Papier Mache’ Rain Maker
About 15 years ago my daughter was given a rain stick made from a cactus. During a move the rain stick became damaged and rather than throw it out I decided to fix it. As I was working on it I thought, “Hey I could make one of these out of a papier...
Why Not A Purple Cow
“I’ve never seen a purple cowI never hope to see oneBut I can tell you anyhowI’d rather see than be one.”– Gelett Burgess, 1895 The purple cow became famous in a short humorous verse written by Gelett Burgess in 1895. Today the essence of the...
Papier Mache’ “Firdemu”
The idea for my “Firdemu” came about while I was painting “Lunch At The Stevensburg Cafe”. I had an image in my mind of a creature that was a combination of the dinosaurs in the painting and an Emu but hadn’t come up with a name...
Hats Off to Dorothy
“Hats Off To Dorothy” was conceived out of the desire of The Artist Of Windmore to honor the memory of a dear friend and fellow artist, Dorothy Skelton. We decided upon a 3 dimensional piece of art that would incorporate Dorothy in our exhibits. We also wanted to use...