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Cardboard Candle Holders KAPOW 2021 Week 9 Mixed-media February 28, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Yes, cardboard does sound like a really bad choice for making candle holders! They are made of cardboard encased in epoxy resin and then turned on the wood lathe. The pattern of the wavy cardboard inContinue reading “Cardboard Candle Holders”

E-Reader Case KAPOW 2021 Week 8 Leatherwork February 21, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Here, I made a leather case for my new(ish) Kindle. This, the third design iteration is a keeper. For version 1 & 2, let’s just say that I have learned a lot about pattern design, making templates,Continue reading “E-Reader Case”

Arrow? KAPOW 2021 Week 7 Digital Painting February 14, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week I started noodling around in the new Adobe Illustrator on the iPad, mocking-up some simple corner design elements for some leather coasters I was working on….and this ‘arrow’ design emerged and kept growing bigger and bigger. Enjoy,Continue reading “Arrow?”

Stained Glass 1 KAPOW 2021 Week 6 Stained Glass February 7, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week A quick stained glass project–my first attempt at stained glass. I made a simple pattern with straight lines. I like the pattern more than I expected. Plus, I learned a lot and got to practiceContinue reading “Stained Glass 1”

Gouache Moon KAPOW 2021 Week 5 Gouache Painting January 31, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Here is an experiment with my first effort with gouache painting. OK, I agree, it looks more like the sun than the moon. I based the composition on the (rather blurry) photo (below) that I tookContinue reading “Gouache Moon”

Hand Drawn Hiker KAPOW 2021 Week 4 Digital painting + photography January 24, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Meet Hand Drawn Hiker, this week’s KAPOW. On a hike up the Duckabush River drainage, I stopped and took this photo (below): I like the photo: the textured curves of the hills, theContinue reading “Hand Drawn Hiker”

Chess Piece Lamp KAPOW 2021 Week 3 Wood Turning January 17, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week More experimentation with the wood lathe this week. With no real plan other than exploring patterns, I glued up a block from two square pieces of walnut and two square pieces of maple with aContinue reading “Chess Piece Lamp”

Fire Maple Pencil Holder KAPOW 2021 Week 2 Wood Carving January 10, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week This week I carved a two barrel pencil holder out of a block of tiger maple. There may have been more sawing, drilling, filing, and sanding than actual carving. I originally intended the chunkContinue reading “Tiger Maple Pencil Holder”

Duck Fire Bucket KAPOW 2021 Week 1 Sewing January 3, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Another more crafty project as the new year dawns. This week I made a waxed canvas (duck) bucket to use dousing campfires car camping. The bucket has a diameter of 9 inches and is ~ 9Continue reading “Duck Fire Bucket”

Moat Candleholder KAPOW 2020 Week 26 Wood Turning December 27, 2020 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week FAILURE! The KAPOW follows the warts-and-all approach–as a weekly art project is sure to produce. This week I made a wood turned candle holder out of a block of Myrtle (starting size = 6x6x3 inches). AllContinue reading “Moat Candleholder”