tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2099542120572143412024-03-19T14:56:13.354-07:00Behold the MayoNew Creative Projects and News from the Studio Of sculptor and conceptual artist John MayoJohn Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-84572963595281817092010-09-16T12:14:00.001-07:002010-09-16T12:24:02.861-07:00Salmon Hang<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20by-w9bYk1NkWhx4xDn2vJ5X6eD-pWc-vXD4Lh9k5ERlMlmNDzHjYAPXLAWlWShrAFakfF3XHHTd_yhWwwTUm9TlzEuaAqZChVOxFvbg4Lt5eISWC6Suv_79EXq9k-ZBVOQg6cb5_HFZ/s1600/salmon+at+mh.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20by-w9bYk1NkWhx4xDn2vJ5X6eD-pWc-vXD4Lh9k5ERlMlmNDzHjYAPXLAWlWShrAFakfF3XHHTd_yhWwwTUm9TlzEuaAqZChVOxFvbg4Lt5eISWC6Suv_79EXq9k-ZBVOQg6cb5_HFZ/s400/salmon+at+mh.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517593307250443570" /></a><br />Things have been busy around the studio with Jodi working on getting my work out into the world. I had a body of my steel sculptures on display at Wy' east Vineyards in Hood River. It was a great showing and I have heard wonderful responses. <br /><br />The work is now at Mt Hood Vineyards in the upper Hood River valley. One large work that I have not displayed in a while is the large steel trout and Salmon installation. It is 10 large fish, each 15 pounds, that hang with thin steel wire as if they are swimming through the room. <br /><br />The Mt Hood Vineyard building is a fantasticly beautiful space. I am excited to have the installation above the bar. It wasn't easy to do the install as it was up a 24 foot ladder. My calfs and shoulders are still sore from being up the ladder all day. <br /><br />In the studio this week I am working on a series of works similar to the fish. the new works will be based on canadian geese. Maybe I could mix it up and it would be like the MC Escher print where the fish and birds change from one to the other.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-77582860118312925932010-09-07T10:19:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:53:36.967-07:00My Funny Relationship......with bronze.<br /><br />For the past ten years I have felt that I was heading toward the material and techniques of bronze casting. I knew this as I was working in plastics,wood, steel, etc. <br /><br />I first had exposure to the processes and material in 1990 while studying at the university of Alabama. I didn't do much of my own bronze work there but I was an active participant in pouring other's work.<br /><br />For the past 10 years I have known that the time was not right. Cast bronze has very few form limitations. I wasn't ready for something so wide open.<br /><br /> Working in "sheet materials" like those listed above have certain limitations and rules. Working with and mastering these rules were part of a process that led me to be able to work in bronze. The aestetic language that I have developed in my practice came from a hard set of boundaries and processes. Now that I have transitioned into cast bronze I carry the history of my practice and techniques with me. Although I am working with a new and very open material I am staying true to the tradition that I have developed.<br /><br />So why use bronze? I enjoy the material for its ability to stand up over time without changing much. As an artist one needs to consider the longevity of a work and with steel particularly, there are only so many things that can be done to hold the processes of time and oxidation at bay.