving, 2003

dove detail

I have been rephotographing some of my work as I update the pages here at The School of the Transfer of Energy.  I always forget about this engraving that I did back in 2003 for the wedding announcement of my greatest friend.  There is nothing in my experience to compare with the quality of line that comes from engraving copper.   My poor example here is nothing compared to the great masters of this art, both living and dead.  All the same I breath a deep breath of satisfaction at seeing the beautiful lines brought about by such force and intensity as the cutting of the copper and the pressure of the press.

BaumWerk

BaumWerk

We opened up an Etsy store a recently called BaumWerk.  As you can see, it is a convenient place to purchase prints and woodwork from me.   We even have some of my wife’s goat’s milk soap as well, made with the help of our small flock of nubians.  We welcome you to stop in.

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