April 21, 2010bigWaveDave
All of my sculptures begin as small wire maquettes that adorn (and TAKEOVER!) the walls, floors, benches and shelves around here until they are chosen for enlargement. While looking through my collection today I found the wire-drawing that inspired my new steel & resin sculpture, Pegasus. Since young Pegasus scarcely resembles full-grown Pegasus, these photos [...]
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March 28, 2010bigWaveDave
Here are sample shots from my favorite photo shoot during this year’s Exhibition at Les Artisans in St. Barth’s. At 10 a.m. I loaded up my bulky new Samsonite hard-case–custom fitted for bronze–with one sculpture, one camera, two reflectors, a water bottle and three towels. The path to the beach from my house was straight [...]
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November 13, 2009bigWaveDave
I found myself watching an octopus eat another octopus on TV the other night. (Oh, the benefits of 800 channels!) It was fascinating~such brilliant, supple colors. Today I arrived at the Polich-Tallix foundry fully intending to apply a s i m p l e blue patina on my latest bronze sculpture, “Crush”. But [...]
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September 22, 2009bigWaveDave
Shot on my roof. With Film! I know, I know, how old-school of me. Been so long I actually had to replace the camera batteries first. I like juxtaposing my creations to illustrate their genesis. Like a family portrait, it emphasizes common origin, kinship, energy, contrast, dysfunction… Who said that?! The Artist’s Bracelet weighs a [...]
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One day this summer while belaying my rock climbing partner Alex, my left foot brushed up against a little piece of bark. Suddenly I was back at elementary school recess, sitting on the sidewalk rubbing bark against the pavement. What a rewarding feeling, creating smooth edges by the simple act of leaning on cement. What!?! [...]
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