New stuff sent off to Montreal

So I just finished a couple of pieces for an invitational at Gallery Noel Guymarch in Montreal. It looks to be a great line up. It was curated by Tia Dale and Sarah Troper.  Here are some of the pieces for the show along with their laser cut packaging for shipping.  I also have started using the laser to sign the back of the work.  It is nearly impossible to get it centered.   I hope to have some more of these pieces ready for the holidays.  Liz and I have also signed up for ACC so if you are interested we will be there.  Come find us!  We will have lots of new pieces for sale. Back to work.  

Crazy busy

Well I have been doing so much I have not yet had a chance to stop and process it all. With school starting, the flooding, holiday time, tools breaking, more tools breaking, a lecture at RISD, a lecture and a workshop in San Antonio, making work for an exhibition in Canada, teaching, and Damian Skinner visiting I have hardly had time to sleep let alone blog. I find myself coming home and only having the energy to turn on the TV. I would try to read but I know I would only pass out.

I did however have time to take a few photos of the wonderful studio that Gary Schott re-vamped at the Southwest School of Art. I had a great time and miss it already. The food, the people, the everything. I did two workshops, one on salt water electro etching and another on illustrator and laser cutting. The people in San Antonio were AWESOME! I had this feeling that this was one of their cooler seasons where you can go outside. I guess during the summer it can get up to 120!!! It rained while I was there. I guess I brought the "good" weather with me. They apparently needed it being that they were in a drought. It was a whirlwind trip (only two days). I met a lot of fantastic people. It is always nice to be able to match faces with work. Gary's wife, Sarah, gave me a copy of her book (we also are lucky enough to own one of her prints!!) and I got to see all of the great art and photos in their house! Lots of great beer! Anyhoo here are some photos from the workshop and some of Gary's cats.

New cool make your own ring app. http://shapewright.com/

A metalsmith won a MacArthur award!!

magnets

pe lang - moving objects No. 68 - 79 from pe lang on Vimeo.

moving objects No. 162 - 173 from pe lang on Vimeo.

moving objects No. 92 - 103 from pe lang on Vimeo.

positioning systems I - falling objects from pe lang on Vimeo.

more metals!!!

kevin potter

Nice video on Kevin Potter
Thanks Frankie



Thanks Frankie

Banksy vs. King Robbo on Channel 4 from YSarna on Vimeo.

La Cernia Limestone Chair from Max Lamb on Vimeo.

Hexagonal Pewter Stool from Max Lamb on Vimeo.

Sheet Steel Chair from Max Lamb on Vimeo.

probably the first 3D rendered video from pixar.

40 Year Old 3D Computer Graphics (Pixar, 1972) from Robby Ingebretsen on Vimeo.

our wedding

Well it finally happened. Liz and I got hitched. Everything was wonderful. I thought I would post photos of the whole ordeal on the blog. If you want to see all of the photos from the wedding you can check out my flickr stream here

We did almost everything ourselves. We grew cat grass in buckets, picked wild flowers for the tables settings. I vinyl cut signage, we put lighting up in the barn, we made decorations from coffee filters. We had hay bails, little mini cake pops of ourselves, our friend Sara Davis made an awesome ANVIL pinata (which was filled with scratch off lotto tickets and mini booze bottles!)   We did so much I barely remember being at the wedding.  It was like I was watching a TV show about a wedding where the groom was a sweaty nervous mess.  When you are in the thick if it I guess it just breezes by.   I do however remember Liz being by my side the whole time.  It couldn't have been better!!

We had our wedding at Liberty View Farms in Highland, NY. It was an incredible venue. Farmer Billium and Rene were great! We could not have done it without them. On a sad note, their dog was injured and needs surgery. I don't normally do this via my blog but if you have a spare couple of bucks please find it in your heart to donate it to them to help offset the cost of the removal of George's leg. Donate here

I will shut up now and let the pictures do the talking

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Lou Nasti from Cool Hunting on Vimeo.

only five days left.

Only five days left being single. I just saw these videos and thought I would post them. A little escape from all the stress. Go check out Great Spaces. If they get 2000 likes they will make the first episode. The first episode is out.

NC BLACK tools

Just saw this article about NC Black. As you remember they came to my studio and did an engraving workshop.  Les and Andrea came by a couple of weeks ago.  They seem to always be on a whirlwind tour, conquering the world one workshop at a time. I thought I would add some more photos of their other tools. I especially love their larger Macro Spiculum hammer and Nano Nylon Mallet.

It seems like they are constantly improving designs, making new tools and just really care about metal tools and everything that comes with it. I can't wait to see them again and hear all of their metal tool "picking" stories.  If you can take their workshops.