tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11707935453679036712024-02-18T22:26:18.822-08:00Aaron MurrayAaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-15386044589406539262015-10-06T12:40:00.000-07:002015-10-06T12:40:32.551-07:00Wayward Artists and the Trip to Napa<div dir="ltr">
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In September, Kate and I traveled by car from Seattle to Napa , California. Along the way I made art, gathered materials and explored new ideas. Kate is pregnant so this trip was a way for us to spend quality time together for nearly two whole weeks!</div>
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After quick stops in Portland and Oakland , Oregon we headed west to the California coast.We spent a few days in North Humboldt County before we headed to Napa. Some friends of ours allowed us to use their fire pit to fire pottery and to set up a temporary studio. We painted images inspired by the farms and forests nearby.</div>
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<i>Redwood Things</i>,walnut ink on paper painted and printed.</div>
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These are the glazes I came up with using the found clays. I recently fired them to cone 10 which ranged from beige to brown. I added wood ash from the fire pit to give them some gloss.</div>
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<i>The Wonderful Wizard of Odd</i> is my latest installation of sculptures for the final <a href="http://www.nepohouse.org/">NEPO 5k 2015</a> an event on Saturday August 29th from 12 to 5 pm that stretches from Hing Hay Park in the International District to the NEPO house on Beacon Hill. Fortunately, for the second year running I was able to install my art in the forest at Lewis Park. Despite intermittent rain showers and violent gusts of wind which included the felling of a large tree at just around 12, the show seemed quite successful as over 300 people trudged through the forest to see the art. My wife Kate Murray and I passed out over 120 maps that detailed the exhibition with many reused and shared by other patrons. We heard lots of great commentary and met many friendly people as we pick-nicked next to the main trail.<br /> My installation, the Wonderful Wizard of Odd is loosely based on the book and movie The Wizard of Oz, pop culture, banking, and wizardry. I came up with the idea immediately after the last NEPO in 2014. For this exhibit I created over 200 objects, mostly out of ceramic materials, and used unfired, low fire, mid range and high fire, and Raku methods to finish the work. I also used found materials including stone, bamboo, paper, plastic and metal wire. I made most of the work in 2 months, with one reused from a previous exhibition (burning bank). </div>
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<i>Trash Pile</i>, ceramic can, bottle. Chip bag, and hot dog carrier. Plastic bag and fork, crumpled paper pastry bag. The can features the Tin man and is an energy drink, the beer bottle has the lion and liquid courage, the chip bag is called Munchkins Tasty Treats, and the hot dog carrier has a gingham design in blue, reminiscent of Dorothys dress.</div>
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<i>Tornado</i>, spool of wire, ceramic witch and condominium. Despite the blurry photo, the tornado was not spinning. </div>
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<i>Tornado</i> detail, if you look closely inside the tornado you will find a flattened witch, with a small condominium building on her stomach. The witches toes have red glitter sprinkled on them.</div>
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<i>There's no place like home</i>, cast porcelain, hand pinched figurines, metallic luster coins with cement slab and bamboo.</div>
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This sculpture features Dorothy, tin man, lion, and scarecrow depicted as sheep. Dorothy is holding her dog Toto. They are visiting a woman holding a lamb with an owl on her shoulder. She appears to have metallic coins (plates?) placed around her.The bamboo is arranged like a cage. As an artist one of the things I like to do is evoke mystery. This is one of those pieces that is open to interpretation. </div>
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On the trail you can "follow the yellow brick road" . My wife Kate Murray made 120 feet of gold brick garlands for the exhibition to help with the route through the forest. </div>
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<i>Dice and Cubes</i>, hollow slab built ceramic cubes. The dice are odd numbered, and represent the major political parties in the USA. The other cubes are for thinking outside the box.</div>
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<i>The Wicked Witch</i>, unfired clay , with bisque fired cap. The idea behind this piece was that people could poor water on it and eventually it would dissolve much like the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. Since it was supposed to rain all day, I figured it would happen naturally. It didn't. I should have at least given her a better hat and painted her face green!</div>
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<i>Biography</i> ,black manganese clay, bisque fired. Stamped in a language created specifically for this exhibition are the words roughly translated as....Aaron Murray is the Wizard of Odd. This sculpture is placed to resemble a grave marker of sorts. The cryptic language on the tablet is used to make one feel like they are in an unfamiliar culture.</div>
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<i>Geodes</i>, hollow pinched formed clay with sea glass and various found objects inside. The idea was to give the geodes to kids so they could Crack them open to see the inside. I ended up busting open a couple, and gave one to a boy that was curious about them. </div>
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<i>The Wizard of Odd</i>, hollow basalt pumice boulder with walkie-talkie placed inside, and wedged between 2 tree trunks. This piece was meant to embody the wizards head in the movie about oz. I placed a walkie-talkie inside of the boulder so that I could speak as the wizard from a distance. I would say something like "I am the wizard of odd...ha ha ha" .The boulder, found near a river by Mt. Baker also looks like a baby's head being born between 2 legs.</div>
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I made a series of <i>oddjects</i>, objects that have no meaning or reference. As the Wizard of Odd, I felt that somehow there had to be some magic involved. The <i>oddjects</i> are magical in that there were created out of thin air with clay, in other words they magically appeared from my imagination through my hands.</div>
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...lions, and Tigers, but no bears ...oh my!</div>
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More strange <i>oddjects</i>, made from extruded forms.</div>
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<i>Bank of America</i>, this sculpture had dried red cedar incense burning between the ceramic flames, which I re-lit throughout the day. It made it look like it was actually burning. The bank is functional, coins can be deposited in the slot on the roof. </div>
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<i>Coinage</i>, ceramic coins made from various clays stamped with custom designs.Glazed with metallic glaze and lusters. These coins are arranged in a 2d pyramid, similar to mosaics.</div>
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The stamps used for the coins varied from using found objects to using common symbols. Many had stamping created from chipped stones and pebbles found at Alki Beach and elsewhere. The stone printed stamps were also used to create an alphabet for printing onto thick slabs of clay to create a tablet (see Biography above). While creating the coins I thought a lot about language, and how art is language. That led me to create symbols that I could derive easily from pressing the stones into the surface of the clay, that I could then fire to create a stamp. The stamp could then be used to create a reverse image on a "coin".</div>
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<i>The Emerald City</i>. Since the Emerald City is also a name for Seattle I made a representation of it from a waterfront view. I wanted to also make the ferris wheel but I ran out of time.</div>
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<i>Emerald City</i> detail, earthenware and porcelain with low fire glaze. The cityscape is made of slabs, extrusions, and carved clays. </div>
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<i>Witch's Castle</i>, Vashon white clay, blue grey mottled glaze. I mounted this castle on a found piece of cement that wedged between two tree boughs. The flying monkeys (below) were positioned at the base of the tree. </div>
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<i>Flying Monkeys</i>, slip cast evil pawns with wings added. Glazed with various low fire glazes. I made these from a mold that was labeled evil pawns . I added wings to the back that I either pinched or cut from slabs. The clays used were white low fire casting slip, laguna porcelain, and an orange earthenware that I collected at a road cut near Vantage, WA. Some of the flying monkeys have metallic glazes and a few were Raku fired. There are over 20 in all.</div>
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<i>The Human Race</i>, ceramic 4 wheeled cars, with different flag nationalities and their respective generals painted. Pictured left to right are the <i>General Rommel</i>, <i>General Napoleon, General Zhukov, General Grant, General Lee, General Santa Ana, and General Tzu.</i></div>
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Here the <i>General Tzu</i> (China) is out pacing the <i>General Powell</i> (USA) with the <i>General Zhukov</i> in the distance</div>
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<i>General Colors</i> is the name I derived for the rainbow flag.</div>
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The <i>General Zhukov</i>, USSR'S most famous general</div>
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<i>The General Santa Ana</i>, of Mexico</div>
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The <i>General Grant,</i> cutting off the <i>General Lee</i>. I recently watched the Dukes of Hazzard again and realized that the message of the show is honesty and standing up to corrupt officials. </div>
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<i>Pyramids</i>, 7 total, representing banking schemes, commodities and civilizations. Arranged in a Hexagram. The center pyramid is made from ceramic shavings and dust.</div>
Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-90092995574584584922015-05-12T11:35:00.000-07:002015-05-12T11:35:36.217-07:00Found Object Art: Assemblages and 3-d Collage<br />
These are some sculptures I made out of found objects. A found object assemblage is made of various objects that are placed together to create a visual composition. My first attempt at making sculptures like this happened when I was about 14 years old. I had been to a gallery gift shop at the Maryhill Museum in Goldendale, WA and seen figurative sculptures constructed of nuts and bolts and wanted to make something similar. My grandfather's garage in Pasco, had boxes and crates containing random nuts, bolts, and screws of every type. Unfortunately I figured out that elmers and super glue wasn't up to the task. Nevertheless I collected numerous found objects for my own amusement which later became the foundation for dozens of sculptures. Part of the process involves looking for interesting objects to use in compositions. Streets and alleyways in industrial areas provide an excellent resource in the city. Rivers, creeks, and beaches of all sort can provide a wealth of materials. Abandoned and demolished buildings, empty lots also can reveals useful treasures. Though some of these places may project an element of danger I have yet to be harmed or discouraged.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seed Pod, Found Objects: Steel and sandstone on found wood pedestal. 1995</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Seed Pod is actually an old bucket that was used for containing railroad spikes. When I found it, it was stuck in the sand beside some railroad tracks on the outskirts of Denton, TX . The bucket was also filled with sand and several small sandstone rocks were shattered inside. Nearby were the remnants of other buckets that were crumpled, torn, and shattered. After studying the buckets I determined that they had been filled with sand and rocks and placed on the tracks by someone. A train had obviously come along at a high rate of speed and pulverized the buckets. This one remained somewhat intact and also happened to become a rounded object resembling a seed pod of sorts. I've been dragging this thing around with me ever since. A strange sort of forces and tools were made to create this piece of art</td></tr>
