Burnt Jewelry Box

Posted on August 11, 2021 by eric

Using a fractal art burner, I repurposed these donated cigar boxes as thank you gifts for anyone who donated $40 to Una Vida (www.una-vida.org) in the Spring of 2021. Offer still stands, just let me know you made a donation...Read More

Burnt Walnut Box

Posted on August 11, 2021 by eric

Using a fractal art burner and I repurposed these walnut harvesting boxes to learn how to utilize electricity and burning to mimic the effects that lightning might have when it strikes wood.

Burnt Cigar Boxes

Posted on August 11, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

Using a fractal art burner and donated/repurposed cigar boxes, I created these as thank you gifts for anyone who donated $40 to Una Vida (www.una-vida.org) in the Spring of 2021. Offer still stands, just let me know you made a...Read More

Icon

Posted on August 11, 2021 by eric

Continuing my study of how to create softness and details with a medium that’s so much less soft and versatile than pencil and paper, I lifted this image from the famous National Geographic depiction of Afghan refugee Sgarbat Gula from...Read More

Batik Study

Posted on August 11, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

This composition is totally ripped off from an Amnesty International poster - it was meant to be a study in how to use natural pigments (coffee) to create color. Much lighter from its original look, at least the smell of...Read More

End of the World

Posted on August 11, 2021September 2, 2021 by eric

Modeled after the (award winning) photograph of the same name by Dorothy Leland, this portrait was more a study of how to create depth and detail on a grainy surface - do I use the grains or ignore them? (Some...Read More