Chris Moulton

Monotypes

2012-01-27T20:35:00.000-08:00

Monotypes are prints that can only be produced one time while using a printing method i.e. press or baren. These are monotypes that were made during some free time while at school. I am taking pictures of a lot of my art work to get a portfolio out.

Southern Pomo Language Poster

2012-01-07T22:28:00.000-08:00

I got a great chance to work on a large out door language poster for the southern pomo with Alex Walker and Dan McDaniel. In the poster we use bar codes that when scanned with an app made by Dan McDaniel will pronounce the word in the native language in southern pomo. In the image you may not be able to use the bar code so I have provided the bar codes below.

valley oaknative blackberry

buckeye

wild rose

madronepepperwood

elderberry treecalifornia grapecoast live oak
tanbark oak
native walnut

Man in the Mirror

2011-08-23T18:12:00.000-07:00

Another painting done a while back in Rexburg. My wife helped me name this painting man in the mirror, although she doesn't remember that.

Painting of a Street

2011-07-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

Well I wish I had something clever to say for a reason why I haven't posted in a long time like I was fishing off the coast of Madagascar but I don't. So I will just continue as if it never happened. This was a painting I did at BYUI. One of the hardest things to learn in painting for me is color.

Drawing

2011-03-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

Just a quick drawing I made while at church. So many great people there to draw.

Earrings 2

2011-03-01T02:19:00.000-08:00

Earrings I hand made while I was still in Rexburg. The beads were given to me by Carla Jimison and she was a great help in showing me how to manipulate the wire. For Christmas I got more beads so more earrings to come.

Lucky

2011-02-11T08:11:00.000-08:00

I'm working on a poster for the scout auction. So far it has been a lot of fun doing this illustration. Now it just needs some type and finishing touches and we are good to go.

Chair

2011-01-25T22:52:00.000-08:00

A nice little still life I painted awhile back. In Idaho it was great to be inspired by others.

The Bontorno

2011-01-07T18:14:00.001-08:00

While moving back to Stockton, we stopped though Provo to see some good friends of ours. As we were there, Nick had a drawing session so while he was drawing, I drew him. Man it was fun catching up with old friends.

Earrings

2010-09-10T16:57:00.001-07:00

I made my first pair of ear rings and I think that they turn out alright. My mother had some jewelery wire and beads that I think she got form her mother that weren't being used so I thought I would try my hand at it. I had Carla Jimison show me some tips and now I just need more practice.

Ghost Town

2010-09-06T16:27:00.000-07:00

Rexburg has some pretty cool ghost towns. Nick Bontorno, my brother Paul and I attempted to find the first house at night but were unable to because of tall grass and thick trees. Later on some friends and I tried a more direct route in the day time and found it with ease and realized we were only feet away from the house in the dark. Our friend Allen knew about another old building and ghost town. They were marked with no trespassing signs so we stopped to ask the farmers working near by if it would be okay to visit the home and they agreed.

Pipes

2010-08-07T15:01:00.000-07:00

This Painting was done the semester before my last so pretty much awhile ago but I like it so I thought I would post it. The painting was done in an independent class where I could experiment with modern painting styles and techniques. I think I learned a lot about painting in that class thank to the help of Carla Jimison. I also have about five more of this 3'x4' paintings that I might post in the near future so I hope you enjoy them.

Abstract Seascape

2010-08-03T16:55:00.000-07:00

A friend of ours commissioned a painting done by me and the nice thing was I got to paint what ever I wanted. I also knew they would like a seascape with a ship. I couldn't bring myself to put the ship in the painting. So this was there finished painting.

Still Life

2010-07-02T01:01:00.000-07:00

A painting in a day was the idea. I went to the store picked up an 8 x 10 canvas and had a little fun. I am at the moment toying with the idea of doing a painting a day and selling them for a month but haven't committed just yet. So if those of you that frequent my blog think that would be something interesting to see then leave me a comment below.

Just as a side note most everything you see here on this blog is for sale.

Photography

2010-06-02T23:24:00.000-07:00

Well, as many of you know I have been busy with life, a new life to be more exact and it has been hard to find the time to do art. So this was a chance to do both watch her grow and do photography. These photos were taken with my 35 mm film pentax camera on 400 black and white film. After taking the photos my brother Paul Moulton (Photo Major) helped me develop and print the images. It was a lot of fun in the darkroom but can be a little tricky for your first time.