<br /><br />Another nice feature of bronze is working in wax. One thing that sets my work apart from most other bronze artists is tha fact that I create the form and do a direct casting of it without making a mold. This means that each sculpture is unique. Most other people working in bronze make a mold of the original that allows them to creat a series of identical sculptures. You often will see bronzes as part of a series. I might move to doing a series at some point but for the moment it feels good to work just in originals.<br /><br />I am doing the wax work in my studio. once it is ready to go I take it to the <a href="http://www.maidenfoundry.com/index.html">Maiden Foundry</a> for casting and finish work. Mike Maiden and his technicians Chad and Tony Congi are a blast to work with and professionals through and through. The Maiden Ofundry is located in Sandy Oregon.<br /><br />If you are interested in learning more about the lost wax method there is a video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVe3VeQfyzw&feature=related">here</a> produced by a foundry in Isreal called A&P casting. The video takes one through the process of Lost Wax casting.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-37710299316816585952010-09-07T10:04:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:19:06.201-07:00New Works in BronzeOn the 3rd of September I opened a solo show at SOLO contemporary art Gallery in Hood River. It is a show title <em>Down Under</em>. Actually half of the work was part of the <em>Displacement</em> Exhibition and installation I did in Frematle Western Australia. I made 5 or six new works in bronze since my return in May. <br />The showe was a success and the attendance was fantastic. Thanks to Leith Gaines and Sorcha Meek for making it a fantastic opening along with everyone else who attended and purchased work. Artwork sales are nice in a lot of ways but my favorite is that it creates energetic room for me to create new work.<br /><br />If you came here off of my website then you are probably wondering why there are no bronzes shown there. THe truth is that I have not yet settled in after returning from Australia with the summer travel and activities.<br /><br />Here are a few photos of some of the work I did in wester Australia and also the new works I have done since returning. This is a small selection.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9IbUuLGxrVrbH4bJYT9fql0HrwkX_bX_MWkQj1BKyHJxf0iIP-HxC9GSuXoitxuKxXQk2hPHGsBTY-ikamcwsdrmZodLaG6-SRa2aKAVuNfkQHdBZfpWzZEtPMJdT3MwqDxyLRDYzhHu/s1600/Mayo_Guardian_72dpi_2382.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9IbUuLGxrVrbH4bJYT9fql0HrwkX_bX_MWkQj1BKyHJxf0iIP-HxC9GSuXoitxuKxXQk2hPHGsBTY-ikamcwsdrmZodLaG6-SRa2aKAVuNfkQHdBZfpWzZEtPMJdT3MwqDxyLRDYzhHu/s400/Mayo_Guardian_72dpi_2382.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514220328920987650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6lyiI6D-0HaBiiSfW63CxsYYKim-Sw6UsfrGwKPiXyQwtH6dj6At3Hn0vIZLuRqfOQcZ07ogUenxScnz26rFgqYBQrHlpjwnvO_uwZ3CilCtXvr1vKHL7kRMVyl4BITWGQG-syeHFOnH/s1600/Mayo_EverythingisKnowable_72dpi_2309.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6lyiI6D-0HaBiiSfW63CxsYYKim-Sw6UsfrGwKPiXyQwtH6dj6At3Hn0vIZLuRqfOQcZ07ogUenxScnz26rFgqYBQrHlpjwnvO_uwZ3CilCtXvr1vKHL7kRMVyl4BITWGQG-syeHFOnH/s400/Mayo_EverythingisKnowable_72dpi_2309.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514220330543063874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdyRHuB8HSowJG9yTOmfcf3pXNUse9eaXkBSw_bnzsdwyXJ3M465ltqvWNuWbEQo50t9m3WFRSRr_A38QFKB-OnypuQIpUhJTKdXyevjuST9tvBzNYp_wEpsKbC5NGGYSFt50Arlq3P7o/s1600/Mayo_Disappear_72dpi_2313.