jack baumgartner

The Puppet Pages

I have completed and installed four different pages about puppetry for The School of the Transfer of Energy. The main page is under the work heading, hover over it and there are three additional pages, including drawings, and the script for The Two Deaths of John Beartrist Laceroot. I hope you enjoy them, and thank you for visiting.

Mystichearingus Wolf and Walking Man, 2011

John Beartrist Laceroot is a tree with branches on his arms and a leaves on his head, photo by Annie Stone

The battle with Ultraprecarious Cathartes Aura

The battle with Ultraprecarious Cathartes Aura, photo by Annie Stone

Small Persimmon Vessel

Morels, Sangreal, Forge and Tree

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

The End of the Valley, guitar, accordion, fiddle and banjo.

If you are having trouble viewing the slideshow try clicking the post title to go directly to the post. -jack

Puppet Theater Pages in the Wings

I am building a new group of pages for The School of the Transfer of Energy Puppet Theater. In the meantime here are a few pictures as an appetizer.

John Beartrist Laceroot enjoying the sunrise

The paper kestrel

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

Crystal Geodesic Dome

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

The Dove and Rings

The Dove and the Rings, copper engraving, 2003

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.

Internet Honor

Glynn Young highlighted this blog in his on Saturday. Thank you, Glynn, for the honor and the encouragement.

A Portrait of the Workshop in April

The provision for me in my shop this past week: cutting dovetails in black walnut for a chest, some goat-milk and lime paint for the butcher block legs, and finishing up the milling of the mighty locust.