San Franisco Art Travel

2010-04-16T16:50:00.000-07:00

San Francisco, to sum up the trip I had a great time. Not at all what I expected it to be like so that was fantastic. During the long trip in the car I got to listen to the professor's stories which were inspiring and on the way back I was goofing around with new found friends. On the way coming and going to SF we had spent the night in Reno and can I say in general I am not a big fan of Reno but it does have one saving grace: the art museum. Heading to California we learned the forecast was going to be rainy so the professors threw the rest of the plans for what we were going to do out the window and just winged it. The first day we got tons of free time which was great. We went all over looking at little shops and print galleries and one of which had some Mucha's. We then got to Crown Point Press and I got a little tour which was the top highlight of the trip for me. I tried to take as much in as I could.
The next highlight for me was to go to all the museums and see the art I have only see in history booka and some I have never seen at all. I think the SFMOMA was where my favorite painting of the trip was Pablo Picasso Scène de rue (Street Scene). For closer look click here Another wonderful place I found was the Zen garden at the Japanese Tea Garden it really was a peaceful place to sit and just think.
And the last highlight was the food from breakfast till dinner there was not a shortage of good food to eat like Chinese and Ghirardelli. To top it off I got home on March 14th to a fantastic chicken pot pie made by my great wife.

BYU Print Exchange

2010-04-13T20:30:00.000-07:00

So I am gearing up for another print exchange with BYU. The picture above is from the last print exchange I participated in with BYU my print being the bottom right uncovered. It was a lot of work but still a lot of fun. For this exchange the edition size will be smaller the last one was 27 and this one is around 18. Another fun part about exchanges is meeting with the other artist.

Process - Wiping

2010-03-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

In the print lab the counters are cover in glass. Where we can roll out and lay out ink for our plates.

The ink is specific oil base etching ink. There are a wide range of colors that you can use but some them will react with the copper change it to a dull gray of that color used. So that is why you see black prints. Here I am using Vine Black ink.

I apply the ink with a square piece of mat board. Forcing the ink into the etched lines. After applying the ink over the entire surface of the copper I being to wipe the surface of the copper leaving ink in the recesses of the etched lines.To wipe the plate a type cloth called a Tarletan.

After wiping the copper plate almost completely with the Tarletan I finish wiping the plate with the palm of my hand. While wiping I try to keep one hand clean by using a glove. That way I won't get ink on my paper. For this particular print I had seven plates combined to make one large print

Almost all plates are inked and lined up ready for a piece of paper to be laid on top and ran through the press.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit

2010-03-22T18:03:00.000-07:00

Rising - 22x30Waiting-Temptation-In The Home - 22x30Redemption-Connection-Perception-Lost Childhood-Devotion - 22x30Invitation-BFA was such a great experience. Thanks to everyone that helped throughout the process. As you can see above these are all my prints for the BFA show. My artist statement read,

Being a religious person, I am always wondering how I can express my feelings to others while not offending or bombarding them with too much information. I feel I can be most effective through symbolism. If a person is inspired by my work they may seek out a greater knowledge of what I am trying to portray.
Throughout my life I have been inspired by art. It is what makes me function. The thought of creating something with my own two hands gives me enjoyment.
Composition is one of the hardest things to master. So I think it is nice to work in abstractions because you are not limited by reality. You have free rein to work out the composition.
If you haven't already checked out Carla Jimison's Blog please do she wrote a nice blog about me working on some of my prints.

BFA

2010-03-17T06:58:00.000-07:00

Well it is that time of the year and this is the year I am showing in the BFA. For my BFA show I am doing a series of prints that relate though religious symbolism. I will be posting pictures of the show after the opening so if you can't make the opening you will get to see what I have been working on. For those that can make it the opening is this Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Mezzotint Rocker Part 2

2010-02-10T23:11:00.000-08:00

As you all know I bought a Mezzotint Rocker with the prize money I got from the student art show. Well during the Christmas break I made the parts to to this rig which help me rock the the plates faster and a lot more even. As for the plate that it is sitting on that is one I am working on for my BFA show that is coming up soon.

Night Photo Op

2010-01-19T16:28:00.001-08:00

During the Thanksgiving break Nick Bontorno and I set out to take cool night photos of Rexburg and here is some of what we got. Oh and also it was super cool that night.

Phyllis

2010-01-18T15:02:00.001-08:00

This was a picture I painted of my Grandmother over the Christmas break. I used an old black and white photo reference to paint the picture. The paint was still wet when I took the picture so there is a lot of shine in the photo.

