Friday, March 9, 2018

Potted Flowers - Meeting Notes


These are pictures I drew while sitting through long meetings.  
Basically I feel like a potted flower, stuck....  in a meeting.

They are all named after the meeting I was in.

Services and Activities Funding Hearings

Gallery One Board Retreat

Finance Committee Meeting


Business and Financial Affairs Spring Retreat

Lodge Officer's Leadership Training
Dining Staff Mediation
Board of Trustee's Meeting

Student Union Bond Refinance
Housing and Dining Long-term Plan


Budget, Accounting and Reporting Group Meeting - This was my hotel room door

Oracle Software Meeting

Meeting Was Too Short to Finish!

Friday, January 5, 2018

Lego Cuckoo Clock



This is a project I made for the Gallery One resident artist's show in the fall of 2017.

Lego Cuckoo Clock


It is based on the EV3 robotics platform.  The bird comes out about half way through the 2 minute video.





You can see the EV3 in the photo below:
The Brains - EV3 Lego Robotics


How the Clock Works

Views inside

How the Chicken Works

Construction Pictures Below:

 Planning and arranging parts.


Monday, January 1, 2018

My Drawing as a 6 year old - and my Grandpa's 1942 drawing

I got this back recently.  It was a picture that I drew while in kindergarten and my mom mailed it to my uncle.  He saved it for some reason, which is kinda cool.
Around the same time I found a picture that my grandfather drew while he was in training for his role in WWII
The funny part is that I can still remember getting really frustrated because I couldn't get Mickey's left ear (on the right here) on his head correctly.  That was about 43 years ago and it came right back to me.  Stupid ear.  Stupid perspective.



These are drawings of how a gasoline motor works.  I think they are really pretty darn good.


Sunday, December 31, 2017

Fire Agate and Gold Pendant


Fire Agate from Arizona set in 14k gold bezel

This my standard dual bezel, side view.  I usually make the inner ring taller than the outer.

Chasing on the back to emulate the pattern in the stone.




Side View



 More pictures and construction pics below

Friday, December 15, 2017

Diamond and 14k gold


Champagne Diamond and 14k Gold

The Diamond is bezel set in an off-center configuration.


I like the rough texture that results from forging and letting the metal wander.

Monday, December 4, 2017

Scorpio Rings in Gold

Here are a few more of my favorite design rings, in 14k gold.




The larger one has reticulation in the background and a border ring.





Very clean and simple design



Construction pictures of similar rings below: