"I would never join a club that would have me as a member." |
Groucho Marx is credited with saying that he would never join a club that would have him as a member.I was thinking of this quote in the back of my mind when, once again, I submitted new work to the n...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:49:00 GMT |
Sphinx of Thebes |
Requests were made that I create more sculptures, and I have been delighted to oblige. The following are recent photographs of my version of the Sphinx of Thebes. You might recall the story of this pa...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:35:00 GMT |
Beauty -- And Everything Else -- Is In The Eye Of The Beholder |
Recently, a friend and fan who purchased a jug reminded me that even if an artist creates a work with a premise in mind, that it is ultimately up to the beholder of the work to draw his or her own con...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:53:00 GMT |
ARRGGGH!!! I'm an "Antiques Roadshow" Reject!! |
. span>Benny Bufano, Beniamino Bufano, Kerry Shrives, Antiques Roadshow, Palm Springs, 2009, 2008, Skinner, San Francisco, buffalo nickel, bronze) I have not blogged here for a while, so let me sha...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:36:00 GMT |
Smiling Devil Jug Sold at Slotin’s Folk Art Auction |
Perhaps this is old news to many of you, but it bears repeating. I received some very gratifying and unexpected personal news when I opened the catalog for Slotin's most recent folk art auction. I kne...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:14:00 GMT |
The Natural, Timeless Beauty in Crazing |
Crazing is the natural crackling of glaze that occurs on all ceramics. Crazing is dependent upon temperature, time, and the shape of the ceramic piece, but it is most affected by the underlying clay a...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:43:00 GMT |
PASADENA SOCIETY OF ARTISTS (or "How An Outsider Artist Tries to Crash the Fine Arts Scene") |
Last weekend I boldly went where I had not dared to go before I attempted to join the Pasadena Society of Artists. After years of shows and sales, I gave myself permission to seek membership in an e...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:59:00 GMT |
The Amazing Robotic Artwork of Richard Muller |
Some have opined that folk art is on the demise because America is abandoning its small towns and moving to urban settings. Such fears are hogwash. Even if we paved over America and forced everyone in...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:21:00 GMT |
PLAN FOR SUCCESS! (or, how a signature and a camera can protect the artist and the collector) |
Like most folk/outsider artists, I began making and selling my work late in life compared to most fine artists who are producing their art immediately out of art school. Most folk artists begin their ...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:30:00 GMT |
Sgraffito |
Here are two terms to impress people at parties: "sgraffito" and "engobe."
"Sgraffito" is a technique where a top layer of color is scratched to reveal a color beneath. The term comes from the Italia...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:59:00 GMT |