Christmas Present

2009-12-25T09:30:00.000-08:00

It is great to be in Stockton around my family and I have to give thanks to my brother Bryan for helping me make this gift last minute. This is a gun holster made for a Christmas gift. We draw names for a person to make a gift for and this is what I came up with.

Photo Op

2009-12-22T09:37:00.000-08:00

I felt like going around the house and trying to take some interesting pictures of objects. I enjoy the way that pipes are made sometimes I think the plumpers are just having way to much fun. In the fence photgraph I really like the mood of a cold foggy morning which it was.

Mezzotint Rocker

2009-12-10T13:34:00.001-08:00

So I finally received my mezzotint rocker in the mail. I went with the 4 in. rocker and got the weights to go with it. I have already tried it out and the weights help a ton. So hopefully everyone will be seeing some mezzotint prints from me in the near future.

Monotype

2009-12-08T12:14:00.001-08:00

So I was looking up an artist this last week and I came across this artist by the name of Koichi Yamamoto . His art just inspired me to try something like what he was doing while still putting my own elements of art into it. So this is my Monotype where I used string, ink blends, transfer drawing and paper towel wipes.

Sketch

2009-11-23T12:42:00.000-08:00

This afternoon I felt like making a sketch. It turned out to be a skull which are awesome! Then I water colored it and scanned it in to the computer. After that started making changes in photoshop, making it dark and grungy. It really seemed a lot easier after trying it this way.

Painting Experiment

2009-11-17T15:39:00.000-08:00

So the other day Allen and I decided to do some landscape paintings. As Allen calls it The C.Moulton Experiment. I have done little paintoff's before with Nick Bontorno and atempted one with Carla Jimison but never got around to finishing that one. To see both painting check out Allen's blog post.

Student Art Show

2009-11-10T11:40:00.000-08:00

This last Thursday was the opening for the student art show. The pictures above are of all the things that submitted. Everything that I submitted got in the show. They were (from the top) Untitled (print), Eve (print), Fallen Man (sculpture), The Comeback (book & box), Candy bowl (ceramic) Sushi Plate (ceramic). The show was juried and there was prize money for 1st 2nd and 3rd. So for the extra good news I got first in two categories the first was printmaking for Untitled and the second was book arts for The Comeback. So what am I going to do with the prize money? i am going to buy a mezzotint rocker for printmaking.

P.S. Thanks to everyone that voted on the poll it was really helpful.

Photo Experiment

2009-10-24T15:35:00.000-07:00

So for my birthday I bought an old pentax K1000 film camera and decide to go around Rexburg and take pictures. The picture above is scanned in and unedited and the one below is edited in Photoshop. So for any of you that read this blog which do you think is better and or does the top photo stand on its own? You can also vote on it in the poll to the right.

Anchor

2009-10-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

When we went to Florida we went deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. On the party boat I was looking at the anchor and the rusty chains and took this picture. The rope is connected to a large chain then to the anchor. It moves up and down electronically and is tied in a knot by one of the maids working on the boat.

Independent Study Painting

2009-10-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

This was a painting done for an independent study class this last semester. The project was to create 6 large scale paintings. Size being around 3 feet by 4 feet or larger. I made all the canvases out of masonite board.

Power Lines

2009-09-17T18:33:00.000-07:00

This is an alley way in downtown Idaho Falls with the added bonus of having power lines running across. I think I have a fascination with power lines and how the whole big mess of wires get sorted out. As a side note this ally is next to a old hotel converted in shops and one of the shop is a Russian grocery store which has some good stuff to try.

Quick Head Drawing

2009-08-28T19:22:00.001-07:00

This was a ball point pen drawing of a young man at church. Later on I had been given some watercolors and decide to give them a try and it was a lot of fun.

Ft. Myers Beach

2009-08-16T23:48:00.000-07:00

We rented a beach house on the Gulf of Mexico where we had a great view and could go out on to the beach whenever we liked. The first picture is me in the moonlight on the beach. The moon was full and all the beach homes had to keep their lights low for the sea turtles. They lay their eggs and the hatchlings use the moonlight to go back out to sea. So if the house lights are too bright they go the wrong way. The second is of our view at sunset. All and all it was a great time.