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The objects here are assembled to make a totem of sort that could also loosely resemble a woman's breast. It is made from worn brick, found in a creek, a rusted sey of ball bearings, and an old ceramic marble, found near a demolished house.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Funometer</i> found objects 1998, when I made this piece I was struggling with bouts of depression. The ring at the top was made of terra cotta and fired in a kiln I made out of found bricks, the turquoise disc is plastic and came from my job at the Alaska Airlines warehouse. The metal pieces were found in an abandoned lot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of the very first pieces I made right after I moved to Washington from Texas. I stayed in Tacoma for my first six months, living with my mother. I used to frequent the old Tacoma waterfront in Old Town searching for bricks and other artifacts from the abandoned mills, which there were many. This is made of found objects: terra cotta, obsidian slag, rusted steel, iron, copper , nickel, cardboard, wood. This sculpture used slag from the Asarco Mill in Ruston, WA. Asarco was known for leaving behind a superfund cleanup site that polluted Commencement Bay and parts of Vashon Island with arsenic. I'm not sure if the black slag is toxic, but it is glasslike, almost like obsidian. I also used terra cotta in this piece and a quarter dollar coin that somehow got trapped and re-milled in a dryer. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untitled, Wood, sandstone, limestone 1995. This sculpture was made when I still lived in Texas. I used limestone found in a creek, creosote coated wood found near train tracks, and a sandstone "eye" from Lake Ray Roberts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Untitled Found objects, 2003 Metal road debris, brass cutting, driftwood, plastic case</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This "bird-head" object is really just a piece of driftwood, found in the Puget Sound.</td></tr>
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I used to spend a lot of time wandering near train tracks. It was always a good way to find stuff and it reminded me of my dad, grandfather, and uncles. Tressles where often the only way to cross creeks despite their obvious danger. One time while crossing we almost watched a friend of mine get run over by a train. While crossing a bridge in cowboy boots and not wearing his contact lenses, my friend was unable to rapidly put his feet forward to get off the bridge. Hobbled by these factors the train bore down upon him and he narrowly escaped death by wrapping his entire body around a tressel girder. He didn't even make it off the bridge. The train which had been cruising at a speed of about fifty miles an hour barely was able to slow down, and blared it's horn all the while as it zoomed past. My friend, terrified was only able to peel himself off the girder after the train had passed. <br />
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In North Texas all the farms and ranches are becoming parking lots, warehouses, and shopping malls. Often while driving around in the countryside you'd see land offered for development with usually an old barn or farm house still standing. Sometimes, I used to enter these sites looking for objects. Horse shoes, boot heels, and rusty metal was common. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Horsey</i> detail , found objects 1996</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Flower, 1997 found metal, wood, canvas, mud, burlap. Found frame. Acrylic paint, and epoxy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Untitled</i>, Limestone, glass marbles, wasp nest 1994</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ghost Town</i> Found Objects 1991</td></tr>
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When you are an artist sometimes it is easy to incorporate things that are nearby and familiar. When I was in college at the University of North Texas I had a job at an art and crafts store similar to Michaels. I used to take home the mat board scraps and old frames from the framing department to mount my objects. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trans Am, Found Objects , Mat Board frame, 1995 </td></tr>
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One of the best ways to search for found objects these days is to ride a bicycle around town. Bicycles give you a closer glimpse of the world by enabling the rider to traverse alleyways, lots, trails, roads, and sidewalks with ease. Often while riding I 'll see something on the ground that I have to circle back for because I was unable to catch it upon first approach. Also the objects found are also road worn, similar to the affects that one would get from something tossed about in a fast moving river. </div>
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Most recently, I have using them to make things that are also assembled from new materials. At Pratt Fine Arts Center, I welded together this obelisk from new steel. Then I welded some found objects to add texture to the piece. </div>
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Here are my latest hand carved wooden owls. I made them from reclaimed wood using various carving tools and painted them with acrylics. They are finished in a thin coat of wood wax (not shown) Tomorrow I will take these up to <a href="http://luckydumpster.blogspot.com/">Edison, WA</a>.</div>
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My latest wood carved owls. </div>
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This owl had a sideways view</div>
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This is the largest of the bunch. </div>
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This one has eyes like a barn owl. The design of the owl is inspired by European, Northwest Native American, and Oaxaca design motifs. </div>
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Pieces of wood ready for carving into whittle owls</div>
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Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-81770275386818646602014-12-09T11:45:00.001-08:002014-12-09T11:45:50.191-08:00Paintings October to December 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These paintings were made from October to December 2014, as an evening exercise. I painted with watercolor, ink, and gouache on different paper surfaces. Many of the paintings are based on photos taken by the artist at various locations. Others are entirely made up. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Megler Bridge</i>, Astoria, Oregon. Watercolor on paper. This was my 1st attempt. The paintings was based on a photo taken by Kate in our car in the dark and rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Megler Bridge</i>, watercolor and ink on paper. This was my second attempt at the painting. The buildings in the foreground seem to have more light and energy than the first. Though I am not as fond of the bridge. The lower left diagonal line was from the window frame in our car.</td></tr>
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The <i>Abandoned Shop</i> was a derelict building that I discovered in East Pasco, WA. I painted it from a few different angles in preparation for a version in acrylic.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Where is Thrasher's Corner? </i>Near Everett, I guess. I don't usually borrow pictures from the internet, but in this case I couldn't help myself. This was made with a sumi ink brush pen.</td></tr>
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Yesterday I took a day for myself and drove up to the Sauk River to walk along one of my favorite trails. I was hoping to find some Lobster Mushrooms, since I had found one there before. I like these trips into nature because it makes me look at the world a little closer.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was alone, except for passing a couple of other hikers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This fell as it is. Nature's art.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This fungi was either sweaty or was oozing some sort of fluid.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each leaf is as unique as a grain of sand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....and in the days ahead this leaf will not look the same.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of other mushrooms, I wasn't sure if hey were edible or not. They are neat to look at though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our interpretation of the view from the back porch of our loft. Kate's painting on right, mine's on the left. Watercolor on paper 16 x 20 inches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First I layered on different washes of ochre, green gold, and blues.Then I went in to try and detail the vegetation, roads, houses, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made a series of small paintings on blocks of wood. I used a watercolor ground on the wood so that the watercolor could stick. These are the same views repeated over the course of several days.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is watercolor on paper 4 x 6 inches. <i>Pond</i></td></tr>
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<span id="goog_1026929911"></span>Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0United States45.089035564831036 -119.882812519.567001064831036 -161.1914065 70.61107006483104 -78.5742185tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-29717850655915418402014-09-10T14:49:00.000-07:002014-09-10T15:02:09.115-07:00The Hermitage at Lewis Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Hermitage at Lewis Park was recently part of an interactive art exhibition hosted by the <a href="http://www.nepohouse.org/">NEPO House</a> on Beacon Hill. The NEPO hosts an annual exhibition of a wide range of artists engaging the public throughout a 5 kilometer route. This year was the first year I had applied and was lucky enough to be among the artists selected. For the exhibition I wanted to create a replica of a lean to structure that I had previously build in the Cheasty Forest, however I also wanted to add other things to encompass the space. My proposal centered on a forest setting and along the NEPO 5k route sat a slice of forest that was ideal, Lewis Park. Having previously spent time in that park, I envisioned it as the perfect setting. After meeting with the Friends of Lewis Park, I was given an area to plan and execute my sculpture. Special thanks goes out to the Friends of Lewis Park, who have labored, cleaned up, re-planted and continue to manage Lewis Park.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Wild Man Back to the Forest</i>, 16" x 20" wood cut print. At first I conceived of this poster as a way to motivate people to explore the urban forests on Beacon Hill. I was going to post it along the route, but as the show approached I decided against it.</td></tr>
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Since I am used to spending time alone, particularly in the urban forests, I sometimes try to envision what it would be like to live as a hermit. I imagine that most things made would serve a purpose for survival. I also think that if time permitted a hermit may create objects that were recreational. The objects would also be made of local materials, whether natural or reclaimed. As I did research on the life of hermits, I discovered that a hermitage was a place where hermits lived. This led me to thinking about the Hermitage Art Museum in St Petersburg Russia. </div>
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The Hermitage in Russia is known for its collections of primitive to modern antiquities in addition to its modern art collection. I decided that I could create a version of a "hermitage" that acted like a museum in the forest. By using the theme of the Hermitage's collections, I could create primitive art and an environment that would capture the essence of what it would be like to live as a hermit. </div>
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Although Honey Locusts do not grow in Lewis Park, I used them anyways since I have an abundance of them at my house on Beacon Hill. I played around with the idea by laying them in my yard.(see above). Then the day before the event I picked fresh leaves and brought them down to Lewis Park.</div>
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Locust Lattice: sticks, and honey locust leaves and twigs about 20 ft. long</div>
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Lewis Park has been an illegal dump site for all kinds of objects. While hiking into the depths of the space I found several items that I used for the art pieces. Some of them are shown above.</div>
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In most of the forests around Beacon Hill there is an abundance of sticks and branches that can be used for all sorts of purposes. I used sticks to build various ramps laid out in a pattern(above). My own take on "ramps to nowhere".</div>
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I used the larger branches to build a hermit hut (above). Next to the hermit hut I had a metal box that I shaped out of rusty sheet metal. The box contained chips gathered from old cedar stumps which were left behind during the turn of the previous century. Beacon Hill was once covered in large red cedars before the loggers and the homesteaders moved in. As visitors came through the forest I burnt some of the cedar to evoke what someone may have encountered in Lewis Park's past. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Low Stakes Racket </i>Metal Stakes, sticks, string. I also called this the "critter trap" It was about 4 and a half feet long, 14" high, and 2 ft deep.</td></tr>
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I wanted to use these metal stakes that I found in the Cheasty forest by metal detecting. So I created a <i>low stakes racket </i>that could also serve as a critter trap. Since I don't eat meat I didn't intend for it to actually capture any critters, but lo and behold a couple of people who brought their dogs were almost in for an unpleasant surprise.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Catherine the Great</i>: a portrait using found ,materials. wood, berries, dandelion, charcoal and leaves 4 x 4 inches.</td></tr>
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In a nod to the founder of Russia's great Hermitage Museum I made this portrait of Catherine the Great from objects found in Lewis Park. Since the Hermitage has marble busts, portraits, crown jewels, suits of armor, Greek, primitive, and other collections I tried to make work that would fit into those subjects.</div>
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The Hermitage in Russia has marble busts, The Hermitage in Lewis Park has a busted Mickey Mouse</div>
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The Unicorn Skull was not made of found objects, I made it from clay coils. I did find the Marble capstone though, in some ivy off Ballard Way. Perhaps the remains of the last unicorn are to be found within Lewis Park.</div>
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Another Bird Head from the primitive art wing of the museum. </div>
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For the crown jewel collection I created Twigature. Twigature are small structures made out of twigs and small tack nails. These structures are meant to be hypothetical structures built as a way to protect and bring attention to the objects inside. I made 4 of them which represented the crown jewels: ruby, sapphire, and pearls ;plus one attributed to the "crown" </div>
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The "crown" contains a brain made out of a found rubber ball, the top of the twigature is a small pine cone to represent the pineal gland or 3rd eye.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my Lean-to that I built on a hillside in the Cheasty Forest. It is built on the site of a small trash pile from the 1940's. It is supported by a holly tree, a support branch and some rocks. It has stood for several months.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also made this self portrait out of clay that I dug out of the ground nearby. It is unfired. I also left an owl sculpture made of earthenware there, which has since been stolen. It was within 100 feet of here that I encountered a barred owl which seemed as curious about me as I was with it.</td></tr>
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disclaimer: Some of the photos are blurry, I know. I took most of them right before the event started with my camera phone. I am sorry for that. More images can be found <a href="http://www.nepohouse.org/about_NEPO.html">here</a> and <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/09/10/the-monster-art-show-with-the-soft-underbelly-what-happened-at-nepo-5k-on-saturday">here</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Last Fall, I drove down to Pasco, Washington. Pasco is where my father's family lives, and it is situated near the confluence of three major rivers: the Columbia, Snake, and Yakima. It is also downwind of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, and surrounded by many agricultural fields. I've always been intrigued with the old downtown core, a mix of shady businesses, warehouses, Mexican tiendas, and places for rent. I went out early on a Sunday morning, taking </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://aaronmurray.blogspot.com/2013/12/visions-of-old-pasco.html">photo</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">s and exploring vacant lots until later that evening. These paintings are from the photos I took on that trip. Pasco and the Columbia Basin has magnificent skies on clear days, which is great for painting and photography.</span><br />
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<i>Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge</i> Watercolor, Gouache on watercolor ground cotton rag board. This bridge crosses the Columbia River and joins Pasco to Kennewick. This bridge and others like it helped drive the regional development of the Tri Cities. </div>
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<i>Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge</i>, detail<br />
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The Blue Bridge is main bridge crossing over the Columbia River linking Pasco and Kennewick. </div>
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I was never formally trained in painting. I started painting at a young age though, when my mother bought me an easel and some watercolors, and the last 15 years or so, I've developed my skills solely from practice. Though I am aware of the paintings of my peers, I am trying to find my own style. Many years ago, I worked primarily in an abstracted highly stylized style, but lately I've found it more challenging and satisfying to paint from something I've seen. Some of these paintings will continue to evolve before I show them. I find that it is good to put a painting away for a little while and then come back to it later with a fresh perspective. </div>
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At One time Depot Lunch was the longest continually operating tavern in the state. Sadly it no longer exists, it was torn down many years ago, as was the old Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, across the street. The white building on the left sits next to the former depot lunch site.<br />
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Detail, This building had a lot of textures, I tried to capture some of the variations using different washes of paint.<br />
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<i>Underpass</i>, Acrylic on rag board. I did two versions of this painting, the other one is below. I believe that this underpass ( it goes under the railroad tracks and this street) is due to be demolished soon</div>
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<i>Icehouse</i>, oil pastel on canvas<br />
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<i>Pond Generator</i>, acrylic on paper<br />
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<i>Pond Generator, </i>acrylic on paper 9x 12 inches<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Daily Donuts</i> acrylic on cotton rag board. This painting was a rough draft for a larger, more detailed painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Daily Donuts</i>, Acrylic on wood. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <i>Daily Donuts</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>ACME Machine & Welding</i> Acrylic on cotton rag board. This was the first of three paintings about an abandoned machine shop. ACM is my initials so the subject is interesting for me based on that alone. I am also drawn to the decay of manmade structures, attempts at covering up graffiti, weathered paint, etc. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACME Detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACME Machine & Welding, Acrylic on Cradled Gessoboard. This is the 2nd version of ACME. 8"x 16"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACME Detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail view of <i>ACME</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thunderbird Motel, acrylic on cotton rag board. 2013 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thunderbird detail, The Thunderbird Motel in Pasco is probably one of the scariest motels in the state. Seriously. In one of my photos, I captured a bicyclist and I couldn't resist adding him to the painting. On the left is a Dead End sign, which actually exists and is telling of what lies beyond the Thunderbird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Stefanie's Boutique</i>, Acrylic on cotton rag board. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail, El Primo Western Wear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail Stefanie's. Stefanie's is really called Stephanie's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More details, Taqueria La Esperanza</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><i>Warehouse</i>, acrylic on wood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metropolis acrylic on wood</td></tr>
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Pasco, Washington is where I was born and these paintings are a reflection of local history. The buildings in the old downtown core offer a unique opportunity to document local architecture as many of the original buildings still stand. Other buildings are particularly attractive to me because of personal significance or because of their dilapidated state. Though East Pasco tends to get a bad rap because of its generally poor and transient population I find some comfort in visiting from time to time and exploring different places.<br />
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-81539072268948667112014-03-11T12:23:00.000-07:002014-03-12T09:30:55.943-07:00Bug: The Realm of the Insect (Part One)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Bug: Realm of the Insect (Part One)</b></div>
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<i>South Seattle Rare Insects and their habitats</i></div>
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In Part One of the series we focus on the beetles and winged insects of the Cheasty Forest</div>
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The Cheasty Widlife Refuge or Greenspace, provides an interesting and unique environment to explore local rare insects. Located along South East Beacon Hill the area provides abundant flora, winding trails, a wet land, and a cliffside. Among the different variables of landscape are several insect species that are not found anywhere else in the world. Furthermore these insects have remained unclassified, named, and or collected for further study. That is until now. Dr. Murray C. Aaron of the Cascadia Entomological Society attempts to document the habitat and behavior of several different rare insects. He combs through leaf litter, digs into dirt piles, and crawls under ivy looking for his specimens. Below are some of his findings. Please note, that due to the rare and future protection status of these insects, it is recommended to not explore Cheasty Greenspace and Wildlife Refuge in a reckless manner and to leave the insects alone.</div>
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<i>The Yellow Thorn Beetle</i></div>
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length: 2-3 inches</div>
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Color: Yellow, green, brown, black</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yellow Thorn Beetle is found in scattered leaf litter and broken blackberry bramble.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During the day it forages the litter in search of tiny granules of algae that cling to the back of decaying lichens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Yellow Thorn Beetle does not fly, but it does have wings which are presumed to be used during it's annual mating ritual in the Spring. During this ritual the beetle emanates a buzzing noise that resembles a toy plane by vibrating the thorn shaped wings. It could be said that the noise is also similar to having a "thorn" in one's ear.</td></tr>
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<i>Cloppert's Black Bark Tic</i>k<br />
length 1 1/2- 2 inches<br />
color: black, green, white, yellow<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though not your typical tick, this one feeds off of the sap of trees that have been damaged from vandals. When a vandal carves through a piece of bark with a knife, saw, or axe blade the sap that seeps out from the wound attracts the tick. These ticks then burrow into the cut and live inside the core of the tree. When they are full of sap they re-emerge from the cut and vomit up sap at the base of the tree, where over time ants and aphids build homes. The Black Bark Tick plays a vital role in this ecosystem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Predators such as birds and snakes have difficulty feeding on the black bark tick. Some think that the predators are tricked into believing that they are looking into the eyes of their own babies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Black Bark Tick will only vomit sap when the daytime temperature reach 57.4 degrees F</td></tr>
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<i>Spiked Digger Bug</i><br />
size: 3-4 inches in length<br />
color: green, black<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rare insect lives in a small hole in the ground. Here it can be seen leaving the hole, the digger bug will often cover up the hole after leaving it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here a digger bug is seen leaving a hole at the base of a tree. This hole is hidden beneath a bed of moss.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spikes on the back of the digger bug are used to carry small twigs, which the insect uses to build nesting sites.</td></tr>
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<i>Mottled Wood Leaper</i><br />
3 inches long<br />
