Oct 7, 2022 | Architecture, Design, Drawing, Film, Food, History, Masterclass, Metal, Sculpture, Teaching, Thoughts, Traditional Arts, Welding
David and Sophia at the shop David Ponsler? Brett Waller says he’s alright. David will get this inside joke. I took Sophia to the shop here in Jacksonville to see his progress on a forged Bronze project he’s been on for about a year. He is one of the first... 
Sep 22, 2022 | Character design, Design, Film, History, Museum, Photography, Teaching, Thinktank, Thoughts, Traditional Arts
Larry Yazzie wetplate photo by Shane Balkowitsch My friend Larry Yazzie is Dancing in traditional style here in Jax at the MOSH 9-24-2022. This photo by Shane Balkowitsch for the Native American Archives is and interesting story in itself. 
Sep 18, 2022 | Architecture, Cosplay, Design, Drawing, Film, Food, History, Museum, Painting, Sculpture, Thinktank, Thoughts, Wood Carving
Bacchanalia Colonel Jirayr Arnak Hanparzoom Hovsep Baldanose Zorthian. I visited his ranch when I was doing THE HOLYLAND performances and temple of sacred retardation in my early Los Angeles days. We became friends and comrades in art. His birthday parties, called... 
Sep 16, 2022 | Character design, Cosplay, Design, History, Painting, Sculpture, Thoughts, Uncategorized
Daniels helmet hut I met Daniel Davis by chance and for completely different reasons. It turned out we had a lot in common. Love of music and motorcycles to name a few of our common interests. He invited me to his home and after several months I finally made the visit... 
Sep 4, 2022 | Architecture, Design, Drawing, Film, First Friday Films, History, Museum, Painting, Sculpture, Teaching, Thoughts
I used to watch Spongebob Squarepants with my daughter when she was a toddler and thought to myself he was the embodiment of constancy and cheerful purpose. I love Spongebob. Complete self-awareness in which nothing diverts his purposefulness for long. Richard McMahan...