Category Archives: KAPOW

Banksia Tree KAPOW 2021 Week 45 Woodturning November 14, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week For the KAPOW, I rescued a past failed wood turning project and made it into a abstract Christmas tree. Last spring I was practicising woodturning some Banksia pods (tree seed pods from Australia—see photograph below). I hadContinue reading “Banksia Tree”

Cairn Brain KAPOW 2021 Week 44 Digital Painting November 7, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week This week I was experimenting with photo vectorization processes for a future block print idea I have. I liked how this cairn came out with its brain-like texture. Below is the original photo—a cairn on theContinue reading “Cairn Brain”

Big Quilcene KAPOW 2021 Week 43 Photography October 31, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week A leatherwork project ended with spectacular failure this week…so in lieu of an art project, here is a photo from a camp out along the Big Quilcene River on top of a blanket of leaves. Remember, thereContinue reading “Big Quilcene”

Leopard Dolly KAPOW 2021 Week 42 Woodworking October 24, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week I made a plant wheeled stand—a dolly? The intent was to put the giant unwieldy plant (photo below) on a wheeled infrastructure to make it easier to move and manage. Made out of plywood with a veneerContinue reading “Leopard Dolly”

Iceinor KAPOW 2021 Week 41 Photography October 11, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week I was intrigued by the abstract pattern and stark palette of these ice structures I saw on a hike up Mount Ellinor. I did some experimenting with converting the photos to black and white, but the slight hintContinue reading “Iceinor”

Top Half KAPOW 2021 Week 41 Woodworking October 10, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Finally finishing the piano stool I started several months ago (and documented in this KAPOW), this week’s KAPOW is the seat portion of the stool. The seat of the stool also uses the repurposed wood (oak) fromContinue reading “Top Half”

Woodcut KAPOW 2021 Week 39 Digital Painting October 3, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week This week´s KAPOW brings us a quick digital sketch of an interesting pattern I saw in a log cut a few weeks ago. My goal was to keep the drawing simple—and somewhat abstract—to emphasize the pattern. IContinue reading “Woodcut”

Little Quilcene Sky KAPOW 2021 Week 38 Photography September 25, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week I love how much there is going on in this photo of the clouds/sky from the summit of Mount Townsend (from the Little Quilcene trail). For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link. Remember,Continue reading “Little Quilcene Sky”

More Birds KAPOW 2021 Week 37 Photography September 18, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week Continuing the telephoto zoom lens rental exploration of birds—here are six bird shots. Of course there are more herons! For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link. Remember, there is no definition of art…..

Zoom Lens KAPOW 2021 Week 36 Photography September 11, 2021 KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week This week I rented a telephoto zoom lens (Fuji 100-400) and took a bunch of wildlife shots. Here is a collection of nine that I really like. There are lots of herons! For more information on theContinue reading “Zoom Lens”