Masks

 More Items for sale at the Maker's Market, June 13th at Hello Lucky. The above mask is a paper/board construction and below is a sample of several "Palm masks" made out of the leaf petioles of Queen palms.

Maker's Market

Here are some Cigar Box Guitars and Amps that I will have for sale at the Maker's Market on June 13th.

Cigar Box Guitars and Amps

These amps are 2.5 watts and are powered by a 9 volt battery. Great sound for such a small circuit board. This  amp with a Western Scene on the face was sold in 2014.

 Cigar Box Guitar built and sold in 2014

Cigar box amp trio from 2013-14

Home made instruments

Alas, after almost 2 years I'm back to blogging! I'm hoping to stay on top of things more regularly now but we'll see. My latest efforts have been focusing on creating some home made stringed instruments.

The first of my new creations have been 3 and 4 string cigar box and tin can guitars. Made from the simplest of materials, I've had some success in building 3 instruments so far. What I mean by "success" is that that they have all been playable and stay in tune. They sound rather convincing as well.

Living bridges

The bridges seen here are constructed by using the roots of the Indian Ficus tree (Ficus Benghalensis). They are found in north western India and some are reported to be over 500 years old! Wow! These are fine examples of organic architecture.

Art Show at Williams Tower Gallery

Here are a few images of some of my work that is in a group show called "On Paper" at the Williams Tower Gallery 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056 from December 7- January 7, 2011.

These are small works on paper, 2008-2009 that measure approximately 4"x6".

New Work "Lichens"

This is a newly finished piece titled "Lichens", acrylic on board 40"x32". It was submitted to the Hunting art prize competition for judging and a chance to win 50K! We'll keep those fingers crossed.