tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89773327105849142242024-03-05T19:31:03.417-08:00Garrison's GarretAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-12968377631595378002015-03-18T09:02:00.002-07:002015-03-18T09:02:46.212-07:00Moving to a new blog.If I actually have any followers left I'm moving my sculpture over to a new blog that has the name and blog code the same. <a href="http://www.maryellennewtonsculpture.blogspot.com/">http://www.maryellennewtonsculpture.blogspot.com</a> I'm keeping this blog but may just post randomly. See you on the new blog....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-13664346188624001702015-03-16T05:44:00.002-07:002015-03-16T05:44:47.916-07:00My 53rd Birthday Challenge.I turn 53 this month on the 29th. I keep telling myself year after year that I want to be a sculptor. I want to get better. I just want to sculpt. Then never do it. For one reason or another I just don't get into my own home studio or even go into Lillstreet for a second day. I do nothing. I just let myself down as there is no one alive currently to tell me a can't sculpt or work. So why don't I do the work? So after thinking about this since January 1st I've come to the conclusion I'm standing in my own way. I'm sabotaging myself. I'm the reason why no sculpture gets done. So in order to actually become a sculptor, get better, and see if its really for me I'm challenging my self. Until my 54th birthday I'll make one piece of sculpture a week. It will improve my skills and get me in the habit of using my time wisely instead of blowing off. I'm afraid of this challenge as I fear I'll just let myself down yet again but I'm going to do it. Look forward to seeing a post a week with my progress.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-18195260876957366622015-03-12T11:05:00.001-07:002015-03-12T11:07:28.535-07:00My two pieces for the upcoming show.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are the two pieces of sculpture I'm putting in the show MORE FIGURES FROM LIFE. This will be later this month at Lillstreet Arts Center in Chicago. I wasn't going to enter anything as I missed the deadline and my husband was supposed to travel but... Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-79507161601006566492015-03-05T10:40:00.002-08:002015-03-05T10:40:32.444-08:00At last a good day in my home studio.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday was my first full day in the studio. I made the feet, arms, hands and hair for this sculpture that I started before Christmas. I'm happy with the way it's come out but I'm not sure if the one foot will survive transport and firing. It will certainly dry faster then the rest. I tried to finish it off differently but nothing else looked right so I went with this pose. If it breaks it breaks. My faces are looking a bit more realistic and less cartoonish. I still struggle with faces. Today in the studio I'm struggling with a face for the next piece I need to finish. I just could not get the eyes right so its time for tea and a snack before I mush the entire thing into the floor. This year I hope faces start to come easier or that I at least start enjoying the face sculpting process. <br />
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On a personnel note we've adopted a homeless cat named Winston. He's around ten and came from an alley in Chicago. He was dirty and starving and a big mess. After a bath he looks brighter but is having trouble eating as his teeth are bad and he has an upper respiratory infection. He is really a sad lump of fur and bones. Whenever anyone walks in Winn purrs like a motor boat an loves attention. As soon as he's feeling better he'll get his teeth cleaned and then we'll begin introducing him to the rest of the cats and Pup our lab. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-72491609858059344552015-02-27T09:14:00.001-08:002015-02-27T09:14:55.575-08:00My current piece from class.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For some reason this piece won't upload upright. I can't figure out how to correct it so just turn you head sideways to view. My new smart phone is making me feel less smart. So anyway this is my latest piece. I have to finish the eyes and hair and put texture on her shirt. First I have to hollow it out. Stand by for more updates. Until next time....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-37675579985837013082015-02-27T08:44:00.000-08:002015-02-27T08:44:15.683-08:00Taylor's face.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this face. It's from last year but I'm still enjoying it. I want to hang it as well as others on the wall but I'm still waiting for my husband to figure out a way that won't rip all the dry wall. Can't have huge holes in the wall. I've decided to continue sculpting but I still feel so ambivalent about why I can't seem to work. I just can't get up the inertia to get anything done. I've felt that way for a few months. I'm hoping posting again on this blog will get me up and moving. I don't feel like a real artist yet again. You'd think after being alive for 52 years I wouldn't care about titles of any kind but I still fall into traps such as who is a real artist and who isn't. And so the day goes on. Until next time....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-36284001382256117782015-02-20T10:52:00.000-08:002015-02-20T10:52:00.438-08:00Will I continue?Will I continue seems to be the question I keep asking myself over and over. I can't seem to get myself to the studio. In class I haven't produced much worth looking at let alone photographing. Is this the end of sculpture. I'm still not making work that inspires me and lately it all seems blah. Not to mention I've dropped a few pieces and that was the end for them. I'm bored really and uninspired and really blah. Perhaps its just the end of winter but the weather never seemed to bother me before. Is this just a lull before something exciting happens and I'm back to working full out with excitement and enthusiasm? I guess I'll never know for sure. I'll just wait and see. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-47373149142505049952014-01-25T09:02:00.001-08:002014-01-25T09:02:41.636-08:00Woman with braid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now that I switched to a true figurative sculpture class my work has improved. You can't see in this photo but this sculpture has a long braid down her back hence the name woman with braid. I'm really enjoying class at Lillstreet in Chicago. Its a long drive but the results are worth it. I really miss my old sculpture group but it seems all good things must come to an end. I'm trying to get into my home studio every week day in the morning. It's been a challenge especially when I don't feel creative. <br />
