Golden Girls

 

Photo by Fred Swan

The Opening of our Mann/Bone Show at Scandals was the highlight of my Summer!

The Mann showed up at my house wearing a gold sequined dress

that she had stayed up all night working on. 

She had no idea I was making gold wings.

We were a match made in Heaven.

We arrived downtown early to check out the First Thursday Art Walk in the Pearl

before heading to our opening at Scandals.

Our friend Stephanie Brockway was selling on the street and took these pix of us:

For one night at least,

we were Golden.

Baring my process

"Dare to be Bare"

Mixed metal collage on upholstery fabric with green fur and bottle caps

For my July Show at Scandals with Sylvia Mann

Inspired by some NUDE PHOTOS I found of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

I figured a male nude would be a good fit for my show at a gay bar.

I started with a sketch

Then scavenged my scrap pile for the right patinas

 

Like creating my own puzzle, assembling the pieces is the fun part

 

Each piece is hammered, shaped and sanded before I glue and nail it down.

 

I added this little pun as an inside joke.

 Hope to see you all at Scandals!

2013 Siren Nation Craft Sale

Excited to be a part of this event!

My booth:

Shared with my buddy Sylvia Mann

My most memorable sale of the day to these lovely ladies: