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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:00 AM Post #2854797
| I hope I do not bore anyone with this... after looking at all this BEAUTIFUL art work...I am not too sure if I should post...lol
I do a little bit of everything, not that I am good at all of it.
OK, I do ceramics. I pour slip into plaster molds, kiln fire, and sometimes paint items.
I also create one of a kind stuff from some of my castings by manupilating pieces.
I do some wood work. I just started a little Hypertufa. I have painted on rocks, wood, black velevt, and a few other materials.
I am working on a huge Elephant topiary...
I love to try new ideas, and Daves is a Fantastic place to learn and get new ideas.
Thanks for taking the time to look and read about **WHAT I DO**
Sue
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:01 AM Post #2854798
| My blue Devil Jug Bank...I sold it awhile back 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:02 AM Post #2854799
| A goofy fish jug I made...I sold it too 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:03 AM Post #2854800
| Another face jug...sold this one too 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:03 AM Post #2854801
| My crying crock jar...he's gone 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:04 AM Post #2854802
| Another fish jug 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:05 AM Post #2854803
| These were fun to make 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:06 AM Post #2854804
| This one I turned into a night light... 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:06 AM Post #2854805
| Lights on 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:07 AM Post #2854806
| Another jug...Blue Devil fans love these Face Jugs!! 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:08 AM Post #2854808
| Some times I get carried away... 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:08 AM Post #2854809
| This was a pitcher I did 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:10 AM Post #2854811
| This is a piece I casted from a mold and painted 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:11 AM Post #2854812
| I made some bugs from some left over PVC pipe and siding we had left from the house, one time 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:12 AM Post #2854813
| This is a bass I painted 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:14 AM Post #2854814
| I cast this piece from a mold..and decided it would make a nice TV lamp...now I make alot of these and sell them. Folks say Opossum items are hard to find. 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:15 AM Post #2854815
| This is a sea turtle I painted 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:16 AM Post #2854816
| This is a huge Water serpent I cast, and painted 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:16 AM Post #2854817
| A close up of his head 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:17 AM Post #2854819
| I also did some usable dog pitchers 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:19 AM Post #2854820
| I cast these Trolls from a mold and paint them 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:22 AM Post #2854822
| I cut this out of wood...it is 2 full sheets of Plywood cut in 1/2 circles. Then another sheet to cut out the wolves and bat. I thought I was going to kill myself trying to get it out of the shop and in the front yard...lol 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:24 AM Post #2854823
| I made a Log cabin out of old slab wood we got from a lumber mill. They just give this stuff away.. I had help from a friend and my husband building this . It is life size...but just the front, on sides, roof, ect 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:26 AM Post #2854824
| Back in 2001 my husband built me a huge shop 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:26 AM Post #2854825
| When he was done.. I started painting it 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:27 AM Post #2854826
| And adding stuff to the front of it 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:29 AM Post #2854828
| I painted on a few tiles 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:30 AM Post #2854830
| I have painted a few wolf busts, that I cast 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:33 AM Post #2854831
| I painted a mural on my living room wall once 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:35 AM Post #2854832
| I painted lightening on another wall 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:37 AM Post #2854835
| My husband and I made a huge pond...I used more slab wood to make a fake water shoot. 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:37 AM Post #2854836
| Then we changed it all... 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:39 AM Post #2854839
| He added a deck 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:40 AM Post #2854840
| Then started a shack 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:41 AM Post #2854841
| Then he quit 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:42 AM Post #2854843
| So I added Wisteria...lol 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:44 AM Post #2854844
| I even caught lightening on film a few times.
So this is some of me and what I do ...alone and with help!!
Thanks for looking...Hope I didn't bore anyone too much!!!
Sue
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
October 27, 2006
07:05 AM Post #2854943
| LOL. Those were great! Love them. |
woodthrush
Albrightsville, PA
(Zone 4a)
October 27, 2006
08:23 AM Post #2855100
| I love the jugs! I've been wanting to get the mold for the tree faces. W hat a great idea.
I slip cast too. Been doing ceramics for 25 years. I hated to see so many companies go out of business these last few years. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 27, 2006
08:57 AM Post #2855169
| Sue,
What a delight to see your work. What an awesome shop to have to work in. You have incredible talent!
