My Archnemesis

Air bubbles. Mixed in with concrete, they create voids on the surface of a sculpture. To reduce the amount of bubbles, I bang my molds 200+ times on the floor or work table. Vibration works the bubbles to the surface.
Here's a picture of the surface or the wet concrete with the bubbles coming up through the surface after being whacked on the table.



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Work in process at the Frogtown Community House

Here's my second studio at the Frogtown Community house. It's a little closet where they are letting me work.




And, here are the two pieces in process at this time:
The Dream of Saint John the Baptist




And a model for the sculpture The Three Children



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Plain pavers demolded. This one is in memory of my Grandpa Al. I hear he made cement block at one time too.



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Location:Plain Pavers

Today's Drawing

Why are you weeping? She is not dead but only sleeping.


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Sketching at Nina's

What a morning at Nina's cafe with a block of clay and some brainstorming to do looks like.















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The Mother and the Mother Mold

Today, I made the first half of the mother mold for the plain pavers.



And, my mother came to visit!



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Inner Molds for the Plain Pavers

Today's work: Inner flexible molds for the plain pavers. Yep, same exact process as the last project I posted.




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