white, green, brown<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mottled Wood Leaper is a distant relative of the grasshopper. It is inactive during the day and leaps from tree to tree at night in search of food. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood leapers can cling to a piece of bark for up to 20 hours a day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This insect is often mistaken as a small bat while flying.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is also known as an "E.T." bug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though Mottled Wood Leapers have the ability to bite, this one seemed rather tame. In previous encounters I was bitten by a Mottled Wood Leaper when I tried to scurry up a tree after being chased by a rather large black bear. It seems that The Leaper is rather territorial, and if startled may inflict a bite in order to fend off aggressors. </td></tr>
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<i>Gravelly Dung Beetle</i><br />
1-2 inches in length<br />
green, brown, white, gray, black, yellow<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg9BilhmH0JXN_nFfRDdTJ9DQNcbipCqIlbT9GQH9SLgaSo8wZZvqmw50bF7w5Mjx1Dmchf-I2ADbGt278QZgFxlYTmbAQgxEdXzPHo4Yr0oC-vCEL6zv-TmNtPK6otuQrjc0Smwvqi7R/s1600/IMG_9110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg9BilhmH0JXN_nFfRDdTJ9DQNcbipCqIlbT9GQH9SLgaSo8wZZvqmw50bF7w5Mjx1Dmchf-I2ADbGt278QZgFxlYTmbAQgxEdXzPHo4Yr0oC-vCEL6zv-TmNtPK6otuQrjc0Smwvqi7R/s1600/IMG_9110.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dung beetle is the only one in the world that is white.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gw9yeUEHwKoTMub7sZLGLCdHXt3DBiMnUSlkyt26IBVJao4CKR8CJtamQKC5xGIpUBHaOUP1e-h4kM0jGIESD-hF4RIgyxZiTrfS-UtGGhBJDAH5uZAxfC_f4bgov8BAS-rk_vd8JnIr/s1600/IMG_9111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gw9yeUEHwKoTMub7sZLGLCdHXt3DBiMnUSlkyt26IBVJao4CKR8CJtamQKC5xGIpUBHaOUP1e-h4kM0jGIESD-hF4RIgyxZiTrfS-UtGGhBJDAH5uZAxfC_f4bgov8BAS-rk_vd8JnIr/s1600/IMG_9111.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It can smell dung from up to 10 miles away</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aOFprEhOkdBrr7v8MV5e88iZRBVPDzw3DFdgzOQjCv3d6_Azi3WaFjsPlY1tRaYlg9S3KsVNvpW3yGpp74b9f0QGY8zvj-5elji3Et3SZQcnWm8-RKmPI6ISdraAARrQaY33mly40EuM/s1600/IMG_9112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aOFprEhOkdBrr7v8MV5e88iZRBVPDzw3DFdgzOQjCv3d6_Azi3WaFjsPlY1tRaYlg9S3KsVNvpW3yGpp74b9f0QGY8zvj-5elji3Et3SZQcnWm8-RKmPI6ISdraAARrQaY33mly40EuM/s1600/IMG_9112.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the Gravelly Dung Beetles is attempting to form a piece of excrement into a round ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1bA3i7v2IYaYe9So1wVHdGdHQQXXUSH3F5t0Xb7RS8TTJJkz82n996Z2a5nR28jfTEuxmHzAjv2T5ZLbEbCvJ9JZj3cIiUR3sBLEVnbfmZMAchexReo-fXCfGlWAddExMMF9xMGiOe0I/s1600/IMG_9113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1bA3i7v2IYaYe9So1wVHdGdHQQXXUSH3F5t0Xb7RS8TTJJkz82n996Z2a5nR28jfTEuxmHzAjv2T5ZLbEbCvJ9JZj3cIiUR3sBLEVnbfmZMAchexReo-fXCfGlWAddExMMF9xMGiOe0I/s1600/IMG_9113.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now the Beetle begins to roll the excrement across the ground which it will take back to it's burrow. It can roll a ball of dung for a mile in under 12 minutes.</td></tr>
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<i>Green Horned Grasshopper</i><br />
2-3 inches<br />
green, yellow, black<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxJaYqLg0fuOLZGVcvfb6xsEWlVgY6VI3qS1ZquhsJfg2ZJcUl0ts4_5ErmJHUuIVMZJCk2dmJGvke6mUMRKClC5cHUeN5Anfd_ZIFAH5Lp_IV6KQq5I-wlim03wgYqOv31AHzH2mhTmC/s1600/IMG_9114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxJaYqLg0fuOLZGVcvfb6xsEWlVgY6VI3qS1ZquhsJfg2ZJcUl0ts4_5ErmJHUuIVMZJCk2dmJGvke6mUMRKClC5cHUeN5Anfd_ZIFAH5Lp_IV6KQq5I-wlim03wgYqOv31AHzH2mhTmC/s1600/IMG_9114.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The green horned grasshopper was once abundant all over the city of Seattle and was last seen at Volunteer Park in 1917. This is the only known photo of one since then, taken at Cheasty watershed in 2013. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This grasshopper also like to nibble on English Ivy shoots from time to time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWGYT-x_NdhHGly5MBnNGIXTK0rSPvGxTzB-mYIhVPYU9BpfswqcgPVRe9ef7nP9W85hd_fPH4FV6qSTWsGjorpYBRpIZpGsZGsSlj1OOL347ndpWj_7GmcxGckMbDtzingooKW0nOltn/s1600/IMG_9119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWGYT-x_NdhHGly5MBnNGIXTK0rSPvGxTzB-mYIhVPYU9BpfswqcgPVRe9ef7nP9W85hd_fPH4FV6qSTWsGjorpYBRpIZpGsZGsSlj1OOL347ndpWj_7GmcxGckMbDtzingooKW0nOltn/s1600/IMG_9119.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlike other specie of grasshopper, this one does not fly. It could be the "missing link" between grasshoppers and crickets.</td></tr>
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<i>Queen Ladybird Beetl</i>e<br />
1.5 inches long<br />
red black<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVyoJsFinFOBlV5r6HVwv7oGdM3XBvTU6QGytFEMUNeegNqOSNLdI1xrKwZbbaC4HFMz6nygImXQnHSCqYQLfbrxopGyhqKAbtRrUZjWM2AFLH34lPtSghZdFqRsncU8pfzWni3ubSmnR/s1600/IMG_9161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVyoJsFinFOBlV5r6HVwv7oGdM3XBvTU6QGytFEMUNeegNqOSNLdI1xrKwZbbaC4HFMz6nygImXQnHSCqYQLfbrxopGyhqKAbtRrUZjWM2AFLH34lPtSghZdFqRsncU8pfzWni3ubSmnR/s1600/IMG_9161.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen Lady Bird Beetle is the largest known Ladybug in the world. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ladybird emerges in the Spring to feed on aphids and wood louse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lady bird beetle is not dangerous</td></tr>
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<i>Albino Leaf Hoppe</i>r<br />
3 inches in length<br />
white black tan<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9pzMCIU0unoc1UzdpRux_I-IL2odJ1bnSUadNOWrNh493S2vJc3vZyjVNtSVWmXDSgRCYkMva5nqDa8Fik00nhkYgqDosclCl6spBUSe_vjVMRXYqfJDheMIqQVInyPm0VbHlSpnf0kQ/s1600/IMG_9166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9pzMCIU0unoc1UzdpRux_I-IL2odJ1bnSUadNOWrNh493S2vJc3vZyjVNtSVWmXDSgRCYkMva5nqDa8Fik00nhkYgqDosclCl6spBUSe_vjVMRXYqfJDheMIqQVInyPm0VbHlSpnf0kQ/s1600/IMG_9166.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Albino Leaf Hopper could also be called a fungi hopper because it often disguises itself near shelf fungi</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55iE6NQlj_GXXLnaZbkSSQG3IByle63Pxcdv1Y-BHOI2HD8Wzc8PDbfCYZ9YuQscZSDlJA0maXDKUKTtxpc3JCpN-O4hdlg4thAOfUyodHpKnRkYTN9yVSrPB8A8ILSrQGRyK2lv_eSxU/s1600/IMG_9167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55iE6NQlj_GXXLnaZbkSSQG3IByle63Pxcdv1Y-BHOI2HD8Wzc8PDbfCYZ9YuQscZSDlJA0maXDKUKTtxpc3JCpN-O4hdlg4thAOfUyodHpKnRkYTN9yVSrPB8A8ILSrQGRyK2lv_eSxU/s1600/IMG_9167.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Albino Leaf Hopper was only observed once for three minutes before it hopped and flew away. No other sightings has been confirmed to this day.</td></tr>
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<i>Red Bellied Lichen Hopper</i><br />
2 inches in length<br />
blue green, white, red<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXFcZzhckaZ5gyUz37bxZ0kXsKpHR66dM8zyrsvBh5Vmw-s7h6LbNWMG-DtKbpCF-_T_BaGPlXytudZozhWuk2vrCntmykPJS1K51Il8qiIjlswxHmo-AwpSmec0eiKNaop0X3fFCPOG7/s1600/IMG_9169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXFcZzhckaZ5gyUz37bxZ0kXsKpHR66dM8zyrsvBh5Vmw-s7h6LbNWMG-DtKbpCF-_T_BaGPlXytudZozhWuk2vrCntmykPJS1K51Il8qiIjlswxHmo-AwpSmec0eiKNaop0X3fFCPOG7/s1600/IMG_9169.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lichen Hopper is thought to be related to leaf hoppers. This one is well suited to this habitat. One one tree alone I spotted 27 of them nibbling on blue-green lichens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF91HKnHS5rSq8UK4Zu7tWf-n2t8Z5pwpWFNTaJUGEznSK1XvMo5ULXZHs63xMxQbsi3V1O6X-94232Kkh1NTxY6oaZJpPD_J_qOWJfgUjtAxSIpygbR2T2DyVvfTgnw9NZ3xttPgsY6h/s1600/IMG_9170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF91HKnHS5rSq8UK4Zu7tWf-n2t8Z5pwpWFNTaJUGEznSK1XvMo5ULXZHs63xMxQbsi3V1O6X-94232Kkh1NTxY6oaZJpPD_J_qOWJfgUjtAxSIpygbR2T2DyVvfTgnw9NZ3xttPgsY6h/s1600/IMG_9170.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lichen hopper detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9aLkeKZS6ZhdFTaYcUzr57HuyfFNFRMgp0LwOC9BfzeVAwJ7k_QlAvHFjiYBuglJBsXSj-6D5qKTD2332GycwB4e_ypaWKaYYwUNFmjz6s5jYXTiZdtdKE_QWHYrGAyTR8iQnE75Fg7/s1600/IMG_9171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj9aLkeKZS6ZhdFTaYcUzr57HuyfFNFRMgp0LwOC9BfzeVAwJ7k_QlAvHFjiYBuglJBsXSj-6D5qKTD2332GycwB4e_ypaWKaYYwUNFmjz6s5jYXTiZdtdKE_QWHYrGAyTR8iQnE75Fg7/s1600/IMG_9171.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lichen Hoppers are relatively unconcerned with human behavior because they are only interested in lichens.</td></tr>
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<i>Hobo Camp Fly</i><br />
2-3 inches<br />
black, gray<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80jaM6rMOpV2T0GexOP6I4tDx7qZjZLcSm0GHmaeWyrajEcpa47L8wq5DN0Zg2Limlz3Som1m5OKHp_JbYmyD7rML2RmkmUN3G30KJnBI9mV-psElCce6KGZfHg_fQZ22JUS1kpCvR5Bw/s1600/IMG_9173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80jaM6rMOpV2T0GexOP6I4tDx7qZjZLcSm0GHmaeWyrajEcpa47L8wq5DN0Zg2Limlz3Som1m5OKHp_JbYmyD7rML2RmkmUN3G30KJnBI9mV-psElCce6KGZfHg_fQZ22JUS1kpCvR5Bw/s1600/IMG_9173.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hobo Camp Fly is so-called because it tends to live near abandoned homeless camps. It avoids people, but for some reason is attracted to used candy wrappers, particularly Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0XazlgbRv7Hsb1avBN1i80GepgFnWonqdxUu8EkuQ9bF5KloO1nEs3_Nqdcbm98yB73w88_fUT7i2-FExfNGNKy-blBhOtMrib2vdDjL0nmay9zi8VheP_Ir63vWNsGY9clhz1RXGAKG/s1600/IMG_9172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0XazlgbRv7Hsb1avBN1i80GepgFnWonqdxUu8EkuQ9bF5KloO1nEs3_Nqdcbm98yB73w88_fUT7i2-FExfNGNKy-blBhOtMrib2vdDjL0nmay9zi8VheP_Ir63vWNsGY9clhz1RXGAKG/s1600/IMG_9172.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, the fly is attempting to cover up a Reese's wrapper. Within a minute the fly has buried it in 4 layers of leaves, sticks , and locust seed pods.</td></tr>
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<i>Velocity Bug</i><br />
1.25 inches<br />
black brown yellow<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Velocity Bug is not fast. Native Folk Legends say that ancient couriers used to eat the bug in order to have enough energy to climb over mountain passes, swim across vast fast-moving rivers, and to out-run predators such as moose, bear, and cougar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last known person to eat a Velocity Bug was pioneer Festus Sanders in 1884. The velocity bug got caught in his throat and he died of asphyxiation. They were considered pests there ever after and a local pesticide company in Montesano soon began a publicity campaign to destroy the local scourge. In 1964 victory was complete when the last velocity bug was captured in Walla Walla and fed to a pile of red ants. Little did they know that the Velocity Bug continues to thrive to this day.</td></tr>
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<i>Blue Spotted Scorpion</i><br />
4-6 inches in length<br />
blue, black, red, gray<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the only specimen observed. I watched it roam across the forest floor until it reached a boulder. It crawled onto the boulder for a moment and sat there in the sun waving it's tail back and forth. It was as if it was measuring the wind. Then it scurried off into a burrow beneath some leaves and rotten branches. I did not find out if it's stinger contained abundant venom for necrosis.</td></tr>
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-34027071896307860812014-02-12T11:39:00.001-08:002014-02-12T11:39:55.069-08:00Life of Pelicans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I'm in the Humboldt Bay</div>
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I love to watch the Pelicans play</div>
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They dance on water thrashing about</div>
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diving head first water on snout</div>
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In the fog you can only hear the splash</div>
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of the pelican diving in for the catch</div>
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No tern, nor skimmer could make such a sound</div>
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as the pelican diving heard all around</div>
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At the marina, where dinner is had</div>
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the pelican is circling-- and then a crash! </div>
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It appears to be gone but is really swimming near</div>
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a beak full of minnows and water running rear.</div>
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Then it pops to the surface </div>
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growing rings made from flapping wings</div>
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the pelicans of Humboldt are</div>