I love the "animated" faces of your pieces. You can see their personalities in your work so easily.
Janet |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 27, 2006
09:07 AM Post #2855194
| Very cool! How lucky you are to have such a nice shop and clearly you have some property to fool around with! |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
October 27, 2006
09:15 AM Post #2855213
| You are so talented!!! You would never bore anyone! You have a good sense of comedy without going too far with it. Your realistic pieces are very nice.
Quails are very hard to find too. I have a small collection of old and new. |
cach357
Fairhope, AL
(Zone 8b)
October 27, 2006
10:27 AM Post #2855466
| Sue,
Thanks for sharing! I love your work - very whimsical.
Amy |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 27, 2006
12:14 PM Post #2855793
| I LOVE your bugs! *giggle And that is a nice sea dragon. Been wanting that mold but have had other things more important to get.
Last night I caste a few of my pieces. With the weather cooling off it is easier and more comfortable to pour those molds. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 27, 2006
04:03 PM Post #2856463
| WOW!!!!!!
Thanks so much for all your kindness!!!!
When I first started doing ceramics, I guess I was in the mind frame...that there were borders...and you should not step outside those borders. Once I overcame that fear... I actually started having a blast playing in the mud again..lol
Cooler weather makes it so much better to work in. I have no heat or air in the shop, but hubby did a great job of insulating it for me.
THANKS again so very much!!!
Sue |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 27, 2006
04:54 PM Post #2856634
| if you ever have any questions feel free to ask... I don't know everything but I might know something you don't... and you probably could teach me a thing or two also. |
nap
Depew, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 27, 2006
09:38 PM Post #2857460
| I love what you do. I love what you did with the building. You're very, very talented! |
shellabella
West Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
October 27, 2006
10:51 PM Post #2857664
| Wow Sue!
You have so many different talents! I can see now why you are drawn to hypertuffa and concrete sculpture. I never have done ceramics, but always wanted to. Love the expression on that Troll !
It's wonderfull that you are in a relationship thats so supportive of your creativity too.
My hat's off to your hubby!
Michelle:)
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 28, 2006
12:59 AM Post #2857933
| RENATELYNN
Thanks s much!! I will take you up on that sometime!!
NAP
Thanks... I always wanted a Log Cabin home...but since that probably will never happen...I figured, why not go for the next best thing?? LOL
SHELLABELLA
They always say...3rd time is a charm...THEY were right...lol, he is a fantastic guy!! I just wish we would have met 35 years ago. LOL But I am thrilled with the 12 years we have had so far!!
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shellabella
West Central, FL
(Zone 9b)
October 28, 2006
01:10 AM Post #2857950
| You are a very talented and lucky woman...in my case 4th time the charm...LOL! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 28, 2006
01:23 AM Post #2857965
| My first one was ok...we were just too young. My second was a lazy bum...#3 made up for all #2's faults...lol
He is a kind, loving, work aholic!!!
I know...women are just hard to please...lol BUT we do learn to adjust!! ;-)
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katsu
Columbus, OH
(Zone 6a)
October 28, 2006
11:42 AM Post #2858775
| Wow. Your shop is fabulous. And your work is wonderful! A lot of times, I feel like the whimsical art out there has all the same look to it, but not yours...each of your pieces has its own facial expression.
Boring? I don't think so!!
Lisa |
southernOhio
Proctorville, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 28, 2006
02:25 PM Post #2859265
| I love the face jugs, & and the serpent!... Where would I look for the molds? I Just started messing with paper clay & I would like something more "outside durable" |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
October 29, 2006
12:50 PM Post #2862297
| Fantastic and fun. You are extremely talented.
Pauline |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 29, 2006
01:31 PM Post #2862384
| Not to take away from this forum but there is a couple of yahoo groups that are just for ceramics. I own one of them and there are at least two others that are very popular and informative. If anyone is interested just d-mail me your ady and I can get you the ady's |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 29, 2006
10:31 PM Post #2863880
| KATSU
Thanks so much!!!
SOUTHERNOHIO
http://www.boothemold.com/Links/TradeSuppliers1.htm
You can find lots of info, and mold companies and suppliers here.
ZENPOTTER
I love your stuff too!!! Thanks so much!
