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April 16 works in progress
It's worth noting that on these "WIP" photos I'm usually taking snapshots late at night and I don't bother color-correcting stuff too much, so nobody should get too hung up on whether the colors seems...
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April 18 works in progress
Brown Red Japanese Bantamscolored pencil and graphite on cream Stonehenge paper10 by 12 inchescustom, sold Cape Buffalo engraving on Winchester Model 70 floorplate oval is about 7/8 by 1 inchcustom,...
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upcoming art show!
I will post all the artwork here before the show starts, and give you the info regarding how to purchase one if you would like one of my drawings but are unable to visit the gallery.
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April 30 work in progress
Slow slow slow toooooo sllllooowwww progress. I should be done or close to done. It's just one of those months... I wouldn't normally post this at this weird stage where the undertones are showing...
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get 'em while you can!
"Experiments in Hybridization" Between May 10 and June 28 I will be showing work at the "20/30 Show" (20 art pieces made within 30 days) at The Studio Experience Gallery in Redding, CA. 3404 Ste. B,...
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stuff that's in progress
Colored pencil drawing:Elk teeth before cleaning and polishing:Elk teeth after polishing! These will be a pair of pendants, wedding gifts. I'll be scrimming initials and a date on them.The Cape...
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the excitement of roundup season!
There are about ten cows that permanently live on the ranch where I live. In the fall, another rancher brings more cows to this land and the surrounding parcels, and a lot more cows live here over...
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big shoutout to a little horse
Happy 10th Birthday to Shylah! My my how the years have flown since I got that scrappy scrawny little horse from Canada. She's really blossomed a lot this last year, and seems to enjoy not only her...
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engraved Cape Buffalo floorplate
This is a floorplate for a Winchester Model 70 rifle. This part, in very simple terms, goes underneath behind the trigger. The scrollwork and gold inlay was done by John Barraclough. I engraved the...
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Cape Buffalo knife now REALLY done!
Drum roll please...And now featuring engraving and inlay on the bolsters and rivets by one of my absolute favorite people, Michael Dubber! I had to jump up and down and do the happy dance when I saw...
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July 19 work in progress
I transferred two images to two pieces of ivory today. They are both projects I "should have finished yesterday" if you know what I mean... clock's a-tickin'. The other, which I will show you later,...
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July 26 work in progress
The little chicken scrimshaw is finished, and I will post it as soon as its new owner sees it!Next on the list is the cottage scrimshaw. This is an illustration of the "Hansel Cottage" in Carmel, CA....
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Brown Red Japanese Bantams
"Brown Red Japanese Bantams"colored pencil and graphite on cream Stonehenge paper10 by 12 inchesby Katherine Plumer, © 2013This was a custom piece, and it is now in Canada! :-)
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sebright chicken scrimshaw
I did this a thank-you for someone who recently gave me a lot of scrimshaw supplies. He and his wife have a small and much-loved flock of Sebright bantams, and when I was deciding what to do for them...
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August 8 work in progress
Geez, where does the time go? I was gone for a few days. Life in a suitcase...I'm really happy with how this is coming along! I have to finish the sidewalk/steps, put in the tree and shrubbery, and...
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a few scrimshaw pieces on Mother of Pearl
Mother of Pearl "MOP" is a great deal more difficult to engrave than ivory. It's a hard and brittle surface, and is dis-inclined to want to have a lot of engraved marks very close to each other...
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2013 Christmas cards!!!
I know, I know, who wants to think about Christmas when it's not even Thanksgiving yet! Well... it is the time to order Christmas cards! I will offer the same images as last year (for those of you...
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cottage scrimshaw
Oops, I never posted the finished piece! Here it is! This is an illustration of the Hansel Cottage in Carmel, California. It is 2 inches in diameter. This was a custom piece.
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Baby, it's cold outside!
Snow is still such a novelty in my life that I think it's incredibly fun and exciting. There are a couple snow days here during the winter. It'll be mud before you know it... so I enjoyed it today,...
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As some of you know, and more of you need to know, the Presidential Advisory Committee is planning to recommend a total ban on the sale of ALL ivory in the United States. Not a ban on new import, but a...
View Articleit ain't over: fighting the ivory ban
You can kick me and call me bad names later for being so utterly sucky about updating my blog, but I'm going to ask for your urgent help again.On February 11, 2014, the White House and the US Fish and...
View ArticleWhere do I even begin?
Hello neglected blog, it's been a while. One of my New Years resolutions needs to be to pay attention to you again...Where do I even begin?I am leaving Oak Run, and moving back to Wilton. Probably in...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
There has been so much I’ve left unsaid these last few years. Good stuff. Awesome stuff. Sad stuff. Bad stuff. Angsty stuff that I have been too [many words could fit in this space] to talk about....
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