Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

October 23rd, 2008

Artist Profile: pablo solomon

Name: pablo solomon
Location: Lampasas, Texas
Website:
pablo solomon
pablo solomon’s work is a beautiful celebration of the human form. If you are at work or would prefer not to see nudes, please take this into account. But you will be missing some wonderfully sublime works!
Tags: artist profile, Creativity, Mixed Media, sculpture

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May 22nd, 2008

Ryan McElhinney is having too much fun!

Commissioned piece: recycled toys on wooden frame
Ryan McElhinney has taken his talents primarily into the areas of lighting and furniture. For such serious subjects, it looks to me like he’s having way too much fun, you think? I am particularly taken by all the pieces that he makes with recycled toys, like the frame above, […]

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April 10th, 2008

The Thieving Magpie

I want everything this man makes! Furniture and folk art sculptures, which Richard Dunbrack creates “from significant period artifacts and found objects”. Just marvelous! Visit The Thieving Magpie…it’ll put a smile on your face, gauranteed!

Recklessly Driving Down Dirty Back Roads
Tags: Assemblage, furniture, Mixed Media, sculpture

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February 29th, 2008

Joe Pogan’s new assemblage videos

You might remember Joe Pogan’s artist profile last year, because I bragged about actually being fortunate enough to own one of his pieces. Well, Joe has come up with 14 videos (so far) to show the pieces in the round! What a great idea. You can see all of Joe’s videos on YouTube […]

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February 13th, 2008

Call for entries: 500 Ceramic Sculptures

500 CERAMIC SCULPTURES
Juror: Glen R. Brown
Editor: Suzanne Tourtillott
Deadline: March 14, 2008
Lark Books seeks images to publish in a juried celebration of international ceramic sculpture to be released May 2009. Submissions may span the full range of contemporary ceramic sculptural practice, from representational and figurative to abstract, non-narrative work.
Submission information here.
Tags: Calls For Entries & Submissions, […]

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February 7th, 2008

Recyced metal treasures

Art Attack Thursday!

You know that we love recycled junk around here…and I’ve got a new-to-me artist to share with you: Boris Bally. I don’t know why I haven’t come across his stuff before. It’s really good! He’s been in all the art journals, many fine art books, and has exhibited more places than […]

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December 6th, 2007

Artist Profile: Laura Tabakman

Triangular ‘99
Shibori dyed fabric, polymer clay and found objects
17” x 12” x 4”
Artist: Laura Tabakman
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Websites:
Laura Tabakman
Flickr photo album
Laura, I’m impressed that you do both wearables and non-wearables, both so incredibly well! How do you describe your work?
I work in mixed media, fiber arts and polymer clay. I feel more comfortable working […]

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October 25th, 2007

Artist Profile: Ptolemy Elrington

Artist: Ptolemy Elrington
Business name: Hubcap Creatures
Website:
Hubcap Creatures
How do you describe your work, Ptolemy?
I generally make representations of natural forms from recycled or reclaimed materials. I’ve diverged occasionally, because I’m always up for a challenge, but that’s my preferred work direction. A lot of work is with reclaimed hubcaps, hence my website and business name.

What […]

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September 19th, 2007

Artist - Collector - Shaman…Clare Graham

Buttons
These three words are how Clare Graham describes himself. His art? You’ll have to see it to get a feel for it! The few samples I’ll share here are just a beginning. Clare does so many many things. So what is his objective?
Clare creates art. Recently “Recycled Art” or art made from discarded materials. […]

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August 29th, 2007

Vacuum tube sculptures by Peter A Luber

Exhaustion
These are just too cool! You’ve got to check out Peter’s site and get a sense of the size of these works…he’s got a quarter in some of the shots so that you can see the scale. It’s hard to believe how much he has packed into these tubes! Visit Peter and Lisa Luber at […]

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