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GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 31, 2006
11:15 AM Post #2868551
| Wow . . . what a great display of talent and diversity :) Love it all . . . thanks for share'n with us :) |
southernOhio
Proctorville, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 31, 2006
02:55 PM Post #2869161
| thanks black wolf. I will go there now.. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 31, 2006
10:19 PM Post #2870613
| GD-RANKIN
Thanks so much!! I feel it is an honor to be on the same page as all of you!!
OK.. I decided to try a huge Hypertufa Komona Dragon!! LOL
This is what I did on it today...
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
October 31, 2006
10:22 PM Post #2870622
| Keep in mind...I have only done Elephant ears in the past...(a week ago) lol.
This is my frame work...and I do not have a clue if this is going to work or not. But I am hoping it is going to look very different in a few days...Cross your fingers and toes and wish me luck...looks like I am going to need it...lol
Oh, I found an old vaccum cleaner hose and attached it for a tail form...YA GOTTA' USE YER MAGINATION!!...LOL
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zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 01, 2006
09:09 AM Post #2871484
| I love the tail! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 01, 2006
11:24 AM Post #2871922
| LOL...I just hope it looks like a K Dragon when it is finished...lol |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 01, 2006
12:21 PM Post #2872102
| Oh dear me, I knew it wasn't finished, I just like the way you used the flexible tube for the tail. |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
November 02, 2006
08:40 AM Post #2874677
| You're most welcome and I agree . . . imagination is a wonderful thing ;)
Can't wait to see the finished version of the Dragon . . . look'n kool so far :D |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
November 02, 2006
08:59 AM Post #2874707
| Oooo !Take lots of pics as this dragon progresses! I'm seein' it! Very cool. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 02, 2006
09:11 PM Post #2876774
| LOL!!! I promise to take lots of pix...but it has to warm up a little before I go back out to work on him...they are saying back up in the 70's next week...aahhhhhhhh
This week is 50's...yuckkkkkkk
LOL |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
November 02, 2006
09:15 PM Post #2876785
| 50s feel good here. Especially after 20s in the mornings. We all have 4 or 5 layers on in the mornings then by 2pm we all were down to one or two. 70s here would actually be too hot. Mid 60s would be perfect. Perfect fall weather. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 02, 2006
09:20 PM Post #2876793
| WHOOOOOO...20's & 30's are way to cold for me...lol Makes me shiver just thinking about it!!!! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 03, 2006
08:22 AM Post #2877614
| It is 16º outside my studio window. I want to crawl into bed and come out in the spring. I hate cold weather. I want to move back where it never goes below 70º. When we lived in Thailand it never went below 90º in Bangkok and I was perfectly happy with that. In Venezuela we could go to the mountains and need to wear a sweater in the winter. That is my kind of weather.
I just had to look back at the top of this thread to see what the subject was.
Pauline |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 03, 2006
04:15 PM Post #2878811
| The tail really gave it personality! Can't wait till it has ''skin.''
We were 20* when I got up at 6:00am. Looks like a lot of us are cold already. We're supposed to warm up to almost 60* in a few days. I hope!!! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 03, 2006
05:01 PM Post #2878930
| Next week it is suppose to warm back up here too!! I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!! I hate the cold weather, my hands freeze in this weather, and I can not play in the flower beds or in the barn with wet items.
READY????Lets all cross our fingers and pray for WARM air to come back...lol |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 03, 2006
05:14 PM Post #2878960
| I'm sitting here at the computer with a very cold mouse hand. I hope for a long thread so I can sit on my hand and warm it up! LOL! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 04, 2006
12:39 AM Post #2879991
| Here is a mantle I did with large flat sandstone rocks and liquid nails... Notice the fire!!! LOL Just tryin to stay warm!! LOL 
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zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 04, 2006
08:35 AM Post #2880347
| Amazing. Is the mantle built out far enough to contain the gas(?) fire or did you cut back into the wall? You must never stop, you have done so much.
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
November 04, 2006
09:38 AM Post #2880512
| That is neat!! |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
November 04, 2006
09:58 AM Post #2880572
| I want to come play with you for a day...or two...a week??