A Stockton Mill

2009-08-10T16:18:00.001-07:00

So I finished my semester at school and I am now back in California. This was a photo taken way back in 2006 when me and my brother would go out on the town and take pictures of Stockton. This building is long since gone. I also decided to post this picture because I thought Nick might get a kick out of it.

Ceramics

2009-07-11T02:03:00.001-07:00

This semester I am in a ceramics class and wanted to show what I have been working on. I know it is a little hard to tell the sizes of the pottery in these pictures but most of them are 6 to 7 in. wide and 5 to 7 in. tall with the exception of two or three pieces. I really like pottery and I think that going in to the class I knew what kind of pots I liked and didn't like. But what I think I got coming out of the class is what makes a good pot and a bad pot. So trust me when I say it hard to make a good piece of pottery.

Oil Painting Class Projects Cont.

2009-06-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

These are the last of the oil painting projects. These are the paintings where we are to use everything we have learn in the class to make great paintings. The multiple fruit still life was our final for the class.

Oil Painting Class Projects Cont.

2009-06-10T19:56:00.001-07:00

Here are a few more paintings that were done for my intro oil painting class. The projects were ( from top to bottom) based on value, warm vs. cool light and intensity.

Figure Drawings

2009-05-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

These were some of the longer poses, up to 30 minutes long. Some are better then others. The top drawing is the newest of the bunch. All and all I think I am getting better at proportion and getting it down correctly on the paper. These were done in charcoal on parson pad paper.

Figure Drawings

2009-05-25T22:01:00.001-07:00

These are just a few of the drawings that I have done in my figure drawing class. I believe that most of these were only 5 min. gesture drawings. I really like doing these fast drawings but because they are done so fast the proportions are a little off. They are done using charcoal on parson pad paper.

Think Ink Opening

2009-05-10T21:26:00.001-07:00

This last Saturday I had the opportunity to exhibit my prints along side other advanced printmaking students of BYU-I. In the exhibit "Think Ink" held at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. Posted above are some pictures of me along side the prints and also a small glimpse of how many prints were shown. Personally I had 15 prints on display in the show.

Think Ink

2009-05-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

Today is the opening of the show "Think Ink" at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. It will consist of art from the advanced printmaking class at BYU-I. Fifteen of my most recent prints will be shown and will be available for purchase. If you get a chance, come check it out. Open from May 8th- August 1st.

Oil Painting Class Projects

2009-04-15T11:00:00.001-07:00

Painting #1

Painting #2

Painting #3

During this last semester I took an intro oil painting class. At first I was quite annoyed by how the class was being taught but by the end I really liked it. I think the reason I was having a hard time was because even though it is a four year school they still seem to treat it like a two year school, in the upper level classes you still get crammed with the fundamentals. Luckily in this class we were able to move past some of those things enough for me to enjoy painting. I think now I have a better opinion of still life's.

Workshop

2009-03-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

These pictures are form our last workshop. The workshop was on how to do monotype prints. The photos are of the students work and one of nick demo pieces (the blue bird), me helping with the press and the student that attended.

Workshop

2009-03-01T16:34:00.000-08:00

This Saturday my friend and fellow artist Nick and I were able to teach our second printmaking workshop for The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. At this workshop we taught the students how to make a Drypoint print. It was a lot of fun and they gained a greater appreciation for intaglio printmaking.

Sent the Message

2009-02-08T10:34:00.001-08:00

The print was a lot of fun to make. This intaglio print was made with line etching and aquatint but with a twist I used spray paint to get the gradient. If remember right it took three aquatints to get the different values in the print.

Workshop

2009-01-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

Well here is a bit of great news. The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho has been really kind to the advanced printmaking students of BYUI in the past. So as a result they have ask me and my friend and fellow printmaker Nick Bontorno to teach workshops at there museum in the different methods of printmaking. If you are interested in attending the workshops follow the links to contact The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.

The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho website
Classes & Workshops for Adults
Class Registration form

Listen

2009-01-25T21:35:00.000-08:00

Well there, it really has been a while since I last posted. Mostly it has just been life that has taken over but I am still doing artwork. Well here is a mezzotint print of a phone in the window. The process uses a tool called rocker to make the dark area then we use a burnisher and scraper to make the light areas out of the dark.

Cord Bound

2008-11-07T16:46:00.000-08:00

I think the cord bound book is one of the best looking books when done but is also one of the hardest to do well. Above is a cord bound book that I finished and the other book is what it looks like without the book cloth and end papers. Each folio is sewn around the cords and then the cord are glued to the cover.