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One of those happy things.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelican 2014, coil built at Kirkland Art Center using LF-06 earthenware, majolica glaze, rutile, brown and black underglazes. 81/2 inch tall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelican 2014, Coil built using Vashon White clay with grog, fired to cone 6. Mayco Alabaster glaze, various stains and under glazes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 pelicans made in January 2014, Coil built using same glaze and clay as above. Note: one pelican has a hand-pinched fish in it's beak.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelican with fish, 2014, coil built, 10 inches tall, 15 inches in length<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pair of Pelicans, 2014. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Coil Built Pelicans of various sizes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming Pelicans, extruder and slab constructed. These are my latest invention, Creating pelicans from an extruded clay tube. These are 5 inches tall and about 7-8 inches in length. I used a mix of vashon brown, ckk 6 porcelain, and vashon white clay. Made in February 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porcelain Pelicans, These are some earlier pelicans. The large one is coil built. The smaller ones are pinched. I try to make them in various poses to give them personality.</td></tr>
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Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-26891714850050562162013-12-29T14:56:00.000-08:002013-12-29T15:00:42.981-08:00Treasure Hunting in The Urban ForestTreasure Hunting in the Urban Forest<br />
Recently I went exploring in the forest along the Cheasty greenspace. This patch of the forest lies directly across the street from the Jefferson Park Golf Course and next to Columbia Way and New Holly . There are lots of bird species and other animals. I've encountered wrens, jays, pileated woodpeckers, and a barred owl. I've also seen evidence of bobcat and other mammals. It is a great place to escape the city stress, I rarely encounter other people. It is clear however that volunteers are currently taking out the invasive plants that have taken over. On a recent walk through the forest I encountered many pieces of art blending into the environment. There were many drawings rendered in chalk and charcoal along with numerous sculptures. <br />
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Sometimes art is there to stimulate our environment. It attempts to add human mystery to the mystery of nature. The impermanence of charcoal allows it to naturally disintegrate with a passing rain or wipe of hand. The ceramics will too fall apart in time, they may however get buried as an artifact or become someone's treasure. In the forest all is fair game and these pieces are left to the forces of nature and the elements.</td></tr>
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Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-56254506950644544742013-12-29T14:08:00.000-08:002013-12-29T15:30:24.687-08:00Visions of Old Pasco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This summer I had an opportunity to visit <a href="http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7452">Pasco</a>, Washington the town where I was born. Pasco lies at the junction of the Columbia and Snake Rivers and has a large railroad terminus, historic bridges and terrific parks. I have always been intrigued by the downtown core, a wild mix of buildings and businesses built over the last century. The old downtown was built next to the old Northern Pacific Railroad track and depot. Many buildings are empty and are for sale or rent. Some of them appear to be abandoned altogether. There are many warehouses, restaurants, small groceries, and other businesses that do continue to thrive near here along with a weekend farmer's market and an outstanding Good Will store. These photos are meant to capture the beauty and mystery that surrounds these old buildings and I took them with the hope of eventually turning them into paintings. I love capturing buildings in their natural state as a testament to their history. The great thing about Pasco in the summer is that there is most likely going to be nice weather. Starting out early is a great idea to beat the summer heat and to capture the intense blue of the skies. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Office</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACME Machine & Welding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ACME detail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stephanie's Boutique</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thunderbird</td></tr>
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<b>Shadow Boxer</b></div>
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Sometimes we fight against things we don't understand. The world is broad, and there are all sorts of forces battling for control over our attention, our values, and our time. We may think we know the enemy, but our targets are often misguided by external forces using media and propaganda to hide their own crimes. They wear masks. </div>
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Then there is the struggle within, our constant battle with emotion and truth while trying to find our place and our reason to exist. This is often overlooked though it may determine the course of our lives. It helps to have a sense of humor. </div>
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These sculptures are from my "Shadow Boxer" series that I created specifically for display at All City Coffee in Georgetown. This show will be up in October and stay up through November. In this case the work is loosely centered around the shadow box concept, which uses the interplay of positive and negative shapes to create a tableau or arrangement of objects. Within these works are boxes based upon animal behavior, introspection, social commentary, collections, landscapes, and mythological creatures. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Shadow Boxer</i>, white earthenware with red ellensburg slip(bricks), red iron oxide, commercial red & black underglazes, clear gloss glaze, and alligator raku glaze</td></tr>
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Shadow Boxer Detail This sculpture is playful but has deeper meaning. Sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what we are against. Sometimes it is a struggle within,or sometimes we are beside ourselves, thinking of those we've wronged in the past and never reconnected. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Aviary, the birds are like imagination, they are sometimes dormant or "...flying free for you to use"</td></tr>
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I've always enjoyed watching ducks, the way they paddle and dive, the way they waddle on shore.<br />
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Sasquatch Cave Detail. I like to imagine what a sasquatch cave would look like. Probably similar to a human cave dwelling.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mohave Dan is a lizard man who has his own circus sideshow and runs a small cantina where "Tail Grabbing is Prohibited" There is also an iguana on the roof,which sadly got cut off in the photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Country Bridge, white earthenware with iron oxide, chrome green glaze, yellow gloss . Sometimes we want to get away so we escape to a country place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cat Box</i> white earthenware with purple and turquoise gloss glaze. Cats are calming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Catacombs</i> or House of Cats , white earthenware with various gloss glazes and pinch formed cats. Inspired by the Hot Catz series.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Owl Box</i> , white earthenware, with various stains and under glazes plus a clear gloss. Owls symbolize day into night....night into day.... dark into light...light into dark...secrets hidden...secrets revealed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sunshine storage unit</i>, slab built white earthenware with various gloss glazes. Here in Seattle, sometimeswe just need a little sunshine.</td></tr>
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Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-17478798696462784422013-07-04T17:15:00.001-07:002013-07-04T17:15:41.327-07:00Collage and pocket picture books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Collage, Pocket Picture Book, and Altered Texts 1997-2013</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">In March of 1997, I packed up all of my possessions and moved to Washington State from Denton,TX. I was out of college, having recently graduated from the University of North Texas. I was without a permanent home and a studio to make art. While trying to figure out where to live and work I had a strong yearning to make art to help combat the stress I was facing with the uncertainty. Lo and behold, while staying a few nights in my grandmother's basement in Pasco, WA, I discovered the art of altered books. In her basement was 2 complete sets of Encyclopedia Brittanica, outdated textbooks on Atomic and Solar Energy, and several volumes of National Geographic.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> A friend of mine in college, Jason Rutherford had been making altered books for quite sometime and I decided that this art was ideal for portability. The text also was exciting, because as a novice writer with a degree in English Composition, I could form a story by using imagery and text that was already available but change the wording and phrasing and imagery by using cut and paste methods by hand. The juxtaposition of images could create a story of it's own and often create a great piece of art.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> In all, from 1997 to 2004 I created 62? books with unique subjects, titles, and imagery. Since then and currently I have created dozens more. What started out as pure collage soon morphed into a plethora of art forms. I have explored drawing with colored pencils, graphite, pen, ink, marker, charcoal; I painted with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, egg tempera, and even oil. I used found objects, photos, ephemera, and memorabilia. I used linoleum, woodcuts, silkscreen and styrofoam to print. I also wrote poetry, philosophy, and humorous phrases. The books became pocket sized art galleries. I saved a few for my own collection, many were given to friends. Most of the books were over 20-60 pages apiece with a few having over 100. Here is a list of most if not all of them, including some I am still working on.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1. Atomic Comfort 1997</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2. Texass: Steers and Queers 1997</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">8. Bug: The Realm of the Insect</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">10. The F.B.I. (Fun Being Ill) note: over 200 pages</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">12. Outer Surfaces in Interstellar Spaces</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">15. Bar Talk: The Bathyscaphe and Beyond</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">16. Youth Trip</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">17. The Healing of Sick Minds by Iman Sane*</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">19. Landforms</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">20. Wonderworld 2: Geothermal Unit</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">21. Let's Fly by Ace Pilot*</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">22. Birthday Kate (note: present for my wife)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">23. The New Lust Blues</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">29. Handyman's Guide to Manhood (68 pages)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">35. Hampy Camping Handbook (32 pages)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">36. Space Age: Return of the Astronuts</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">39. On Time</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">43. The F.B.I. Project: Boredom (48 pages)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">47. Lies: the Book of Truth (34 pages)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">48. Quigly's Guide to Scribbling (32 pages)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">49. Redneck's Guide to Violence</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">56 pages of art created in 2003. paintings, drawings, collage, found objects, found photos, found slides, found ephemera, print making. Bound with copper wool and hemp fiber, 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches in size.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover with copper wool binding and wood-fired terra cotta beads on hemp string</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mind from pages 2 and 3 watercolor, acrylic, collage imagery and marker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pottery via piano, photo, watercolor, ink, and collage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">daydream, acrylic paint, watercolor, found objects, and textbook paper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All You Have is What You Know</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brain on the Cosmic Plane(left), Correspondence with Al Finnell (right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mind Eraser</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These Minds Know......... More Than We Think</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't Be Fooled..... Because The Mind Already Knows</td></tr>