What great talent you have!! Jo |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 04, 2006
11:34 AM Post #2880785
| LOL...It was an old wooden mantle they had to tear out of a house that had caught on fire. The mantle was not hurt. He asked me if I wanted it...I said no... throw it away, so (like he does with everything) he stored it out back...lol
One day I was looking for SOMETHING, that I am sure I did not ever find...but I ran across this mantle. I drug it in the house, when he got home, he nailed it to the wall where I decided I wanted to put it. Then I started dragging in rocks...lol.
I washed them in the sink, and had tables set up everywhere with sheets and newspapers laid them . Laid my washed rocks on the tables and waited for them to dry. Then started fitting them together like a huge puzzle.
Some of the rock did not dry as fast as i wanted them to...so I put them on the burners of the stove on low heat.
WARNING!!!! Never do this. 3 blew up...lol like to have scared me to death. I thought the kitchen had exploded!! LOLSmoke and dust was everywhere!!
It took me about 4 days to complete it. I did not like the way it looked down near the floor...so I built my own hearth out of 3/4" plywood, and 4x4's, then added the rocks to it, so it is movable. In order to get the heater to look right, we had to pull the hearth out a tad bit. And set the heater in.
My Hubby thought I had lost my mind, until day 3...they he started calling his hunting buddies it to check it out...lol |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 05, 2006
12:00 PM Post #2884282
| Your house must be so original!
Lesson learned? Never turn anything down! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 05, 2006
10:00 PM Post #2885905
| I call it the **WINCHESTER HOUSE**. My hubby keeps adding rooms on. He is a builder by trade. I also think well...KNOW...he is addicted to building things!! LOL
When his oldest sister found out I painted the living-dinning room and kitchen black...I thought she was going to have a COW. She made it to our house in a record 13 mins...normally a 25 min. drive at a good clip.
She just about broke the door down getting in the house. She is ok with it now...but she was so worried at first. She is the one who invented Better Homes & Gardens...lol Everything in her house is white or off white...it is almost sickening. When we have to go down there, I feel like I am going to the DR. Office. My stomache gets queesy!! LOL
I use to be afraid to do anything in the house. My last marriage...well my last husband would not let me touch the house, as far as decorating. He always told me I was a no talent_________.
It was not a good time believe me. So when I met my hubby I am married to now...it was like walking into a whole new world!!! He supports me 10000 percant. He is always telling me...Hey, if you mess it up, or are not happy with it...just cover it up and start again!! NEVER BE AFRAID to let your imagination out.
He is AWESOME!!!!
So I guess you might have a point...our house it a little different than most peoples homes!! LOL |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 06, 2006
07:51 PM Post #2888738
| When I was 16 I wanted to paint my room black. My Mom said you are not! So I didn't. I would love to live in a Winchester house. Have him build a secret room!
(So, ROTFL at your SIL!!!!) |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 07, 2006
12:24 AM Post #2889755
| I want him to build a huge room with windows all around and a glass top, then put a pool inside...lol
He just rolls his eyes when I mention it.
LOL |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 07, 2006
12:27 AM Post #2889758
| Jealous!!!!! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 07, 2006
12:29 AM Post #2889761
| LOL...please don't be...it will never happen...well not in my lifetime...lol |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 07, 2006
12:42 AM Post #2889786
| But when he really starts to think about it, it may be some of what you requested. I'd be happy with the pool alone! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 07, 2006
07:28 AM Post #2890117
| I want a glass sun room that I can sit and read my book in while watching my plants grow and looking at the snow outside. I don't have it so bad right now, this is a photo of my studio the third side has sliding glass doors. 
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billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 07, 2006
04:59 PM Post #2891949
| Very nice, and you're up high! How did your new neighbors work out? I lost track of whether anyone moved in or not. |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 07, 2006
06:07 PM Post #2892120
| The new neighbors are great. They are a very nice couple and are expecting their first child in March, a boy.
We are up high, to the right in the photo is a park that has a fairly steep hill going down to a creek. If you are up on your Minneapolis Native American history, geography or poetry it is Minnehaha Creek. |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 07, 2006
07:24 PM Post #2892351
| Glad you got good neighbors. We got one to the north AND one to the south. The North bought and we really like her. She has 3 preeen boys, but well behaved! The south rent, but know friends of mine and are OK too.
