Poor Duck

Late Night TV

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Clay Victorian House

2008-04-22T01:30:00.000-07:00

4 views of a ceramic planter

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1978

Rubber Castle

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1976

Desk Chart

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High school drafting course seating chart.

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(Detail)

1975

Sand Pipers

2008-04-19T13:32:00.001-07:00

7th grade Shop class foundry project-sand cast aluminum birds.

Texture detail
Process; shape closed cell foam, place in sand cast form, pour metal.

1972

High School Doodles

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High School Doodles

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In my defence, it was the 1970s.

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High School Doodles

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High School Doodles

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The Gap in Early Work

2008-04-06T16:16:00.000-07:00

Many projects have just disappeared- lost, given away...stolen. Some examples:
1) Caricature done in felt pen of my 3rd grade substitute teacher nicknamed "Sarge" all dressed up in military garb with medals, ribbons and bars.
2) Mosaic of President Richard M. Nixon made with a variety of dried beans.
3) My 4th grade entry poster for the school environmental contest of a U.S. flag flying proudly from a pole stuck in a garbage heap-very controversial.
4) A papier mache camel covered in yellow tissue paper-given to my Dad, taken to his office where it resided until one day he comes in and it isn't there.

We still have this pine cutting board that I made when I joined the 4H in 3rd grade. After I made this for my Mom I quit the club and went rogue...I wasn't 4H material.

My First Camera

2008-03-18T02:21:00.000-07:00

My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic. As soon as I got it I rounded up a couple of friends and we rode our bikes out to the airport to take some pictures of airplanes taking off and landing. It was a small town airstrip. We sat in the grass beyond the runway outside the barbed wire and shot a roll of film. Most of the photos were blue, uniform blue-not a cloud in the sky. In some of the pictures you can see a tiny airplane in the sea of blue. I accidentally clicked the shutter of the camera and took a picture of my Hang Ten socks and Keds. It ended up being the most interesting picture on the whole roll as compared to the other slides of blue nothingness.

Mickey Mouse Mug

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Coffee cup gift for Mom, 1968.
Age 8

Ashtray

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Dad smoked Mark IV cigars, so when art class got into clay I made him an ashtray. Smoking was popular then (mid 1960's) so the teacher thought nothing of it.

Age ?

Pinecone X-mas Tree

2008-03-16T14:22:00.000-07:00

Finally broke out of finger paints & crayons and into 3D. A pinecone spray painted gold then stuck in the bottom of a milk carton with some plaster. A little glue, glitter, tinsel and ornaments and you've got a holiday gift for the parents.

Age 6

Out & About

2008-03-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

Age 6

"My Mother"

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Brief impression of my Mom.

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Age 8

Birthday Card for Dad

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It was 1969 and paisley patterns were on shirts, pants, dresses, wallpapers, it seemed like it was everywhere. That was the inspiration for the cover of this card.

Age 9

Card for Pop

2008-03-16T03:35:00.000-07:00

Volcanoes still appear to be a dominating theme in my drawings.

See first post for explanation.

Age 8

Blue Handprints

2008-03-16T03:09:00.000-07:00

My hands, some blue tempera paint & construction paper.

Age 4

Mother's Day Card

2008-03-16T03:03:00.000-07:00

Potato block print with tempera paint

My brother wrote the text, & I "signed" it.

Age 4

My First & Only Book

2008-03-16T02:21:00.000-07:00

When I was 4 I illustrated and wrote a book (a teacher's aide had to do the writing, but make no mistake, I was the brains behind it).

While on a family vacation in southern California my parents and siblings walked off and left me standing alone in front of the volcano at Knott's Berry Farm , hence the prevalent images of volcanoes. Whenever I brought it up Mom would cringe and insist "It was an accident".