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40 pages of art. Made in 2004. Contains paintings, drawings, woodcut print, linocut print,collage, found photos, found objects, found song lyrics, found drawing, found blue angels stickers and more</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found song lyrics. These were written inside a sketchbook I found at a thrift store along with some drawings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In a crash situation it is important to be prepared. A list can help. Found photo on right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are plans from a real airplane that I discovered in a trash can in the catacombs of the museum. </td></tr>
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32 pages of drawings, paintings, collage, text, linocut, and burnings finished in 2006</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">painting of fire, acrylic on textbook page<br />"The Fire was warm and bright I thought about my family and friends and held my hands closer to the fire. I wasn't afraid. Then I thought about glass and how it's kinda like fire"</td></tr>
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This book is 20 pages of original art. Drawings, Paintings and photography on various papers. The cover is made of cardboard with a metallic silvery coating. Bound with Ribbon scraps. This book was originally received in a trade with another artist at the Occidental First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. I altered the book by adding pages, changing the cover, and adding all the art .<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left is watercolor, right is a photo of a tree in Denton, TX on Ponder Street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Are we a reflection of our surroundings?</td></tr>
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The weird thing about making books like these is often a lot of serendipity occurs while putting together pages and the story line. Images seem to appear when needed and text just somehow fits. Once I would get on a roll, it was hard to stop, so I just kept on going. The books are great for documenting a trip, an event, or acting as a sketch book of sorts.<br />
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-6878393543263270102013-06-23T16:43:00.000-07:002013-06-23T16:43:48.280-07:00Solstice Pit Fired Pottery Results<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br />The Summer Solstice pottery pit fire at Alki Beach was a success. It was a wonderful gathering of pottery enthusiasts. Strangers on the beach joined in the fun as fire dancers twirled fireballs, and stopped by to see the pots being fired. We used wood collected locally at a nearby forest plus some construction scraps as fuel. I weaved seaweed and driftwood throughout the stacking of the pots and sprinkled in some copper carbonate and table salt before burning. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVKWehY9PSh1pT2mB6Prv7G4mNqRk4gHE9KglMzq8t0pOnfDw4f0cJgyTaBExJyBBOdaWMvp9ge6yuAarCp9NAz7JBDG3OxYARTQBD5SAbHSFVVyKuHi8cRPf53yebWx1184InCJXcRU/s1600/IMG_7943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVKWehY9PSh1pT2mB6Prv7G4mNqRk4gHE9KglMzq8t0pOnfDw4f0cJgyTaBExJyBBOdaWMvp9ge6yuAarCp9NAz7JBDG3OxYARTQBD5SAbHSFVVyKuHi8cRPf53yebWx1184InCJXcRU/s320/IMG_7943.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Fire Pit in Action....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elaine, Kate, and I firing away....</td></tr>
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Here are some of the results from the firing. We got a wide range of colors. I used a lot of various slips, clay bodies, and designs. I painted cats, owls, rabbits, fish, birds, and even a squirrel with colored slips. I also used geometric and organic patterned designs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cat bowl, pit fired earthenware with slip decoration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Bowl, pit fired earthenware with slip decoration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun Plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun Plate bottom, looks like a flower</td></tr>
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If you are wondering why some of the pots look like they were made by hand it's because they were. I pinched out all of these shapes with just my fingers. A few of the pieces, the ones with the wider rims on the mouth and feet have some coils added. The vases and bottle shapes are two part pinch pits joined together. One piece below( the owl vase without lid) was made on a pottery wheel, the one with the lid was entirely coil built with terra cotta. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 footed bowl. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Vase</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Vase, same as above</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheasty Clay Bowl, This was made from clay dug from less than one mile from my house. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though this clay is prone to cracking, a fine layer of terra sigillata can be applied to the inside to seal it from easy leakage. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like to hollow out the foot of most pieces to make them lighter and to give them a "pedestal" of sorts to stand on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon Plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moon Plate inside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a small porcelain pinch pot that I sprayed with lacquer. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lacquer will enrich colors and add a glossy sheen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The copper carbonate leaves behind red</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottle or Vase with swirls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tripod plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terra cotta vase</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted vase, there is a chip on the lip from the firing, unfortunately even though I dug through the ashes, I couldn't find the missing piece.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bird plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hare plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rabbit plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squirrel plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottom of squirrel plate is textured from a found beach log</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swirl cup</td></tr>
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I also pinched some more pieces from my primitive head series. The primitive heads are either pit or raku fired and they are usually representations of animals or people. I've been making these for several years. These ones were all made from terra cotta and were burnished with a polished stone. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hare</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bear</td></tr>
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I also made a pair of elephant figurines.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terra Cotta Elephants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puppy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hippopotamus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is two-sided it has a lion on this side.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.....and a face on the other</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Dude</td></tr>
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Lately I've been inspired by looking at archaeology books on Pre Columbian art. The pottery from past cultures pushed the use of slip and pit firing methods to an extreme. Their design motifs make the work interesting from a cultural standpoint as well. I like to make art in a similar manner and add a modern twist. Art is often a reflection of the times in which we live, so I like to use materials that are part of the landscape and make images that are familiar to me and the times I am living in.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is another bowl made from local clay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inside I painted to look like the transmission towers that loom near my house, I wanted to make something that reflected the place where I made the pot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pot is a self portrait in profile. Lately I have been trying to make self portraits in each series of work I make. I am interested in seeing how these evolve over time. The light and shadow plus colored slips worked really well for this one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a side view of the Self Portrait Bowl shown above</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Plate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owl Vase, Although tis vase isn't able to hold water without it soaking through, it can be used as a dry vase or mantle piece. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Often the more that a piece is buried in burning organic material, the darker the piece gets. The bottom of this piece was buried in ash and therefore has a darker gray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lidded Container Owl, coil built terra cotta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lid was pinched and then coils were added to the rim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of the pieces have black designs burnt onto the surface from seagull feathers we found on the beach. I took the pots out of the fire while they were hot and we drew designs using the soft ends of the feathers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pot was made from pressing the clay into a hole I had carved out of a pumice boulder that I found at the Baker River. It creates fabulous texture.</td></tr>
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For more information on how to participate in one of our pit firings, please send me an email at aaronmurr@gmail.com or contact me on this blog. Thanks for looking.Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0Alki Beach Park, Seattle, WA 98116, USA47.5811773 -122.4066645000000347.5704663 -122.42683450000003 47.5918883 -122.38649450000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-38799319350240454002013-06-13T09:45:00.001-07:002013-06-13T10:53:20.827-07:00Ceramics at the Alki Bath House Pottery Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View From Alki Beach, the Alki Bath House is on the left.</td></tr>
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One of the best things about teaching ceramics is that I get to teach at one of the most beautiful places in the world. The sunsets at Alki are amazing, and there is such a great mix of people, it is the perfect place for people watching and meeting friends. <br />
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West Seattle sometimes feels like a small town, it has a very strong sense of community and the beach culture at Alki allows one to slow down the pace of life to admire the beauty around.</div>
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The Alki Bath House is also a historic building, in 2012 it celebrated it's 100th birthday! In addition to being the oldest bath house on the entire west coast, it also can boast as having one of the smallest, yet lovely pottery studios ever.</div>
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The studio has 7 Shimpo pottery wheels and all the tools needed for sculpting, carving, and making pots on a wheel. We have rolling pins, textured fabrics, and stamping tools for texturing surfaces. There is an extruder for making different shapes. A large canvas table for hand building and wedging boards for drying out clay. We have glazes, stains, colored slips, and under glazes for finishing. The work is fired in a 28" electric kiln. We generally bisque in the <a href="http://www.sheffield-pottery.com/Orton-Cone-Chart-s/314.htm">cone 04</a> range, and glaze fire at 5 or 6. <br />
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Many of the participants in the pottery program are long time West Seattle residents, but we also get people from as far away as Shoreline. Occasionally we get visitors who were past participants. The other day a lady stopped by and said she took pottery classes in the bath house 50 years ago. Another long ago student and long time Seattle resident Margaret(sp?) stopped by the bath house recently. She had taken classes there many years ago but had to stop a long time ago due to her vision. She was happy to donate a few bags of clay, dowels, clay boards, slips, etc. because she was cleaning out her house and thought we could use them. She said she had fond memories of making things out of clay in the old studio. <br />
Ted Johnson, an Alki studio participant and healer at <a href="http://www.admiralhealingarts.com/">Admiral Healing Arts</a>, made a short <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae6X8Pmx4r4">video of me</a> making a cup on the pottery wheel at Alki studio. Although I make it look easy, it takes a lot of practice to learn how to center a piece of clay consistently. In order to make good pottery a person must constantly strive for excellence. Over time the quest for quality craftsmanship becomes apparent, and taking time to do things right becomes very important. As you fine tune your abilities, it is important to try new directions and make attempts at new shapes, sizes, alterations, clay bodies and form. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The studio allows for a wide range of work, we have an extruder for hand building, and a large canvased table for rolling out slabs. We also have plenty of bowls of slip ready for classes and open studio work.</td></tr>
