Art Toones

2011-09-05T17:04:00.000-07:00

"From the Heartland"

Labor Day, packing up these three sculptures for the "Social Justice" show juried by Kyle and Kelly Phelps at Baltimore Clayworks...Tricky to package especially Heartland...all are double boxed. bubbled, and styro-foamed...total weight of three boxes 85 lbs...price to ship one way. from Tucson, Arizona to Baltimore, Maryland..$185. by UPS

"Pie in the Sky"

"Adrift...No Oar, No Rudder"

2011-09-01T18:57:00.000-07:00

In the Studio...Look what showed up on the Vulture/Happy Face, Prometheus!!

Prometheus was a Greek character who stole light from the Gods and gave it to human kind...his punishment...he was chained to a rock to daily have his liver eaten by a vulture (it regrew every night)

My Promethean character is chained to a smiley face/ball and chain...what fun...I love sculpting hands and feet. But the feathers... Tedious ...wonder what's next for this piece...may a monkey painting on the yellow color of the happy face....hmmm... or a dove making a piece symbol to the vulture...hmm maybe both... So much fun when the narrative is churning away...just can't wait to get in the studio to start work each morning...

In the Studio

2011-08-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

In the studio working on newpiece a vulture standing on a large happy face...that's all I've got idea wise...we'll see how the narrative unfolds

2011-08-08T11:23:00.000-07:00

In the studio working on new series, Pegasus horses, with my 'hummel with attitude' Thunderfeet children, Alice's white rabbit, and that darn raven with of course my beloved books...been thinking about that rabbit and his watch...since he's always concerned about being late, is he a symbol of the temporal concerns that we try to integrate into our spiritual soul life? Here he is fighting to stay balanced while the thunderfoot child has no balance worries whatsoever...ahh to be as a little child...not childish but rather childlike...what's the difference? I think childlike is about humility/simplicity/littleness and childish would be the total ignoring of any social grace and reliance on emotion over intellect and spirit...Watcha thinka?

I added this pic so you could see that darn raven off to the left...he's got a riddler in his mouth...food for thought?

Head in the Clouds Sculpture

2009-12-13T17:29:00.000-07:00

Here's a new piece in process...working title "Head in the Clouds or Higher Education. I'm building it hollow using my favorite IMCO P'Clay...there are straws...interiorly which will burn out and are vented to the outside...notice child's head..and foal's nostrils.

Art Review in Tucson Citizen Nov. 2009

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Click here for Arttoones review in the Tucson Citizen.

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