Customizing Stainless Steel Tools; Easy to follow tutorial!

2012-02-01T16:36:00.000-08:00

One of the aspects modeling in clay is finding the right tools, and for small and miniature work this can be a challenge. These day's I'm working exclusively with Polymer clay to create my figures, and use a variety of tools. I use brushes, and rubber tip clay pushers to soften forms, and smooth the surface of the figures I create, but the steel tools are still an important aspect to modeling a figure, and I don't think I could go without some of the tools I use. Through trial and error I discovered an economical way to customize metal tools, for use with any modeling medium. Here I will share this technique of sanding down,refining, and polishing tools to serve your needs as a sculptor. I have used this to refine both expensive, and inexpensive tools, and most of the steel tools I currently use have been customized in some way.

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2012 A Year of Creative Flowering!

2012-01-17T17:27:00.000-08:00

Well, in 2011 I spent most of my time driven by my impulses to reach for the truth in all matters related to the human condition, and drive towards unity, I really at times felt this unity consciousness manifesting in my experience, and nature around me, the clouds and sky seemed alive and still do, here's an Ouroboros I captured in the sky, I took many pictures of phenomenon which seemed as new to my life experience, and perhaps it's because I never really focused so much on nature the universe and our purpose for being here as I did last year.

One of the experiences I had discovering the electric body came in the Fall of 2010 there was a great thunder and lightning storm in my neighborhood with light rain, I had been living in my parents home a few months, and this was when I was discovering meditation and the kundalini. Well, I had this instinct to lay out on the rocks of my parents desert landscaped yard, and watch the lightning storm, not only could I see and hear, but I could feel when lightning hit the ground,`I could feel the stream of current moving in the ground and even in my body, it was a tingling sensation throughout my spine, and for me this was just more validation that our bodies are of the elements, this just happened to be a unique way of experiencing it, and no this was not a death wish I wasn't looking to be struck by lightning, but on one level the electricity felt like a massage to the spine.
I also listened intently to various channeling's, and dove deep into the mystical teachings of most religions, which ultimately lead me to an inner guidance, and a voice of clarity within, the deep inner being that knows it's always connected to something greater, this is what all the Guru's are saying, and if you look deep within you'll know it's true.

2010 was a year of great loss for Me experiencing the crumbling of a relationship which endured almost 8 years. He is a Gentle soul like Me, and our relationship for quite some time was based on being each others source of Happiness, that was great while it went strong, eventually We parted ways, and moved on equitably, but for a time I felt as if I lost my best friend too. 2011 was a years of answers and resolutions living in my Parents home, and grateful for the experience although it took Me way back to emotions and feelings I had repressed since childhood, I realized why my life is as it is, I discovered for one that I'm bi-sexual and not Gay although I've never shared intimacy with a female companion. I realized this was due to several factors which included my first sexual experience at around the age of 7 with an older boy who was 11, this experience continued until I was 9 and it became a familiar pattern for intimacy later on in life. That being said I've been attracted to Women all my life, I just find it hard to play the role of a tough Guy cause I'm not. However there have been times when I was out about town partying or having a good time, and made eye contact with a Woman that stirred a magnetic charge in Me, but I always coward out after all, I would have to pretend or hide the fact that every experience I've had to that point was with another dude. When it comes to finding the right Lady, I don't want to hide my past, or be something I'm not. I know what I want, and it's a best friend, Lover and co-creator in life. I'm placing all my trust in the divine for when a new relationship manifest in my life. On some level, this is a motivating factor for getting it together, and this year I don't plan on letting a moment slip by, I'm on top of it; mind, body, and spirit to live from the heart and manifest my dreams, which for me includes holding a vision for Peace in the world, as many of my fellow Human beings Desire, while being guided by my inner Peace. I deleted all prior post as I deemed them irrelevant to where my focus as a visual artist is going, and I dedicate this blog for the purpose of sharing my Art. Everyone has their own spirtuality, and mine is best shared through Art. 2011 can be summed up for me in a single illustration.

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Customizing Stainless Steel Tools; Easy to follow tutorial!

2012 A Year of Creative Flowering!