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The program is run through the Seattle Park and Recreation Department. This summer we have clay summer camps running in mid to late summer for boys and girls. We have evening classes for adults as well. Open studio times are available by the instructor. In the Fall, more open studio time will be offered in addition to morning and evening classes, child/parent classes, and childhood after school enrichment programs. To register or inquire about ongoing classes see <a href="https://class.seattle.gov/parks/Start/Start.asp">SPARC</a>.<br />
You can also register by contacting the Alki Community Center at 206 684 7430. <br />
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In addition to the stunning views, the beach offers wildlife such as Sea Lions, Seals, Otters, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Gulls, Heron, Cormorants, Brants, Sea Ducks, Geese and even a rare whale. At low tide there are moon snails, crab, and an occasional octopus. The beach also offers up a wide variety of sea glass, agates, seaweed, driftwood, and other debris. One time I even found a twenty dollar bill floating in the waves. The sandy part of the beach also has fire pits. We've even started doing <a href="http://aaronmurray.blogspot.com/2013_05_01_archive.html">pit firings</a> for pottery right on the beach. Our next beach pit firing is scheduled for Summer Solstice on June 21, 2013. We'll set up around 3 or 4 and burn till the evening. Come join us!<br />
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0Alki Beach Park, Seattle, WA 98116, USA47.5811773 -122.4066645000000347.5704663 -122.42683450000003 47.5918883 -122.38649450000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-57921573968052825262013-06-01T22:45:00.000-07:002013-06-01T22:45:26.913-07:00Aaron's Intuitive Garden UpdateThese pictures are an update of my garden. This year I added some new sculptures and plants. The garden features several different salad greens, an abundance of rhubarb, 4 different kinds of berries, and a lot of potato plants. I used food and yard waste as compost, and various found sea weeds as fertilizer. So far most of the plants are doing well because of a great combination of sun and rain. The images below are a little compressed due to format. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the potato bed. I planted potatoes from eyes I pulled off of old potatoes and from potatoes that my father grew down in Pasco. Some are red, others are white, and the ones from Pasco are bakers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some flowers add color to the garden. The California Orange Poppies are a favorite of Kate's, The purple flowers in the background are yearly arrivals from our chive patch, and the pink flowers are weeds that were among a patch pof seaweed that I put on the garden bed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year the Irises were large and plentiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The yellow flowers are Mizuna, or Mustard Greens, to the left are strawberries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year I split my Rhubarb into two plants. People sometimes wonder how to eat it. I like to grind it up in smoothie mixes or cook it with my potatoes for breakfast. Sometimes I even chop it up like celery and throw it in a salad-- stalks only, of course!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some areas of the garden feature sculptures, this plaza like area has several. This area now features a wooden bench and a small table(not pictured)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sandstone owl was carved out of stone that I found at Lake Ray Roberts in Denton County Texas. The backside of the sculpture has moss growing on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bordered the center patch of the garden with found bricks, tiles, rocks, and bricks I made myself. They make an interesting mosaic. They also support beds for growing beets, onion, garlic, leeks, beans, squash, peas, and corn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cement squirrel was given to me from my grandparents garden in Tacoma. It sits among the strawberry patch on a basalt pillar known as a "dragon bone"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I carved this soapstone sculpture several years ago. He is surrounded by a cement slab and oyster shells. Behind it lies the sculpture of a tree supporting raspberries, several potato plants, and more garlic and beets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I call this the wood patch, it has driftwood, burls, and woody shelf fungus. A pea plant and garlic lie nearby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a detail of the wood patch that also has hollow stones and other details.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ceramic building has a copper roof. There are some small people on the inside. It sits next to some snap peas and more raspberries.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another building, this one with a rusty metal roof. A buffalo sculpture and a worm are also there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another industrial style building. This one was raku fired. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gun Bunny helps to support the hops and blackberries</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a still life of three of my sculptures made from wood, stone, and clay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I call this the Monkey Sphinx. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a bronze sculpture I made at Pratt during my PONCHO residency. It has maintained its patina pretty well. Beets and Chard in fore and background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a basalt stone that I found in Central Washington, it has colorful lichens covering it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a red oak tree that I planted from an acorn that I found in the Naaman Forest in Garland, TX. When I was a kid I used to explore the creeks and the forests. During my last visit to Texas in 2009, I returned to the forest, found some rather large acorns, and brought them home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I still have lots of owls and other things I am carving when I have time. These are works in progress.</td></tr>
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On Monday, May 13th at approximately 8:30 AM I began to set up the fire pit at Alki Beach for a pit firing. The pit firing was to coincide with my 42nd birthday. I often like to celebrate my day of birth with an art event of some sort and I was eager to introduce some of my students to the process of primitive firing.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fire pit at Alki Beach looking North. Filled with sand, these iron hexagonal pits are first come --first serve at the beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box of pre-bisqued pots for the fire. I fired them in an electric kiln at cone 018, to keep them from exploding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry wood is essential for having a great fire, you want the coals to develop so the fire gets hot enough to leave various colors</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dried moss, sea weed, driftwood bits, saw dust and kelp also enrich the color spectrum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For reds and yellows we sprinkled some copper oxides and sea salt onto the pots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Alki there is an abundance of dried seaweed, which I used to line the bottom of the pit. I also layered the seaweed and driftwood bits between and on top of the pottery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used some butcher paper scraps to help ignite the fire. I also brought some wood chips leftover from my carving projects and some thick fennel stalks from the garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I start off with lots of smaller sticks stacked in a tee-pee style, then I ignite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fire burns and larger boughs are added. When there is a bed of coals, the pots are possibly ready.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pots that have their bodies exposed to the open air tend to come out lighter, while ones that are buried in burning debris often come out blackened. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a terra cotta coaster of an owl. I used white terra sigillata for the accents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An owl vase and a primitive skull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of the were made with found and recycled earthenware. I used clay from Beacon Hill and Ellensburg both as slip applications and as a sculpting body.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way home from the firing I was elated. I was looking forward to rinsing the pots in the sink, but sadly things took a turn for the worst. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entire box of work slammed into the dashboard on impact, crushing or chipping about 40% of the work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shattered plate: Kittitas earthenware with various slips</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floater: Beacon hill earthenware with Terra Sigillata and kittitas slip</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top: Bull Plate Terra Cotta mic with Terra Sigillata and terra cotta slip,Below: Owl Coaster Terra Cotta/Terra Sig, Moon Platter Beacon Hill Earthenware with various slips</td></tr>
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Easy come easy go, luckily the guy had insurance. Since a bunch of the pieces are ruined I'll just have to make more. After all the potter's motto is:<br />
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-84835022753858142622013-04-13T13:02:00.001-07:002013-04-13T13:02:34.770-07:00Woodcuts, Linocuts, and Other Relief<div style="text-align: right;">
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In 1998 I began using soft linoleum to make relief prints. I soon discovered other carving surfaces such as soft rubber, and then wood. I've also used styrofoam, craft foam, and other surfaces. </div>
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I used to make artist trading cards of people as well. They were usually painted or drawn, but I also did a series of printed ones as well(see above) This led to making individual portraits as well (below)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Believer</i>, woodcut 2003<br /></td></tr>
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I also began making a lot more of the prints from wood. I worked at a wine warehouse for awhile and used to collect the wood from wine crates. It was usually a smooth soft pine. After pulling out the nails and staples it was ready to carve.</div>
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The profiles I made were a reflection on individuals I may or may not have seen previously. In other words I make up these portraits from out of my head. They are not of a particular person that is really alive, though at times I can see something in them that reminds me of people I have known. I try to make them look humorous in a way, though other feelings do emerge. <br />
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The <i>Man with Pipe </i>is a linocut reduction print , meaning that the soft linoleum is carved, then printed, then carved and printed again, and so on until the block is reduced to small details. <i>The Handyman </i>is a reduction wood cut. It is printed from wine crate wood from Australia.</div>
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These black and white prints were also done on wine crate wood. I do not sand or alter the wood before carving. The wood warps and splits easily so it must be kept dry and flat. <br />
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I've also made some prints that were based on local bar scenes. This print titled <i>Summer Movies </i>is reduction linocut based on the movies they used to show at the back patio of Linda's Tavern on Capitol Hill.<br />
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Shortly after moving to Seattle in 1998 I began to explore printmaking. With the encouragement of a friend who lent me the tools and linoleum to make my first print, I soon became obsessed with making relief imagery. With a new city to explore, I began to take in the sites around me which soon inspired my own artistic vision of archways, stadiums, and viaducts. </div>
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For many of my prints I used discarded wood. Sometimes the texture of the wood reveals itself in the print(see above) Worn wood can act as a sort of shading device that puts the print in a new light. In 2007 a pipe burst in my basement in the room I used as a print studio. Many of my prints were destroyed or damaged. The prints above and below has staining due to the accident.<br />
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One day while walking by<br />
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a glint in the sky caught my eye</div>
