Flesh Hides

Heart Beat Drum 017, originally uploaded by bruceinthewind.

Last weekend I had the experience of fleshing, cleaning and stretching a fresh cow hide with my friend Bruce. It's not an activity for the faint of heart. He is making a community drum and I plan to continue helping him.

Pretty cool, eh?

I drum too

It's been too long since my last post. I've been less than inspired I guess. I feel that might be changing. Keep a good thought!

I Make Drums from Trash

A barrel from the recycling center (AKA: the dump), a few holes, some sealer, a piece of tarp and some hot glue ...

... a couple of sticks ... and we play!

Dig it! Next: The paint.

At the Cross Roads

I'm really looking forward to the warming days when it will be comfortable enough for me to get outdoors and do some landscape painting! Until then, I'm playing a bit in my studio and making things like this:

I call this little piece "At the Cross Roads." It is an ACEO, but I'm framing them now and I think it makes a very nice presentation. I have another on the way and more in the works, so I hope you'll come back to see them!

Winter's Fading ...

... and Spring is coming and I'm looking forward to getting outdoors and doing some sketching.

Icicles and renovations

I find big icicles.

I bring them indoors to show my wife.

I bring them indoors to show to my dog. My dog was definitely the more impressed of the two.

And I make more progress on the little kitchen renovation.

More Herb Drawings

Our old cat Herb was one of the few cats that actually stayed still long enough for me to capture any meaningful sketches from life.



She was a good cat. Very large and very gentle. She was a sweetie-pie.

I've shared a painting and another sketch of her in past posts and I'll share more with the next post.

And if you love animals and can't get enough of them in all their forms, check out my friend Laura's blog, Purple Rose Musings, for her Wednesday updates from Raven's World.