Using up scrap wood

In my work I produce a lot of scrap. Odd shaped pieces of wood that are left from the many things I create. Because I spend most of my day working with shapes and fitting them together every shape speaks to me of it's potential. This makes it extremely difficult to throw anything away. So I started putting random pieces together and now I am working on the paint. Not sure what it will look like when it is done, but I will repost it.

A shape can hold a story

it will hold it

until you are ready

to see it,

hear it,

or feel it.

Jeff Shaping

Here is a link to this project further along:
http://myownartstudio.com/photo/dream-31-1-7

new year new project



Well here we go 2012!I thought I would start the year off with a new  project. These are the first three pieces of my "Soul Star" line. The soul stars started coming into my head and I put them on paper but now I have to make them three dimensional. I plan to make many of them. they will tell a story when put together. Not sure what the story is  but they will tell me as they come to life and then I will turn it into a picture book. Each star will tell a part of the story. Now you need to understand I have no idea where this is going until I have created all the stars and even then we'll have to see what happens.

2012, The newest of new years. the point in time where it all begins.

Jeff telling stories

Note- these wall hangings measure about two feet by two feet.
Click on the pictures to see them larger.

See these and more at: 

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3219846778866.157896.1347320890&type=3&l=8d05cb1582



My sculpture Page:

http://www.jkcwood.com/Sculpture.html

something new

Over the past year I have done a few tile jobs for customers. These have just been standard tile work on floors or walls. I enjoy it but always wanted to do more absract work. So I have taken some of the leftover tiles and broken them up and added some other tile people have given me over the years and made a table top. This was really fun, but the next time I do this I need to make sure all the tile is the same thickness. There are a few places on here where if you sit a glass down it might be leaning a bit. I don't think it would fall over. Oh well always looking for new creative adventures. Let me know if you need a table top. Click on the photo for a little larger view.

Check out this wonderful website of an artist I met a while back when she needed some circles cut in plywood. She makes pictures in tile. They are amazing.
 Carol Shelkin Mosaics

Jeff grouting

New Obsession

My new obsession are these four panel graphics. I have been doing them for some time now, but I continue to enjoy making them. I started in this case with paint out in the garage. Then I photographed the painting like I explained in my last post and enhanced the images digitally. I like this pin wheel effect cause it creates a sense of motion as well as allows the abstract image to be viewed from four different perspectives. If you are looking for meaning here your guess is as good as mine. These are explorations in emotion, there is nothing here to be known only felt. I will surly make more.

Jeff Stuck

more paint works, I mean plays

Well I am back in the garage using up paint. I have lots of paint left over from all kinds of projects and from time to time I try and use some up. I paint fast just getting into the flow of the brush and  the mixing of colors. I then photograph the   paint I have put on to scraps of wood and play with them in the computer. I can change colors, cut up the photos and rearrange them any way I want. I love the digital world.

 Send me your old paint.
Jeff with paint in his hair

moment #9

A few things I have seen this fall.

Where Have I Been?

Yes It has been a long time since I posted and here is why. Ever since I returned from vacation (back in August) I have been working nonstop on The dinosaur exhibit at the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill New Jersey, "The Dinosaurium". I had a great time working with the in house exhibits team to bring this place to life. Now that it's over I might be able to find time and energy to get back to blogging. Check out the photos That range from April to September.


Here I am back in April cutting out ribs for the Tyrannosaurus Rex.This is three sheet of 3/4 inch plywood glue together to give us child safe bones. That makes for hot saws.

 
These three little boxes allow the visitors to roar into the pipes and and have there voice transformed into a dinosaur sounding voice. It's just a guess  who knows what they really sounded like.

 Here I am placing the activities inside the Paleontologist dig site tent.











Here I am crawling through the belly of the beast. Well okay I'm just cleaning up the deck

Here is the climbing structure on opening night, The adults eating and drinking will not be apart of the normal activity.


 Here are two links to a news article about the opening.
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/towns/index.ssf/2011/09/dinosaurium_opening_at_garden.html 

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/discovery-museum-to-open-dinosaurium/article_7d379e49-185b-5fc0-91c1-4692426d39df.html 

 Jeff "I'm not a real paleontologist but I play one on the internet"