I build Shrines to the Divine entirely for my own enjoyment. There is no goal, no show in mind, no beginning, middle or end of the project. I am just creating temples, exploring the skills learned, both as an artist as well as a human. And what amaz…
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  | I am not well-set, nor do I have the bandwidth for, taking pictures of my hands while creating.Following are all the photos of my Buddhas over the course of three days. All the facial features are exaggerated, not on purpose.The top not and hair aren’t… Just Buddha’s Head.In the interest of keeping my self-imposed sculpting lessons simple, I scrunched up a ball of foil and rolled out some clay to cover it for a head. (I learned the hard way not to bake any polymer clay thicker than about 1/4 inch; it … I rediscovered polymer clay after a 20 year hiatus. Back in the early 90s, I made beads and pins and jewelry items.This time around, I had in mind the tiny lumberyard and all my little itty bitty constructions. For the Zendo, I formed a little platter,… From The Once and Future King by TH White:“It is God who keeps the price secret, Uther. Not I.”“God? God? What god? I have heard you speak of so many gods. If you mean Mithras…”Says Merlin, “Mithras. Apollo. Arthur. Christ. Call him what you will. W… After trying to make my own tiny loom out of square embroidery hoops, foam core and cardboard, I ordered this fabulous little lightweight loom from Wool in the UK. Note the giant, flat-sided needle for weaving. This is a little miracle, this loom… The finished Tiny Zen Shrine. I think it has everything but a hanging lantern. I love it. Leftover from another project, I have packets of 8.5×11 sheets of printable fabric from Dharma Trading Co. in San Rafael, California: several grades of cotton, muslin and silk. These banners were printed on Haboti silk for tiny scrolls. I am… It’s amazing, when those inspired moments happen and you just know you have the right tools, ingredients and materials for a particular project. The first funky teahouse, built with single walls out of popcicle sticks and cut with scissors and an X… | ||
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