• Here I go again! If I’m going to get out the tools to make frames I may as well make a lot of them. It’s hard to believe these were only a plank and a piece of plywood just last night. . . . . #pictureframes #woodworking #chopsaw #spanishcedar #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Here I go again! If I’m going to get out the tools to make frames I may as well make a lot of them. It’s hard to believe these were only a plank and a piece of plywood just last night. . . . . #pictureframes #woodworking #chopsaw #spanishcedar #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • When I say that I make my own frames, what I mean is that I start with a solid plank, cut it into strips, cut a rabbet on the back and THEN cut the miter joints to make the frame. Time-consuming, but economical.
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    When I say that I make my own frames, what I mean is that I start with a solid plank, cut it into strips, cut a rabbet on the back and THEN cut the miter joints to make the frame. Time-consuming, but economical.
  • Finally got enough pieces painted and framed to call it a show. Let’s see what visitors think! . . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Finally got enough pieces painted and framed to call it a show. Let’s see what visitors think! . . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • “Forget your perfect offering” - Yesterday’s texture experiment made the cut and became a finished painting today. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    “Forget your perfect offering” - Yesterday’s texture experiment made the cut and became a finished painting today. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • Today’s homemade gesso formulation is crackling nicely. Can’t wait to see the final result tomorrow! . . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Today’s homemade gesso formulation is crackling nicely. Can’t wait to see the final result tomorrow! . . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • As long as I’m getting out the tools to make one frame, why not make eight? The quicker I can make each one, the less it will cost to a customer. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    As long as I’m getting out the tools to make one frame, why not make eight? The quicker I can make each one, the less it will cost to a customer. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • Finally finished framing and settled on a price for these new paintings just in time for the Santa Fe Railyard Artisan Market. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Finally finished framing and settled on a price for these new paintings just in time for the Santa Fe Railyard Artisan Market. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • After many false finishes, I think I can say that this last film project is finally over! A 3-day weekend and a celebratory drink next to my souvenirs from this crazy long project. It’s a dry martini with an incredibly fragrant and complex gin from @thinkingtreespirits
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    After many false finishes, I think I can say that this last film project is finally over! A 3-day weekend and a celebratory drink next to my souvenirs from this crazy long project. It’s a dry martini with an incredibly fragrant and complex gin from @thinkingtreespirits
  • First try at framing the new paintings. I need practice cutting those corners and will probably end up hiring it out because it’s SO MUCH WORK. I like the simple style and am pleased with the color of this wood - Spanish Cedar. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    First try at framing the new paintings. I need practice cutting those corners and will probably end up hiring it out because it’s SO MUCH WORK. I like the simple style and am pleased with the color of this wood - Spanish Cedar. . . . . #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • Ta-dah! After two solid days of work, here are my first four natural earth pigment paintings. . . . . #abstract #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Ta-dah! After two solid days of work, here are my first four natural earth pigment paintings. . . . . #abstract #acrylicpainting #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • Seems like it’s been forever, but I’m back in my shop today. Check out my new decorations! . . . . . . #hippiestyle #recycledart #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #watercolors #watercolorpalette #handmadewatercolors #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #watercolorart #watercolorillustration #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Seems like it’s been forever, but I’m back in my shop today. Check out my new decorations! . . . . . . #hippiestyle #recycledart #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #watercolors #watercolorpalette #handmadewatercolors #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #watercolorart #watercolorillustration #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • Yeah! After something like 30 years I’m finally making some paintings, this time with natural earth pigments. . . . . . #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
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    Yeah! After something like 30 years I’m finally making some paintings, this time with natural earth pigments. . . . . . #wildcraft #slowcraft #handmade #handmadepaint #earthcolors #earthpigments #colorlove #artsupplies #smallbatch #mineralpigments #naturalpaint #naturalpigments #sustainableliving #ecoart #claypaint #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smalltown #localcraft #geology #mineralogy #newmexico
  • Getting ready to paint! Now that I finally have a break between film projects, I can spend a little time on my own art. These are some gesso texture tests on hardboard and, yes, that Santa Fe pink is made by adding red pigment powder to standard gesso.
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    Getting ready to paint! Now that I finally have a break between film projects, I can spend a little time on my own art. These are some gesso texture tests on hardboard and, yes, that Santa Fe pink is made by adding red pigment powder to standard gesso.
  • I’m back! Since the beginning of the year my life has taken a bizarre and beautiful turn. I haven’t been able to talk about it because the world I’m entering is strange and secretive. I’m training to be a painter on large-scale film projects. Part of the time I am painting sets, the worlds that film characters inhabit. Part of time I am painting set decoration, all of the furniture and other stuff that sits inside the sets and makes them look inhabited. I will never be able to post photos of the things that I am painting or even name the films that I’m working on. These movies make their money by blowing your mind in the theater so they don’t want little people like me giving anything away ahead of time. Sooo, in lieu of showing what I’m doing I’ll be posting pics of the types of surface textures and paint treatments that inspire the things we do in our secret workshops. When you watch a movie and see all of those worn-down buildings and the stuff that’s in them, just know that it’s probably the work of dozens of extremely talented builders and painters. I’m excited to be training with them and learning how to do some of that weird and beautiful stuff. And, yes, I will still be collecting pigments, making paint and doing letterpress work in between film projects, but for now these films are consuming almost all of my energy and rewarding me with the money that I don’t always make with my own art.
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    I’m back! Since the beginning of the year my life has taken a bizarre and beautiful turn. I haven’t been able to talk about it because the world I’m entering is strange and secretive. I’m training to be a painter on large-scale film projects. Part of the time I am painting sets, the worlds that film characters inhabit. Part of time I am painting set decoration, all of the furniture and other stuff that sits inside the sets and makes them look inhabited. I will never be able to post photos of the things that I am painting or even name the films that I’m working on. These movies make their money by blowing your mind in the theater so they don’t want little people like me giving anything away ahead of time. Sooo, in lieu of showing what I’m doing I’ll be posting pics of the types of surface textures and paint treatments that inspire the things we do in our secret workshops. When you watch a movie and see all of those worn-down buildings and the stuff that’s in them, just know that it’s probably the work of dozens of extremely talented builders and painters. I’m excited to be training with them and learning how to do some of that weird and beautiful stuff. And, yes, I will still be collecting pigments, making paint and doing letterpress work in between film projects, but for now these films are consuming almost all of my energy and rewarding me with the money that I don’t always make with my own art.
  • One year ago today I was well on my way to New Mexico. #skoolie #roadtrip #bigmove
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    One year ago today I was well on my way to New Mexico. #skoolie #roadtrip #bigmove
  • One year ago today I got a quick lesson on how to drive a loaded down school bus hauling a trailer, then said goodbye to friends and headed out on a 1500-mile drive with everything I own. #flybytheseatofyourpants #roadtrip #bigmove #skoolielife #yesimcrazy
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    One year ago today I got a quick lesson on how to drive a loaded down school bus hauling a trailer, then said goodbye to friends and headed out on a 1500-mile drive with everything I own. #flybytheseatofyourpants #roadtrip #bigmove #skoolielife #yesimcrazy
  • What do you do on April 14th? I enter my last category of receipts so I can file taxes tomorrow. #lastminute #taxday #smallbusiness
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    What do you do on April 14th? I enter my last category of receipts so I can file taxes tomorrow. #lastminute #taxday #smallbusiness
  • One year ago today I paid my last visit to a place that had meant everything to me for decades. #communalliving #retreatcenter #wolfcreek
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    One year ago today I paid my last visit to a place that had meant everything to me for decades. #communalliving #retreatcenter #wolfcreek