Sunday, November 30, 2008

More of my stuff!


I thought I'd stick a couple more pictures on the blog. Don't seem to be doing' much writing. Sundays are days I'd rather be making things but it doesn't always work out that way! Maybe later this evening we can go see Twilight again, amazing how you can fall into a world, but not being a fan of reality...it really isn't a surprise!

Saturday, November 29, 2008


This is my current dragon. She isn't quite finished yet. She has a little more color coming and then she will be envirotexted!

A couple more dragons...

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Crazy Turkey Day


The things we put ourselves through. I am a decent cook but it's not what I do for fun! My two daughters and my four grand children...and four dogs to watch so they don't eat my grand children. The food was good, it was nice to get together but you really couldn't visit...too busy chasing kids and dogs! I had the thought of seeing a movie tonight after everyone went home. Then we kissed, they piled into the car and there was calm and silence...I think I'll just stay home! I'm going to listen to the silence! And be thankful for my family and this Crazy Turkey Day! Oh and in honor of Turkey day...here's a griffin!

Well it's Thanksgiving morning...I put the turkey in about a half hour ago, my daughter is watching the parade. It's raining, love that. We so rarely get rain! It feels more like a holiday!Well here is another Dragon, just for fun!!!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Not quite the light of my life...but a lot of fun!




This is what happened when I experimented with L.E.D.s in my dragons...

"Time's a Drag'n"











Here are a couple more pics of past dragons!

"Dragons and More!"


I make my dragons out of DAS clay and acrylic paint, and I use glass eyes! I make them in my Barber shop between haircuts. I have sold quite a few from my shop and now there is a gentleman buying them from New York!

"Dragons and More!"


Well here are a few more photos of my dragons, I really haven't realized how many of these I have done! All of these pictured have been sold!

"Time keeps Drag'n on!"




Well...I couldn't stop I had to try it again, here is a picture of my second dragon.

"Time keeps Drag'n on!"


A few years ago a customer was in my barber chair reading a catalog. I had never thought of what might be under Bambi after he passed on and the Hunter decided to remember the moment of the shooting by stuffing him. But there it was before my eyes, the forms the taxidermists uses to stuff (or mount) should I say... a deer! The forms are made of poly-foam in this modern day. Years ago they were made of cloth and horse hair (I heard) when it first became a popular practice during the Victorian Era. Well I thought the forms looked like baby dinosaurs, and from there I could see how they could become my DRAGONS! I asked my customer if he would be so kind to order me a form. He did so and after it was delivered it sat on my back porch for at least a year.
I live in Arizona, along came a day off, the day was cool and pleasant and I sat on my porch swing drinking something wonderful (I'm sure) and there was that box, just sitting there starring at me. So I thought if I put clay on that form, and used the poly-foam for an armature, I could sculpt my dragon up from there! If it didn't turn out...I just wouldn't show it to anyone! So I began, I figured if it looked really stupid I just wouldn't tell anyone what I was trying to accomplish, the nice thing was, it started to look like a dragon. I was very pleased, I was afraid it would be laughable. It turned out to where I was very happy with it...and that is not always the case with art! The green dragon pictured was the first one I did...he has long since been sold! He is a teenager, he has the look of a young-ling that's been grounded from the mall and he's going anyway, come hell or high water!