Now, the shell has been made, ears formed, eyes put in and cuts made for eyes nose and mouth. … More
Author: alittleart
A while back I ran away from a twentymumble-year corporate career to be a feckless art student. Since then I've dirtied my hands with, metaphorically and/or literally, bronze and ceramic sculpture, photography, and digital and traditional illustration. Mask making was one discovery, dovetailing with my interests in teaching and performing improvised theatre.
Gorilla under construction
I’m in an improvised comedy show next month, which mostly explains why I am spending this afternoon creating a mask for … More
Drinking bees and hungry caterpillars
Swan Plant (milkweed) is bringing hungry bees to my garden at the moment, suggesting someone near by has an urban … More
Drawing from life
I’ve started spending a couple of hours in a life drawing group once a week; working from a photograph just isn’t … More
Old postcards – Anita, The Living Doll, Ruby Westwood
The freakshow mentality has long outlived the literal freakshow. Now we look at people who are other than the norm … More
Secrets ready for exposure
Another poster off to the printer today. This intriguing improv show uses audience input as starting points for some well … More
Low light effects
It was after sunset when I finally made it to a nearby dogs-allowed beach this evening, so the conditions for … More
Hello Photoshop, my old friend . . .
It’s good to play with you again (yes, that darn song is stuck in my head. The ukulele version). Mixing … More
Backyard bestiary continued
Snails! Endlessly amazing commonplace creatures – and slightly translucent when exposed to bright sunlight, I discovered today. After posing briefly s/he was … More
Photographic expeditions to the end of the deck …
Some summer afternoons you idle away in pleasantly pottering in the garden doing minor tasks and routine chores: washing dogs, … More
A Little Art 