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I looked up and saw flying past</div>
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a pegasus unicorn giraffe</div>
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It's wings soared above the trees</div>
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and it's fluttering shook the leaves</div>
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it flew into a cloud and dove fast</div>
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this pegasus unicorn giraffe</div>
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Then it landed nearby</div>
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it was a sight I couldn't deny</div>
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and i tried real hard not to laugh</div>
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at the pegasus unicorn giraffe</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unicorn Skull coil built stoneware, glaze, rutile stain, and white gold overglaze</td></tr>
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These unicorn skulls are built using coils. Coils are strings of clay that can be used to built complex shapes. By adding such a small amount of clay at a time, you can easily control whatever you are building. You can also prevent cracks, like the one seen in the image above by using a little slip between each coil.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large Pegiracorn in progress</td></tr>
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I also use coils to build larger free-standing sculptures. This is a pegasus unicorn giraffe, or pegiracorn built with earthenware. I glazed it with majolica glaze and rutile spots. It and another spent a few months at SEATAC airport during NCECA<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>murrequis unicornis humboldt</i></td></tr>
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Since it is difficult to make all skulls exactly alike, I like to imagine that the unicorn evolved over time, much like horses. Therefore, I can assign names to delineate their specie.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Murrequis unicornis americus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unicorn evolution</td></tr>
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I enjoy the challenge of making complex sculptures. Making any skull can be difficult. I usually use images of horse skulls to help me along, but sometimes I get carried into imaginary traits.<br />
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There it stood upon the ground<br />
and there it did not make a sound<br />
I did not think that this vision would last<br />
of the pegasusunicorn giraffe*<br />
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I shook my head and closed my eyes<br />
I even reached down to pinch my thigh<br />
I blinked and blinked but standing by<br />
was the pegasusunicorn giraffe<br />
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So I yelled with all my might<br />
" what strange creature has entered my sight?"<br />
but the beast did not respond<br />
it just leaped into the air---and flew on<br />
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It was a pegasus-unicorn giraffe<br />
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*note: The pegasusunicorngiraffe or pegiracorn as it is otherwise known lives near Mount Olympus in the rain forest. It can occasionally be seen flying across the sky at dawn and dusk. It has also been spotted near Sequim down at "the Spit" but usually likes to avoid crowds of people.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truck Repair<br />
watercolor and gouache on paper<br />
2010</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fortuna Cafe<br />
watercolor and gouache on paper<br />
2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beacon and Columbia<br />
acrylic on wood<br />
2011-2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surplus Too<br />
acrylic on wood<br />
2012-2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjg8LYNv_1pcfUvwJuzFNOZyYhY-HKLciUmFpnHRLp8QC49gH7BVG_Sk0QHZI48tSbYgdvZnAwpCVvxllC-AVPSiOd3ogqR_yn0ZH_Yufncf1N2kwzbWBbEKDyxnPlzAla43wXDSsngg/s1600/IMG_6341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjg8LYNv_1pcfUvwJuzFNOZyYhY-HKLciUmFpnHRLp8QC49gH7BVG_Sk0QHZI48tSbYgdvZnAwpCVvxllC-AVPSiOd3ogqR_yn0ZH_Yufncf1N2kwzbWBbEKDyxnPlzAla43wXDSsngg/s640/IMG_6341.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hudson Warehouse<br />
Acrylic on canvas<br />
2011-2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vac Shop<br />
acrylic on wood<br />
2012-2013<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun Mart<br />
acrylic on paper<br />
2010-2011<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdY3MQs27_owiDPNEcjEzNDWL4cDfTqekH2NbNinB9lYmNDYt_bqn3SQ8dxMzi8YCkGu9d7lF_teNyMZkNRVlt0Ps9IrbB_PzguHRog0KlgNswInnNNCIzT9vrMl8LDUi6uufuzglw8Iw/s1600/IMG_6353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdY3MQs27_owiDPNEcjEzNDWL4cDfTqekH2NbNinB9lYmNDYt_bqn3SQ8dxMzi8YCkGu9d7lF_teNyMZkNRVlt0Ps9IrbB_PzguHRog0KlgNswInnNNCIzT9vrMl8LDUi6uufuzglw8Iw/s320/IMG_6353.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lodge<br />
ink on paper<br />
2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beacon and columbia<br />
ink on paper<br />
2011</td></tr>
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On some occasions I like to only use sumi ink and water (left and right). The ink allows for great tonal qualities that can evoke mood and feeling. Watercolors on the other hand create washes and gradients of color, that blend to enliven an image. Acrylic and oils give opacity, firmness and a rich texture. I also like egg tempera. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdSwNR8Yxpt6Su_t1rjX1Ji8VzI1Otz7dNuKP-b1H6bcpDcgmoAzXlIhBErB0Vfshr3Yn7sSX6K5NIWs8rkUMaGkcfyV5HdFE8Jt-QiKHtpzX_B3uBFvXIXtBi-VcG886piMozh4bOUg/s1600/IMG_6338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdSwNR8Yxpt6Su_t1rjX1Ji8VzI1Otz7dNuKP-b1H6bcpDcgmoAzXlIhBErB0Vfshr3Yn7sSX6K5NIWs8rkUMaGkcfyV5HdFE8Jt-QiKHtpzX_B3uBFvXIXtBi-VcG886piMozh4bOUg/s640/IMG_6338.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portland Warehouse<br />
ink and watercolor on paper<br />
2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpNlgoOhonlOJaTmLxRKNWYm_nZxF_3RiVZdi6a8sqC3K_EFysMGKwDoTSPe2YaZYsPebF4QJ_BS1JLnxhzQvHRpkHT7qPi7zJIOCOj6r5lC8W7kSFQuMU7ZJ0rgj-51jHTH-XdjsuJI/s1600/IMG_6374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpNlgoOhonlOJaTmLxRKNWYm_nZxF_3RiVZdi6a8sqC3K_EFysMGKwDoTSPe2YaZYsPebF4QJ_BS1JLnxhzQvHRpkHT7qPi7zJIOCOj6r5lC8W7kSFQuMU7ZJ0rgj-51jHTH-XdjsuJI/s320/IMG_6374.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last House in Chinatown<br />
acrylic on wood<br />
2012</td></tr>
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Grunge City is a current series of paintings based on interesting places in Portland and Seattle, particularly South of Jackson Street. I began in 2011 to replicate images based on real places that captured my interest.The series is an extension of work previously made from 2007-2009 and are also perhaps an evolution from the viaduct series executed in 1998-2002. This newer series of paintings reveal my growth as a painter, which has been an intermittent passion between kiln firings and sculpture. I find a certain solace painting especially in the winter when the weather calls one indoors. The clay often being too cold, and the outside being a little too wet makes one yearn for a sweater, a hot cup, and a warm bowl. With a paint brush in hand and plenty of patience, a picture will emerge that delights the senses. I look for interesting places and buildings with some wear. These places reveal the fragility of time, and are a reflection of the now. In the future, if these paintings survive, they may become a snapshot into our past. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paintings in progress</td></tr>
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-26059002687607317492012-11-21T14:18:00.000-08:002012-11-21T14:18:37.311-08:00Hot Catz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The Hot Catz are a group of cat characters that were first developed about 6 years ago. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The Hot Catz theme was further developed as I began depicting them on cups and bowl in various scenarios. Hot Catz in space, Hot Catz Interview, Hot Catz in Hatz, Hot Catz on Film, were a few of many ideas I developed for them. I also made relief block prints, some comic strips, and many drawings for this theme. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Previous to the Hot Catz explosion, I had made a few cat figurines that I mostly sold in Occidental Park during 1st Thursday Art Walks, or at Pike Place Market. This year I decided to re-explore cats through pinching and by using and altering extruded forms. This lead to the creation of new bodies of work.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cat pendants before application of over glazes</td></tr>
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I made a series of cat pendants as a line of jewelry (left), Raku-fire extruded cats(above left), electric fired black cats, and a series of high fire multi colored extruded cats (right)<br />
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The Raku firing process is full of excitement and pleasantly surprising results. I fire these at the Kirkland Art Center in their clamshell Raku kiln to about 1900 degrees F. <br />
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Most of the extruded cats will be high-fired. They become waterproof and non-porous at those temperatures. Three new high-fired cats are depicted in the photo directly below. There will be brown, black, white, gray, spotted, yellow, and tan Catz.<br />
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These cat pendants are also fired high (cone 10) They are pinched from white stoneware. They are glazed with opaque glazes, with stains used for attributes and a gold over glaze on the eyes. These cat pendants can be found at <a href="http://www.fancyjewels.com/">Fancy</a> in Seattle. <br />
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I made a series of extruded cats using a black clay body called Midnight Black. It fires pretty dark at about cone 4. I glazed them in a clear gloss and accented their eyes with underglazes.<br />
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The Hippocats are an extension of the Hot Catz. The cats and the hippo live symbiotically.<br />
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And of course I had to make some more Hot Catz dishware. This is a series of cups.<br />
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In addition to making sculptures I enjoy making pots on a wheel. Lately I have made a series of cups, bowls, and vases with owls depicted on them in underglaze. The pots are made from clay bodies that fire at cone 6 and cone 10. At Alki Beach where I teach classes, we use clay and glazes that fire at cone 6, because we only have an electric kiln. I make pots from a porcelain body called ckk6, another yellow stoneware called Vashon White, a Vashon Brown, and a Kalama Red. Some are also hybrids from various bodies mixed together. At Kirkland Arts Center we use cone 10 bodies. These are generally more hard, and have more color due to reduction firing and heavy iron in the clay. We use Laguna B Mix as a white stoneware. In some ways it takes on a porcelain consistency. I also occasionally throw Columbia White, Dakota Red, and Rod's Bod-- a gritty iron heavy clay. <br />
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Some owl ware is carved. I like to add texture and carving is a way to add detail. I carve the pieces when they are leather -hard. I like to use repetition to create pattern. Numbers play a role. Sometimes I like to count as I carve, other times I'll look for mathematical meaning within the work, as crazy as it sounds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coil built owls L to R: eartheware with majolica and stains, earthenware with clear gloss glaze, Mid-range stoneware with various glazes</td></tr>
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<br />Aaron Murray Arts and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00853667366339577588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170793545367903671.post-78977971847389333592012-11-20T18:37:00.000-08:002012-11-20T18:40:40.664-08:00Oh! Deer! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh ! Deer!</span></span><br />
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I decided to make some deer for the holidays this year. The deer are pinched and pulled from stoneware clay at my house on Beacon Hill. I bisque fire them at Alki Beach. I glazed them with paprika, Ohata Kaki, and tenmouku glazes and fired them to cone 10 at the <a href="http://www.kirklandartscenter.org/">Kirkland Arts Center</a>. Each deer is unique and is stylized in a general way to look deer-like. None are meant to represent a particular deer species. <br />
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Other attempts to make deer have been made, but this is the first time I've made a herd of 3 or more. It is always a challenge to make them, especially the horns. This is the first batch of ten. I have twenty more on the way to being fired. Special thanks to Pat Collyar, Wayne Pennington, and the KAC gas firing squad. <br />
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