Love it! Someone gets to say they live by Minnehaha. Reminded me immediatly of the indian cartoon that was on when I was little. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 08, 2006
03:20 AM Post #2893416
| LOL!!!
I would love a pool too. We had one, but it got OLD and rotted away after 5 years, we just never replaced it...darn it. I use to go out late at night and float around and watch the stars!! I loved it. |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
November 08, 2006
07:18 AM Post #2893566
| Zenpotter! I love your house. Beautiful. |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 08, 2006
08:11 AM Post #2893668
| aprilwillis, thank you we do to.
The Minnehaha was probably the same one. There is a legend about Hiawatha, Minnehaha and Nokomis. Minnehaha creek runs by our house, and we live by two lakes, Hiawatha and Nokomis. Longfellow wrote a poem about them so the Longfellow neighborhood is close by as well.
Oh the floating around watching the stars brings back some lovely memories. |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 08, 2006
09:55 PM Post #2896154
| I've been talking pool for a while, but we have no good place for one. Then it has to be fenced to keep kids out. Especially now that we have grandchildren. All I wanted was one big enough to float in, on an air mattress. I could roll off and get wet and cooled off and them back up to float. Heaven! |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
November 08, 2006
10:04 PM Post #2896177
| what a creative mind at work here! so many wonderful things and I love them all! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 09, 2006
02:10 AM Post #2896759
| GRAMPAPA...
Thanks so much!!
BILLYPORTER...
What about a little Blue kiddy pool...the kind they sell at Wal mart. I have one of those that my grandson and I just LOVE. When he is not here...Grizz (our Rottie) gets in it with me...lol Might sound crazy...but I have to make do for now...LOL
ZENPOTTER...
I lived in Minneapolis for a few months, YEARS ago. I hated being in a tiny apartment, and in the dirty nasty city. Then we moved to Maple Plains for a few months...I LOVE it. We use to go driving on the weekends. I could not keep up with the names of all the little lakes, but each and everyone of them was fantastic!!! Your place is truly AWESOME!!!! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 09, 2006
08:42 AM Post #2897100
| Minneapolis is a very nice city to live in and I live right in the "dirty nasty city", although it isn't a dirty nasty city everywhere. I truly am a city person so I was so glad we could find such a nice neighborhood to move into. We moved here in 1999 when finding a house anywhere was difficult and even harder here where we wanted to buy. My sister and family live in the next block and we wanted to be close to them. I grew up here, but hadn't lived here for over 20 years when we moved back.
How about a big pond? Your very own floating pond it wouldn't even have to be very deep and with your skill you could make it look fantastic. Could you float in the one you already have?
DH is so lucky we don't have enough room to build one in our yard I have this great idea rolling around in my head. Have you ever been to Tivoli in Copenhagen? I could make my own little Tivoli. I was trying to find a link with a nice little cozy part of the garden/amusement park. I guess no one else thinks that is what is nice about the place. But here is a site that has Denmark photos, if you scroll down just a bit you will see a photo of it at night. It is very large and there are many little areas to sit and enjoy the garden and lights. On the last night of our first trip to Europe we were their and I was trying to figure out a way to must stay and never leave. It was one of the places that seems like a fairy land. That was 27 years ago I am sure it has change way to much by now. We did go back and live in Europe for 10 years, but not in Denmark.
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/70a3f/27987/ |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 10, 2006
01:29 AM Post #2899921
| LOL...I went to Destin ,Fl about 13 years ago...lol A trip to Birmingham is an adventure to me, and it is only 45 miles from our house...LOL I have Never been out of the country. Shoot... I would love to just see some of the places here in the USA, and I guess I do, thanks to the internet...lol When I was MUCH younger I traveled a bit...but out grew it I guess.
Our poor pond stays GREEN most of the year, and I do get in it once a year to clean it out...lol Our Rottie gets in it a few times a day, so does our Rat terrier...they really like it.
We lived in a BAD part of Minn. I came home from work one night and noticed the guy that lived downstairs from us, laying 1/2 in & 1/2 out of his doorway. He was a junkie. I went back out my door to check on him, and he had turned Blue around his mouth...so I called the police...he was dead. That still bothers me after all these years. If I would have called the police right away...would he have lived? Was he already dead? So many questions, and alot of guilt.
