“Grackle” is the prize for the September raffle! This is a Male dragon painted in an accidental and interesting combination of green and black, so I thought about calling him “Grack”, (combining the words green and black) but “Grackle” sounds better, even if he doesn’t look much like a real grackle. This is an accidental … Read more
Ok folks, I have a prize for the August raffle here, but he is a secret. He is a dragon, his name is “Wampus Cat”, and he is flamboyantly marked. People who look at him go “wow”, then they stand there a minute before they say ” I kinda like him” . You have been … Read more
This blog has nothing to do with Windstone, but I think mysteries are always welcome. I finally found the old polaroid photos I took of this “Mysterious Object” that we have been trying to identify for years. …So what is this thing?!? Anybody have a clue? The closest thing I can think of is a … Read more
This is “Dance”, the raffle prize for July! He is a pinto of some kind, is this kind is called Overo -? I think Tobiano is the other kind, with the rounded spots. I can’t keep them straight. I noticed that he had some almost invisible pin holes in his mane after I had painted … Read more
So, I was thinking about capital “A” Art again. I previously had come to the conclusion that the theme and purpose of “Modern Art” is to feel around for the borders that define “Art” in our culture, move them into new territory and by doing so, stretching our brains out a-ways too. Modern art started … Read more
This is “Flat Paws” the raffle prize for June. Like most of our raffle prizes, he is a little bit odd. His name refers to his front feet, which, because his mold was under poured when he was cast, are a bit flatter than other flap cat’s feet. Other than having flat flapcat feet instead … Read more
These are two examples of the several attempts I have tried, to sculpt a Tatzel cat, or Dragon cat. I have never been that happy with any of the designs I have done -I wanted them to be … I dunno … prettier, less creepy, more catlike or something. I think it is the long … Read more
Notice how I put the year after the month -we’ve been doing this raffle for quite awhile now, so I need to designate a year! This is “Azalea” she is the prize for this month’s raffle. She is a dark dapple grey unicorn mare. She is one of the test paints I have done of … Read more
Was a great success! Pegasi1978 won the special raffle for robotics team 997. She chose “Stormy” the unicorn as her prize. We raised over two thousand dollars for the Corvallis High School robotics team!! This allowed them to got to Atlanta Georgia and compete with over 340 other robotics team from around the world. It … Read more
I test painted a phoenix today! I painted him grey because there aren’t many grey phoenixes around. This is one of the very first castings we got out of the master mold, after a new master was cast. I sculpted the topknot on this phoenix out of epoxy clay because this version still had a … Read more
There is a Special raffle this month! Explanation: Griffin, our son, is in a robotics club at Corvallis High School. Each year the team designs and builds a robot to compete against other High School level robotics clubs in the region. This year there were 60 teams that competed in the regional competition. The Corvallis … Read more
This is one of the griffins from the stoneware age. Before we had kids, and before our little house became so packed with junk that there wasn’t room for one more plastic cow or taxidermied armadillo anywhere, John and I would spend our weekends yard sailing, flea marketing and stalking the local classified newspaper. We … Read more
It is probably hopeless for you to try to judge the color of these two curlie dragons on your computer screen , but these are test paints of the solid Amethyst color. The one on the left is the more intense violet, like the color on the “intense violet Emerald Peacock” dragon’s color, the one … Read more
I find that a common problem of people learning to sculpt (and draw) is the tendency to focus on the tiny details of what they are doing instead of the overall composition. Since one of these people is me, I came up with an exercise for myself to get away from my detail obsession. There … Read more
While rummaging through piles of old stuff, I found these pics of the unfinished Male Pegasus in clay that I thought were interesting. I think unfinished clay things have a lovely dynamic, fresh look that is often lost when they are detailed. Maybe because the hair detail smooths out the crisp light and shadow. This … Read more