Hidden Message

2008-10-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

This phone print was a lot of fun to make but also very difficult. I started with a line etching and then stated the 3 different aquatints. The first one I just stop out for different tone. The second I spay painted to get gradient and third was multiple layers of spit bite.

For Sale

Answers

2008-10-17T12:20:00.000-07:00

I have been slacking with my blogging but here is another of my phone prints. The phone was based on a candle stick phone highly stylized with much of the symbols used in other prints. The line etching was done using acrylic floor wax as my hard ground and the background was done with an aquatint then using a stencil I spray painted the areas I wanted stopped out.

For Sale

Can't Hear

2008-09-12T15:08:00.001-07:00

Well since my last phone print I have tried staying with the same subject but change the meaning and mood of the print. The print is an intaglio print using aquatint and line etching and for the gradient I used litho pencil on the aquatint.

As a side note this print is for sale click the link to buy and see the others

New Art work for Sale

2008-09-02T18:54:00.001-07:00

Well I have been wanting to sale my artwork online for awhile now. I am really proud of the work that I am selling. I will be posting some of those images here later on. Please feel free to click this image link and check out my work.

Coptic

2008-08-08T18:00:00.000-07:00

The Coptic binding, this is one of my favorite books I have made I just wish I had blind debossed something on the front cover of this book like maybe a skull, just to put this book over the top yeah just like the movie.

Long Stitch

2008-08-04T09:25:00.000-07:00

The Long Stitch is another binding style it refers to the long stitch down the spine of the book. This style is most commonly seen covered in leather. I wanted to try something different then leather and I had some black canvas and green buttons so I serged the edges and sewed on the the buttons.

Stab Binding

2008-07-27T22:15:00.001-07:00

This is another book I made in Book Arts. This book is a stab bound book often made for portfolios or photo albums. One of the nice things about this book is that it is easy to add or remove pages as needed.

Marble Paper

2008-07-05T21:08:00.000-07:00

Recently in my Book Arts class we were able to marble our own paper. This was a lot of fun for me since I am into printmaking and marbling paper is like monotype prints. I had so much fun in fact I was able to talk my wife into coming in the next day and make more marbled paper. Not all the paper came out as hoped but with practice I think I will get better at it. The top picture is all the marble paper that we did and the 3 following pictures are of my favorites.

Book 2

2008-06-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

This was the second book for my class. The cover I used manila folder and cover it with a nice scrap booking paper that a friend had given me. The inside paper was torn down to 4 folios in 4 signatures.

Fisher of Men

2008-05-27T21:54:00.001-07:00

This print was a lot of fun to make and it really is the print that got me thinking of symbols. In this print I used a lot of symbols, all base on Christianity. I used different techniques to create this print, line etching, aquatint, and a little engraving.

Pamphlet

2008-05-24T11:34:00.000-07:00

I am taking a book arts class and in the class we learn to hand make books. A pamphlet was the very first book we had to make for the class. For the cover I used a mono type print that I made in my printmaking class.

As a side note please take a look at the Orphan Works post and write a letter.

Orphan Works

2008-05-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

H.R. 5889 The Orphan Works Act of 2008

S 2913 The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

This bill is very upsetting to me and I feel that we as a people need to fight this bill. In short this bill states that any visual image (home videos, a photo of your child, a painting, a sketch) can be taken and use commercially if they have provided a reasonably diligent search in good faith for the copyright owner in a registry that does not yet even exist. That means that we would have to spend thousands of dollars personally to protect our works from being used incorrectly. Not only that but we still would not have the rights to stop them form using the image because all they have to do is pay a reasonable fee for your work determined by the user and not the copyright holder (you).

The link provided below is a list of letters that are pre-written and you put you info at the bottom and then are sent to your senator and house rep.

write a letter

Melanie

2008-04-26T12:44:00.001-07:00

A family in my ward had seen me doing some caricature while sitting in my ward and they asked if I could do a drawing of there child. At first it was going to be in the style of a caricature but in the end they wanted something more realistic so they gave me a photo to use for the charcoal drawing. They also wanted it to be smaller somewhere around 5" tall but I ended up making the drawing much larger, closer to 16" tall. Now it is framed and hanging in there child's room and it looks great.

Waiting

2008-04-19T12:21:00.001-07:00

So far my printmaking class has been a lot of fun. This print I based off a previous print called "Waiting" as well. The phone and other objects in the print have faith driven symbolism that is intentional.