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Another milestone has occurred today. My little baby bunny turned 13. No more little girls just teenagersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-53463972339675881262014-01-18T13:15:00.001-08:002014-01-18T13:15:28.987-08:00My latest sculpture.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe I've neglected this blog for so long. I've come so far since I started. I've entered my first piece in a show at Lillstreet art center in Chicago. Hopefully it will be the first of many. I started here in September with figurative sculpture which I love. Here's the information for the show if anyone is in Chicago:
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-7674822259017488762011-08-02T14:53:00.000-07:002011-08-02T14:53:39.690-07:00FACE BOX<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8exY-yriwJPVu4SgtgVSwELyPuyZ2DcGP3_8LSVldpk7HoVoM0xVpdgOqZH___x1yq-Z4P4FuVQhL3hJd4ESUWy5DAjN5_csb6zUJIq4DTxAwEPoh6wAu3_SwHJ2mSR-l9PUtvH7o1z8/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8exY-yriwJPVu4SgtgVSwELyPuyZ2DcGP3_8LSVldpk7HoVoM0xVpdgOqZH___x1yq-Z4P4FuVQhL3hJd4ESUWy5DAjN5_csb6zUJIq4DTxAwEPoh6wAu3_SwHJ2mSR-l9PUtvH7o1z8/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" /></a> I'm noticing that sculpture takes a long time from start to finish. This piece is a combo of two lessons, square boxes with drawers and clay faces. I had no where to put the face so I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">slapped</span> it onto the box. My faces tend to be more ugly then pretty so their then men. This one is called "The It man with Goatee." At the end of the spring session we had a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Rake</span> day and I glazed this box in blues and it came out great. I gave it to my husband Jeff who took it to work before I could <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">photograph</span> it so here we are.... I have to say that working with clay has me very excited more so then any other medium in a really long time. I was asked to tie dye some tee shirts and through a big hairy fit as it took me away from clay work. Jeff called me a big baby which I am. At least my daughter's soccer team liked the shirts. Currently I'm drying a few slabs to make another box. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">benefit</span> of hot humid weather is the clay dries in a few minutes rather than days. To make boxes the clay needs to be leather hard so it stays in place while assembling. I love the sound the drawer makes as you pull it in and out. My slabs should be ready so until next time.....<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-88546623297326902352011-03-30T18:18:00.000-07:002011-03-30T18:21:47.796-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-koxTB20_Tmh3PNHCRtvG4BHbLiGQIOOK8Tb7p4jWP95dSnj02K_-AM1Z3HGzwh-Dm_jCkujIrDBlhpbHaejJezKEiMFilG3RKEOAGPX6WG8qog1OX4uZRztfmuMswX4zQbUDAmKUxA/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590047814350294738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-koxTB20_Tmh3PNHCRtvG4BHbLiGQIOOK8Tb7p4jWP95dSnj02K_-AM1Z3HGzwh-Dm_jCkujIrDBlhpbHaejJezKEiMFilG3RKEOAGPX6WG8qog1OX4uZRztfmuMswX4zQbUDAmKUxA/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-34790309510933870882011-03-30T18:16:00.000-07:002011-03-30T18:17:43.518-07:00LOOKING FOR LUNCH.<a href="http://localhost:52541/11e39cb1d6630f8963cca257a9591a53/image/e50260d8eae59d7b.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://localhost:52541/11e39cb1d6630f8963cca257a9591a53/image/e50260d8eae59d7b.jpg?size=320" /></a> Here is my first real post in my new blog. Well, it’s the old blog but with new stuff. I deleted my blog about two years ago as I couldn't think of anything to write. I wasn't doing any fiber work. The thought of my studio was depressing. I was certainly blocked or bored or both. So for two years I putz ed around doing a bit of spinning but for the most part doing nothing but read vampire novels. Now there's nothing wrong with a good vampire novel but it's not good fodder for an art blog. So I went dark. In the meantime I discovered sculpture. I absolutely love it. I'm inspired to work again. I'm filled with ideas. I wake up thinking about clay and what my next project will be. Last fall I took a pottery class and learned to through cylinders. That was okay but this semester I'm in sculpture and I could not be happier. I haven't been this excited about my work in a really long time. I attend class every Wednesday at the Fine Line in St. Charles Illinois. My teacher is wonderful. I fit right in with a wonderful group. I can't wait for Wednesday every week. The pictures show my first piece a dragon. The photos were taken before he went into the kiln. I was hoping he'd come out in one piece and this morning I was pleasantly surprised to see him whole and hearty. Now onto the glazing portion which is all new to me. He'll be one solid color I've yet to determine. This piece is entitled Looking For Lunch. He leers down at possible prey including stray animals and humans who neglect to look up seeing him perched in a tree or building. I was originally going to write humor pieces for this space but scared myself to death and never logged on. This way I'll tell myself it’s a sculpture blog not a humor writing blog and then slip in a few written pieces. That way the pressures off and I can write freely. I'm hoping to update once a week. I hope I still have some friends out there but if no one is around I hope to build up a new network. Until next timeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-75327231796275494602010-12-27T18:13:00.001-08:002010-12-27T18:13:47.239-08:00Soon I will post.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977332710584914224.post-1847526749716767692010-12-26T19:49:00.001-08:002010-12-26T19:49:18.657-08:00testingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02172642981850782224noreply@blogger.com0