Another first! Ceramics.

These are my first ceramic pieces since high school.  The first wheel thrown ones ever.  We fired them with waste oil to cone 11 in 3 hours. That's what happens when you put metal artists in charge of the firing. 

House on Horton updates

The House on Horton is looking good after a couple months work.  New windows on the second floor, paint all around and a fresh mural by Kevin McCoy.  More demolition this winter and hopefully it'll host its first show in the first half of 2016. 

Fortress's First Iron Pour!

Thanks to Scott Berels and Steve McShane for helping get the cupolette together.  I look forward to many more pours with this beast!

TechShop Snow Speeder!

The X-Wing is no more. This Snow Speeder was built on a much more suitable base and will be doing events for years to come. T-Shirt cannon is fully functional.  Sounds and lights are future upgrades.

Sculpture Materials...

Being an artist is really just an excuse to collect all the things I find interesting.  It's a pretty great gig. Highly recommended.

Molten Fe Coming Soon!

Burning in the refractory of the Fortress cupolette. Now all we need is about 2000lbs of empty molds to fill... and some more tools... and iron... and coke. Maybe by fall.

McGEE PIECE DONE!

Delivery day for the final three figures.  It took way longer than I had hoped, but it feels good to get them on their way.  Now it is up to the painter to realize Charles's vision.  This piece is going to be intense!

The Fortress @ Oakland University

Installing the Fortress Show

 Today we moved all of the art to Oakland University for the Fortress Show.  We got a jump start on the installation as well!  It's all going a little too smooth.  Opening on the 7th!

The making of the Fortress Show @ Oakland University

 

Three months of preparation and construction and there is so much left to do! 

Opening is March 7th! Back to work!!!