Leap Day Flyer

2008-04-18T10:28:00.000-07:00

This was a fun little flyer that was made for another ward activity.

Cuddles in the Kitchen

2008-03-19T18:00:00.000-07:00

This is a new print that I had to print two identical prints of. We had the use three different process's. The first process was line etching then I used an aquatint and in final I printed in a gradient of two colors.

Sketch Book

2008-03-08T13:08:00.001-08:00

During my printmaking class my teacher also taught me how to make a sketch book from scratch. I used mohawk paper and tore it into the right size. I then folded the paper and sewed all the paper together. I used leather and book cloth to cover the outside. In the inside I used my lino blocks to print my end papers.

Skull Belt Buckle

2008-02-25T19:41:00.001-08:00

This skull belt buckle was the first buckle I made. It was made using lost wax and poured with cast aluminum at home in California.

Ethan

2008-02-09T11:24:00.000-08:00

This caricature was a lot of fun. It's of my nephew Ethan and in the reference photo he was just starting to walk while holding on to the table

Waiting

2008-02-07T21:06:00.000-08:00

A mezzotint test print. A mezzotint is created using a tool with curved and pointed tip that is rocked side to side in 12 different directions making dips and burrs in the copper. Once you have done that step you scape or burnish in the parts you want left light.

Late But In Earnest 2nd State

2008-01-31T19:39:00.000-08:00

This is the second state of this plate. I recently applied an aquatint to the plate to get different values.

The Boxer

2008-01-27T07:34:00.001-08:00

A Test print of The Boxer. This print is a dry point print so I didn't use any chemicals just a carbide tip needle to etch the copper plate.

Late But In Earnest

2008-01-19T15:22:00.001-08:00

An intaglio test print. This print is based off a family crest that my mother had designed. I used a copper plate ecthed in non-toxic ferric chloride. The process is rather time consuming but I really enjoy it.

Falling Man

2008-01-16T14:48:00.000-08:00

A bronze sculpture of a man laying back. In this piece I wanted a man that was supported at three points. I also wanted everything to be dramatic, the pose, the mussels and even the base which is reflective.

Matt's Wedding Gift

2008-01-11T13:13:00.001-08:00

A caricature of my friend Matt and his future wife. It is for a future wedding gift. This was a first try at doing digital caricature.

Thanksgiving Flyer

2008-01-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

A flyer I did for our church event just before thanksgiving. At the event we had those willing church members get up and do a talent and there also were tables to show off crafts people had done.

Frog

2007-12-29T18:02:00.000-08:00

My very first cast bronze sculpture of a frog sitting on a rock. I used a lost wax process and I didn't use a mold so this is one of a kind.

Road of Light

2007-12-28T14:32:00.001-08:00

The painting I did for my sisters Christmas present. It was my first time doing a landscape painting and I really enjoyed it. The painting was done in acrylic paint over a long period of time seeing as how I broke my wrist just after starting it.

Leather Belt

2007-12-27T17:58:00.001-08:00

This year's leather Christmas gift. The belt was hand stamped, the letters and the basket weave and then I free handed the ends. I also salvaged a buckle off an old belt

Plush Dolls

2007-12-27T13:34:00.001-08:00

I started making homemade gifts two Christmas' ago with a target for an airsoft gun. Then I made the leather scripture case and this Christmas I made plush dolls, a painting and a leather belt.

Dixie

2007-12-22T15:13:00.001-08:00

This was a painting that I did in one of my first semesters at Delta College. The project was to create a cubist painting. It is of a my dog Dixie being walked.

Leather Case

2007-12-18T20:05:00.001-08:00

Last Christmas I made a leather scripture case for my brother. I tooled California for where he is from and Ogden Utah for where he was going on his mission.

Cast Belt Buckle

2007-12-18T18:39:00.001-08:00

This is a belt buckle that was made for a friend. He designed the belt buckle in the Deseret alphabet to say CTR or Choose The Right. He gave me the design and a bunch of old silver dollar coins to melt. The buckle was casted in sand.

Test Print

2007-12-12T13:18:00.000-08:00

This is a test print of a lino block that craved out during the summer and printed early this fall.

Flyer

2007-12-09T16:42:00.000-08:00

This is a flyer I made for a ward activity

1st Post

2007-12-03T08:20:00.000-08:00

I wanted to create this blog to show off different things I have been working on.