Author Archives: The Late Emerging Artist

Since we last spoke, I have finished the chicken wire cage assembly and have begun to fill the cage with foam. I use Great Stuff foam and shoot it in through the mesh of the chicken wire. Here is what I use. Remember, this stuff will expand so don’t put in too much. These threeContinue reading “Foaming the Armature”

The last time we talked, the sculpture base looked like this (More or Less”). Today I’ll be starting to build the middle section of the sculpture. The first thing to do is to reinstall the PVC tubing assembly that was removed earlier. Next build a foam blockage between the two legs keep this area freeContinue reading “I Got Chicken Wire”

It’s now a few days since Thanksgiving, the family has dispersed, and I have gotten back to building the base for “Hootie” (I’ve decided to shorten the name from “Great Horned Owl” to “Hootie”). It’s been said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, so here are three. This is from the right rearContinue reading “I’ve recovered from Thanksgiving”

Hi Folks, You are probably saying to yourself—“I don’t recognize either of the two images above!” That’s because you have never seen them before. Last week was the week of Thanksgiving, and I was busy doing Thanksgiving stuff. My wife Judy and I were scurrying about, meeting and greeting, shopping, talking to family, shopping, playingContinue reading “Still working on the Base”

Last night was the Opening of the Tuscarawas County Art Guild’s “Fall Show”. The Guild will be detailing that event in their “Newsletter”, but it did allow me to gain access to the “Quail Explosion” sculpture that I have been writing about in previous Blog Posts and get some photos. These are photos on theContinue reading “Just a Quick Look Back”

This is the start of filling the inside of the sculpture with something lighter, and much less expensive than two part epoxy. The aluminum foil wrapping this future branch cost less than 50 cents. If I had used solid epoxy it would have cost over $10. Incidentally the total investment so far, including the turntableContinue reading “The Bird Needs A Branch”

Hi Folks, Pictured above is the armature for the base of the owl. The 3/4 inch plywood oval is 12 X 16 inches, and if you look closely you can see the 12 inch turntable that it is attached to. The 1/2 inch PVC pipe that forms the armature, is standard material and can beContinue reading “Owl Base Armature”

Hi folks, It’s November 15, 2021, and I am beginning a life-sized sculpture of a Great Horned Owl. Just a bit of engineering data. A sitting Great Horn is from 20 to 24 inches tall. I’m shooting for an overall height including the base of 24 inches. The base will be oval with overall dimensionsContinue reading “The Beginning of an Owl”

Hi Folks, When we last talked, I was optimistic about finishing up the sculpture in October. This is where I was at that point. However, this is when I decided to modify the piece a bit. So I began to make some minor changes. I didn’t think that the log did anything to tell theContinue reading “The Quail March On”

Hi Folks, I have been really busy all summer, and I am way behind on my “Posting”, but I’m going to try to catch up starting now. Remember this???? Not exactly my finest hour. Other than being ill conceived, poorly executed, and created using the wrong material; it was “practically perfect in every way” (MaryContinue reading “Remember This”