I’ve shared before that I am thrilled to be involved with what Io consider the most significant traditional arts and food event in Indianapolis, if not the Midwest, the Indiana Artisan Marketplace. This is a classy show and demands classy display. Last year I designed a portable gallery space with floor covering, bright lights, sales [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Birding’
Indiana Artisan Marketplace Demonstrations
Posted in Art Shows, tagged Noblesville, Indiana, art, carving, bird, Birding, Indianapolis, woodworking, folk art, woodcarving, wood, folkart, show, artisan, marketing, fine art, sales, shop, foik, art education on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Waterfowl Week
Posted in New Work, tagged art, bird, Birding, canada, cormorant, decoy, duck, eagle creek, fine art, Folk, folk art, folkart, goose, goose pond, heron, Indiana, Indianapolis, linton, Noblesville, shaw on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This has been my waterfowl fall and winter. With some simple coaching from my friendly neighborhood willow bender, Greg Adams I now know where and how to look for the waterfowl that have eluded me. This morning I visited Indianapolis’ center for birding, Eagle Creek Park. I took a nice long 90 minute walk around [...]
Bad Shots of Good Birds
Posted in Field Study, tagged Bald eagle, bird, Birding, coot, goose, hamilton county, heron, Indiana, lake, mallard, Noblesville, Phoebe, river, rookery, swan, White River on February 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Armed with a camera and my binocs I made my usual weekend morning birding rounds. It goes something like this (With occassional variations)- Morse Beach Park – I scope the the lake from north of the beach. Check the trees in and around the park and then check the dam and pool below it. Carrigan [...]
Put a Bird on It
Posted in Art Shows, tagged art, bird, Birding, cardinal, folk folk art, folkart, harrision, Indiana, Indianapolis, Music, Noblesville, party, portlandia on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, March 2, 6 to 10 Put A Bird On It artist reception and open studio night In the Harrison Gallery, Annex, Gallery No. 2 and Hank & Dolly’s – group show featuring work from over 75 artists! In the City Gallery – new work by Erin Drew. In the gym – demonstrations by Rock [...]
A Hoosier Big Year
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bird, Birding, chicago, gull, Indiana, Indianapolis, mduck on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I recently learned of an Indianapolis couple that is doing a Big Year — a real Big Year, not a big year like I’m doing. They are posting their adventures on their blog, Where the Birds Are. (Thank goodness not Where the Birds Are At!) From yesterday’s post… Four bucks for a duck.. We’ve begun our [...]
New Work – More Woodpeckers, an American Redstart and that Metal Winged Blackbird
Posted in New Work, tagged bird, Birding, blackbird, carving, country living, Folk, folkart, homespun, Indiana, Indianapolis, Noblesville, pileated, red-winged, redstart, woodcarving, woodpecker on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m working hard and steady in preparation for some upcoming shows. Here are a few recently completed pieces. These are for sale, but listed in the Etsy shop. Let me know if you would like better photos or more information about any particular pieces. We’ve been busy answering queries from the 50 Little Bird appearance [...]
Red Winged-Blackbird Redux
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bird, Birding, blackbird, carving, Folk, folk art, folkart, Indiana, Noblesville, red-winged, sculpture, woodcarving on February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I posted a few updates from my phone. I was settled in for the day without being able to get my laptap to talk to the free wifi. I wrote about a new Red-Winged Blackbird in flight, but the photo never posted. In my recent skin-on-frame experiments I utilized sheet steel to fabricate birds’ [...]
Red-Winged Blackbird in Flight
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bird, Birding, blackbird, cardinal, carved, carving, red-winged blackbird, skin-on-frame on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I’m spending the day at a hospital waiting room. My wife is undergoing a series of surgeries to restore sight to her left eye. Today’s round should be the last. When we began this, in November, she had no sight in that eye and the doctor offered no prognosis. We are now optimistic that [...]
Pintail Aesthetics
Posted in Master Carvers, tagged bird, Birding, carving, crowell, decoy, drake, duck, hen, kankakee, pintail, trinosky, woodcarving on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier today I posted a brief piece about Herman R. Trinosky’s pintail decoys. In a rather extensive web search I’ve only found photos of two, perhaps three, pieces. (Note: I just found two more labelled Kankakee, IL here without attribution to Trinosky.) I am smitten with their form. Carving artists, especially decoy carvers, have to [...]
Herman R Trinosky – Hoosier Decoy Carver
Posted in Master Carvers, tagged bird, Birding, decoy, duck, hoosier, Indiana, kankakee, pintail on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My good friend and director of Traditional Arts Indiana, Jon Kay, put me on to this artist. My work is always closely knit to my place — Indiana. I carve Indiana birds, I build ukuleles in the Indiana tradition (there really is one). I’ve been informally searching for a sense of an Indiana bird carving [...]
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