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I am a retired Kentucky teacher turned self-taught artist. Originally, I built and sold primitive farmhouse furniture like shelves, tables and plate racks. Soon I found myself creating accent pieces like chickens, crows, and weathervanes. My love of making functional furnishings had evolved into a passion for making “art.” While I had no formal training in art, friends insisted I was not just making stuff with junk, I was creating mixed media sculpture. I consider myself a contemporary folk artist. Carved wood, corrugated metal and coated electrical wire become a raven landing on a fence post—Raven’s Roost. Discarded metal roofing, a rusted steel rod, and hand carved cow (including udders) turned into Elsie’s Udder Side a whimsical weather vane. Night Bandit is a raccoon carved from pine with a refrigerator coil brush for a tail. Finishing my pieces with a “time worn” painting technique is a unifying characteristic of all of my work. Coming up with a catchy name for each piece is always a fun way to finish.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Timing Is Everything

As I adjust to the preparations necessary to begin and maintain a blog, I ran across an article by author Jason Keith, that I found quite interesting. I think the information presented may be beneficial to others. The article looks at the share patterns & trends of a wide range of blogs and has determined the best times of the day to submit your posts. I am hopeful that whether you are new to the blog-game (like me) or a seasoned blogging vet, you might find this article informative & somehow useful to your efforts in finding, "feeding", and keeping your blogging audience.

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