Friday, November 21, 2025

Thing 2

The second of two objects done at the same time. Hairdryer heating coil, headphone speaker, cat toy, assorted screw caps, compact fluorescent bulb base, disposable eyedroppers, masonry wall anchor, power line insulator, laser printer ink bottle, flush valve nut.





 






Thursday, November 20, 2025

Thing 1

First of two objects done at the same time. I intended to make one but the ideas weren't cohering as a single composition. Finger-painted plastic spice container, binder clips, disposable yogurt spoons, probiotic vials, Nyquil dose cup, squirt bottle nozzle, milk carton pulltab, pilot from the junkbox.






                                        

 


 




Saturday, November 15, 2025

Chola

Near our house, a Chola Cuencana statue. Also farm friends, hard to discern except the just-milked cow. Chola, as used in Ecuador, refers to an acculturating indigenous woman, but not, say, someone living in Amazonia. 



Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Thespian Kitty

Charlotte preparing for her role in the upcoming feline production of The Handmaid's Tail. 



Saturday, October 18, 2025

Dauphin

 Inspired by stylized dolphin images in the heraldry of the heir-apparent to the French throne. Or as someone said, a fishing lure for Hieronymus Bosch. Soda bottle, turkey bones, disposable wooden dinner knives, snow-cone cup, drawer-pull escutcheons, rubberband.








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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Quicker Yet

Took less than a week. At the start all I had decided was to feature the translucent cobalt blue bottle. Other bits include clothespins, Vitamin C fizzy-pill tubes, Waffle House single-serve cream container, Epson ink-refill nozzles, valve from laundry detergent jug, compact fluorescent bulb bases, gypboard screws, windshield and pilot from the junkbox. Ended up with a Flash Gordon/ Buck Rogers vibe which was the result of the ingredients more than any design intent. 






Monday, September 22, 2025

Quickie

A couple of weeks, just a few parts. Every project generates ideas that don't get used. They accumulate in my head and on my legal pad until I play catch-up.  Cranberry juice bottle, laundry detergent spigot, skewers, styrofoam take-out containers, disposable medical vials. Loosely based on the V-22 Osprey.