CASTAWAY STONES

"JELLYROLL" had her maiden voyage today. She is a humble craft (very humble) but as a prototype I'm not too concerned. She remained afloat! Hopefully I will be able to locate her after she has made her crossing. It is not the full trip across Lake Ontario yet I don't think she is strong enough for that but hopefully my boats will improve! She is comprised of driftwood,stone,oak leaves and encaustic paint and is the first of the traveling pieces.

CASTAWAY STONES

Some pieces are a little closer to home so that I hve a better idea come next year how this medium holds up to real weather. "The Humpbacks" (encautic on driftwood) and "A Brief Pelican" (Encaustic on limestone) are my test subjects and unlikely to be found :(. However, their loss will gain me the info I need to keep the sculptures around longer than my previous efforts. From now on the others will find their way back to the wild and maybe if I am lucky to someones back garden!

CASTAWAY STONES

Castaway stones is an idea I have been playing with most of my life. Many of my paintings and sculptures are in remote locations beiging with the tiny totem pole I planted at 11 (lost some years ago) to a tree painting I copied from Norval Morissseau (one of my favorite painters) that has since degenerated. Recently I am trying something a little more permanent using encaustic on limestone. These pieces are realitively small but hopefully durable (the wax) as they have been "set free" in Lake Ontario to take their chances with the waves. If any remain I will recolllect them in the spring. 1 Nov 2008 I released "Madame Toad and the Frogmen" unfortunately I haven't seen her since as we've had a few good storms!! Maybe someone picked her up (I hope so) I have put my email address on her we'll see! If so I hope they let her go again somewhere they can keep an eye on her to see how she fares.