Art on the Wall

The Fuzz and His Sweetie have collected a bit of art over the years.  No Van Goghs or anything like that of course.  But there are not a lot of places to display all these treasures out here in the woods in the trailer.  One solution is to swap off every now and again.  But even this requires a place to swap off to.

So His Sweetie recently requested that The Fuzz put up one of those little shelves where one could set a piece, and easily change it when desired.

So, taking a mental inventory of his small wood stash, The Fuzz headed out to the shop.

Earlier in the woodcutting season, The Fuzz had experimented with cutting some small boards out of a piece of cherry firewood.  They had been just laying around the shop (like so many other things).  But this looked like the time to put them to use.

Here's a look at the finished product.

Why only 2 off center mounting screws?

That was the only wall stud in the area.

But it should be plenty strong enough to hold a painting...

Like this one.

Daniel Stowe Gardens II (More ZimSculpt)

Here's a few more pix of the

ZimSculpt.

Daniel Stowe Gardens

It is true that The Fuzz has not done very well as of late in keeping Kinda Fuzzy current.  It is a lame excuse, but he has been busy- sorta.  Yesterday, he and His Sweetie went over to the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.

They had been trying to work this into their busy schedule.  This is a nice time of year over there, even though the summer is drawing to a close.

On the way in, they had to stop for this guy on the road.
The Fuzz got out to make his picture, but apparently he didn't appreciate this.  He took off for the pond.

Once he hit the water, he was gone in a flash.  (or should that be "splash")  All he left behind was this trail of muddy water.

At the gardens they were able to view this special event.

"ZimSculpt, a collection of spectacular sculptures by some of the world most-renowned artists practicing Shona sculpture."

The Sculptures were spread throughout the garden.  This was a pretty nice way to view them.

The Fuzz will try to get a few pix up for y'all.

Coasting

In a previous post The Fuzz mentioned going in to the Art Blooms to paint "pottery".  Well, actually it was Tiles, they worked on.  These are used out in Little Branch for coasters and such.  But being ceramic, they do have a tendency to break on occasion.  Some replacements were needed.
Since the studio was, unfortunately, closing, they chanced upon a 50% off deal.

They were there most of the day as it takes several coats of the paint to produce bright colors on the finished product.

It was necessary for The Fuzz's Sweetie to make a run over to Hardee's for some Gut Grenades to go with the cider.

But eventually the job was finished, and left for the kiln.

So here's some pre-kiln pix.

And a look at some of the finished "Coasters"

Alas, Poor Art Blooms

In some previous posts, The Fuzz has mentioned activities he and His Sweetie have been involved with at the Art Blooms Studio.  There was a Henna Night, and the recent Book Boiling Event.
Well, it looks like the good times may be coming to an end.  Due to some problems with the building, and some other circumstances, the place will have to close down.

Over the weekend, The Fuzz and His Sweetie took the Not So Young Anymore Daughter over for the last chance to paint some "pottery".  They spent most of the day there and had finn.
The place and people will be missed.

Book Boiling ?

Since retirement The Fuzz and His Sweetie have become involved with this Art Journalling class at a local studio.  Over the Holidays the project was "Book Boiling".
So, what exactly is this "boiling" of books?  You may well ask.
It does involve hot water.
First the papers were cut and folded into what will become the "signatures" of the finished books.

The idea is to place vegetation of various sorts between what will eventually be the pages of the book.

Then this is tightly clamped together and dropped into a pot of boiling water for an hour and a half (or more).
This does take a while, so while they were boiling away there was pot luck dinner, and time to catch up on other projects.

When the bundles are taken out, the plants have dyed the paper in various ways.

Since they have been folded together both sides have been colored.

The paper is then left out to dry for a while.

Here's some of the ladies admiring their work.

Painting Party Continued

As promised, more pix!

 Lemurs

 Elephant

 Lion

 Giraffe 

 Tree in the corner 

 Zebras

 Snakes

 Monkeys 

Toucan 

And of course the Alligator 

Last Chance To Get One

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Latest Art-O-Mat Collection

The Fuzz was fortunate to get a Sneak Preview of a Little Known Local Artist's Latest Art-O-Mat Collection.
For those who might be uninformed-

"Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art."

This stuff looks pretty good. But if you want any, you'll have to find an Art-O-Mat machine somewhere. It will be worth it.

Mona Madness

We made a side trip into Paris. One of the things on the agenda was The Louvre.
And since we were there, like the tourists we were, we wanted a look at this Old Girl.
The Fuzz was a bit less impressed than he had expected. It must have been the build up. All your life you hear about this thing and then, here it is.
But the crowd was quite impressive. It was pretty hard to get close enough for a good look. The Fuzz's Sweetie didn't bother, but that Persistent Fuzz was not to be denied. I think he got off more on the crowd than the actual painting.We did have a good time in Paris. It was quite an experience for The Fuzz and His Sweetie, a bit different from our Home in the Woods.
We hope to be back there soon, God willing. But The Fuzz will continue to get some pix of this exciting trip up here at Kinda Fuzzy, for all to enjoy.

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Art Zine

We headed off to the Big City last weekend for some culture.
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e. o. a. c. m. art zine - issue #1

A new Art Zine.

Here's a look at some of the folks milling about in the Seed Gallery.We had a good time, and picked up a few items here and there. We got home a bit late, but slept in in the morning.
Oh, and I'm happy to report, The Fuzz's back seems to be OK once more.

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