The last straw was when I was leaving work one night...I had to catch a bus to get home...a guy came up to me and pulled a knife and held it to my throat, reached into my pocket and took my last $2.00 until payday...I had to walk home. Talk about scared to death!! That was it, I called my mom and begged her to send me a bus ticket. She did, I left and went back 4 years later to Maple Plains when my in laws were...but it is nearly impossible to live with family, so I left and never went back...moved to Alabama and have been here since. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 10, 2006
01:48 AM Post #2899933
| Believe it or not!!!!!!!!!!! I worked on the monster tonight!!!!! i had my hubby stop by Lowes and pick up some gutter guard!! It is still sharp, but pretty easy to work with. Had to remove the vaccum tail... 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 10, 2006
01:49 AM Post #2899934
| Hubby even donate an old shoe for the head!! LOL 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 10, 2006
01:51 AM Post #2899935
| I moved inside the shop to work...now if it gets cold, it will be ok.
I found on this step of the project...there are a few bad words that start with S...that I had almost forgotten. But I remembered them tonight. That wire can be a bit sharp!! LOL
Tomorrow this guy will get his-her first coat of hyper!! LOL
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 10, 2006
01:54 AM Post #2899938
| The body is a 4x4...33" long
legs are 1" x 1" x 9"
Neck is 15" 4x4
Head is 15" long ( 1/2" plywood)
So I have dubbed it the monster!! LOL |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 10, 2006
07:52 PM Post #2902625
| Zen, I'm glad your neighborhood worked out for you.
Wolf, that's a scary story. You're lucky he didn't knock you down and break something. The junkie? A death waiting to happen. Sad but true.
Wow, something magical happened to your wood! It looks like a lizard! And I thought the tail improved it's looks. |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 10, 2006
09:46 PM Post #2902930
| LOL... I plan to add it back on soon!! LOL I have one side covered in the mixture, but forgot to get a pix before I wrapped it in plastic for the day. I will get the other side coated tomorrow and get an updated pix on!! |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 10, 2006
10:36 PM Post #2903122
| Looking at your background sculptures, do you have your own kiln? |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 10, 2006
10:36 PM Post #2903123
| I'm watching. He's looking more like a lizard now. Scaly even! :-) 
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billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 10, 2006
10:38 PM Post #2903135
| Exellent picture! You can really appreciate his skin. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 10, 2006
10:52 PM Post #2903199
| I love my Sony. Sometimes I can get photos like that and am amazed with the details that the camera has captured! I have lizards aplenty in my yard. They were my "learn how to use the camera" subjects this past Spring. I have literally thousands of lizard photos. Those with the details of the skin are some of my favorites. Some of them were taken from a distance with macro. |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 10, 2006
11:27 PM Post #2903267
| Wow. I just got my first digital. We went with Kodak Easyshare. I like it, but I don't think I get that kind of clarity on close-ups. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 10, 2006
11:39 PM Post #2903291
| Congratulations! I bought my daughter a Kodak Easyshare for her birthday in January this year. She's really enjoyed using it. She has a new baby and takes some great photos with it.
That photo was taken with DSC-H1 Sony. It has a 12 X Optical Zoom. I really enjoy it. Mainly because the viewfinder is 2.5". I also have a DSC-W5 Sony that doesn't have quite the zoom, but takes awesome photos of moving objects.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 10, 2006
11:41 PM Post #2903294
| The sculpture is looking mighty good there. How did you attach the wire cage to the sculpture? |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 11, 2006
02:57 AM Post #2903494
| I do have my own kiln...as a matter of fact I have 2 . A huge Olympic and a large Olympic. I help my hubby pay the bills by selling on ebay and to a few of the locals here. It's not alot but it helps. Having the kilns is also great around Christmas time. With the price of Everything going sky high...I make ALOT of my Christmas gifts for family members and friends. Sometimes I think it stinks...but they all love the junk I make.
I remember one Christmas my mom bought me about 10 pieces of ceramic stuff at the dollar store...lol I know it is the thought that counts...but I would have prefered a stuffed bear...a loaf of bread...a plant...anything but CERAMICS!!! LOL
Love the LIZARD!!!! We have more this year than I can remember ever having in the past. That is an awesome pix of it!!!
I attached the wire...well gutter guard with screws. The holes are small enough that the screw did not go thru. I started attaching it with roofing nails...but got tired of hammering, and grabbed the screw gun...I know(LAZZZYYYY...lol) I was very suprised, once I got the hang of it, how easy the gutter guard was to work with. My husband also bought me 2 rolls of plastic gutter guard. I was afraid it would not hold its form as well as the aluminum for such a Big Monster...lol But I do plan to do some other creations if this guy turns out ok. |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
November 11, 2006
04:35 PM Post #2904945
| You have a lot of kiln space there. I have a regular size skutt. That looks like a large work area.
I can't wait to see the next photo.
I really sounds like you were in a BAD spot in Minneapolis was it in North Mpls? I live in quite spots in South Minneapolis where people like to live to bring up their kids. I grew up just on the other side of the lake we live near now. |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 13, 2006
08:25 AM Post #2909280
| I bet your family can't wait to see what you make them for X-mas. I would be thrilled to get nothing but your crafts every year.
How nice to have kilns.
This is a ceramic birdbath DH got for my B'day in 1984. It had my name and b'day written in the bowl. I loved it! Then walnuts fell on it and it broke. Big sob!
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 16, 2006
01:18 AM Post #2918197
| Nice birdbath.
Update on the dragon monster thing!! LOL
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 16, 2006
01:20 AM Post #2918200
| Notice the vaccum tail is back on!! LOL I will try to get a second coat on this big fellow tomorrow. Man is it ever getting heavy!! It might take the boys coming home for Christmas, before we will be able to get it moved out of the shop and into the yard.lol 
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 16, 2006
01:22 AM Post #2918203
| I also finished my hypertofu EE leaves tonight... 
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billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 17, 2006
09:20 AM Post #2921729
| Wow, he is really looking like the real thing. I'll bet he makes someone scream when they get a glimpse of him peeking out.
The leaves look so real! |
blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
November 19, 2006
04:15 AM Post #2926953
| LOL...hope he doesn't scare someone too much. Better yet... I hope he does not cause someone to laugh to death!! |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
November 19, 2006
06:56 PM Post #2928563
| ROTFL!!! But it will be a happy laugh! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 21, 2006
08:17 PM Post #2935131
| The dragon is looking great! Any updates on the scaly dude?
Janet |
Jenks
Social Circle, GA
(Zone 8a)
December 03, 2006
05:10 PM Post #2965474
| Love the jugs! Love all the bee-you-tee-ousness~ LOL about the hubby stopping the shack on the pond and the wisteria ~ Can't wait to see more of the dragon!
My DH got kicked out of his house at 17 for painting his room black (ceiling too) while his parents were out of town! There ended his creative endeavors!
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blckwolf256
Springville, AL
(Zone 7a)
December 04, 2006
02:01 AM Post #2966698
| LOL...My parents would have scalped me back then...lol. Now my mom comes by once a week to see what I have done each week. Dad is in heaven, and sometimes I think he sends me ideas...lol **The sky is the limit** they say.
OK...Scaly dude had a good meal!!!
He no longer looks like a dachshund...lol
Oh, and the table is really starting to bow now!!!!
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Jenks
Social Circle, GA
(Zone 8a)
December 04, 2006
07:57 PM Post #2968934
| NIce! My mom has almost all my decent work from my younger years. I still have a few jugs I did in college- she has the better ones- and my better heads...Would love to see more... |
billyporter
Nichols, IA
(Zone 5a)
December 05, 2006
08:09 AM Post #2970249
| Cool! He's shaping up nicely! If I saw him popping out of some groundcover, I'd run! |
zenpotter
Minneapolis, MN
(Zone 4b)
December 05, 2006
08:18 AM Post #2970267
| He is looking good. How long before he is done and you can put him out? |
cach357
Fairhope, AL
(Zone 8b)
December 05, 2006
09:29 AM Post #2970467
| Blckwolf,
Have you considered participating in the Fairhope, AL arts and crafts festival? It's one of the largest in the nation. I think your work would sell very well.
Amy |