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdyRHuB8HSowJG9yTOmfcf3pXNUse9eaXkBSw_bnzsdwyXJ3M465ltqvWNuWbEQo50t9m3WFRSRr_A38QFKB-OnypuQIpUhJTKdXyevjuST9tvBzNYp_wEpsKbC5NGGYSFt50Arlq3P7o/s400/Mayo_Disappear_72dpi_2313.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514220322429606562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VAffhhsM0SD7Q-wEHsf14Bjtpnp-7aINdt4N0t8Wk0q-T6hUMmZUEG1VUGICGqTEyJMcJJXEIFteU6FI8fjQSGJb55MDVIns6strDWQyWoTmhOWR4bpvtbPXqGW-jS-IaB_nuO7rGnI7/s1600/Mayo_BorderSea_72dpi_2355.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VAffhhsM0SD7Q-wEHsf14Bjtpnp-7aINdt4N0t8Wk0q-T6hUMmZUEG1VUGICGqTEyJMcJJXEIFteU6FI8fjQSGJb55MDVIns6strDWQyWoTmhOWR4bpvtbPXqGW-jS-IaB_nuO7rGnI7/s400/Mayo_BorderSea_72dpi_2355.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514220317932377202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9eYIHn2q_zBbUAaU-BZjKheOO15lJHA_6I1Z4wbYG3T0E7r36Jl88IatsseJWeh7b9toRoRUaOEsYZg6E-VETY16fCpM4FnFzPDBz7h-ZU9ptZd9FfkWX_rXDwEdnBOVlMeBoI7QsYfR/s1600/Mayo+Bronze_72pdi_2276.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9eYIHn2q_zBbUAaU-BZjKheOO15lJHA_6I1Z4wbYG3T0E7r36Jl88IatsseJWeh7b9toRoRUaOEsYZg6E-VETY16fCpM4FnFzPDBz7h-ZU9ptZd9FfkWX_rXDwEdnBOVlMeBoI7QsYfR/s400/Mayo+Bronze_72pdi_2276.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514220308170734514" /></a><br /><br />The work will be at SOLO Contemporary Art through the month of September. The Gallery is on the corner of 6th street and Cascade av in Hood River.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-18780403853577499462010-07-28T09:50:00.000-07:002010-07-28T11:00:47.165-07:00Who Loves...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ia0Wt3FMoRFcfud7O2CSvnRsdO0f3L_MAE3l-T8c8oN0oa8VVHJqKHKO4mR6gGpg5Mb7rqs82udiN0DEOxRTC-lLlg2QaBhV1zV_s0rCGS-DMkV-vh69gQWr8cQKVHdZTK8LgjCJ56P2/s1600/Whipped+Cream+Main+reduced.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ia0Wt3FMoRFcfud7O2CSvnRsdO0f3L_MAE3l-T8c8oN0oa8VVHJqKHKO4mR6gGpg5Mb7rqs82udiN0DEOxRTC-lLlg2QaBhV1zV_s0rCGS-DMkV-vh69gQWr8cQKVHdZTK8LgjCJ56P2/s400/Whipped+Cream+Main+reduced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011682635576418" /></a><br /><br /><br> <br><br /> Thats right I am asking. <br /><br />Who loves whipped cream?<br /><br />Lots of people do.<br /><br />For the 2010 Nights in White Salmon Art festival I rented a space and set up a booth. Not to display my work but to spread FUN and also to break the whole "shopping and buying" energy. In the booth, my good friend and fellow artist <a href="http://www.davidbrandtartist.com/">David Brandt</a> gave out whipped cream. Thats all. We just gave it away. Spraying it in peoples hands, on their food, whatever.<br /><br />It was fun. We bought labcoats for the occasion and made signs. We gave away about a case of whipped cream to passers by. <br /><br />I don't think this needs too much more explanation. Too bad I was so busy giving out whipped cream that I didn't get any video. Here are a few moments captured on film.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppSJNUUhDN4WkdFwA2XVX7Z9fI7n-lwZJtZiVbR8Kik9PeFO2PdlyVesmGXtkz0cz-qCSeikiDLNKBQXzTvZmXzbukdgAeE-MeTnoT8-zjd3-TPKnV01QIFcYVbkl-HQ1juO5bMQP7L6j/s1600/who+loves+wc+reduced++028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppSJNUUhDN4WkdFwA2XVX7Z9fI7n-lwZJtZiVbR8Kik9PeFO2PdlyVesmGXtkz0cz-qCSeikiDLNKBQXzTvZmXzbukdgAeE-MeTnoT8-zjd3-TPKnV01QIFcYVbkl-HQ1juO5bMQP7L6j/s400/who+loves+wc+reduced++028.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011337777436482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdF-LqvA_5MGEu24-9m67q8tq8XRrUAzr0Fr6HHTh_uPmeGVg-JKX1wULIf0c07pfIbXOX13ZCYQHah9ayitFv9BAeND5HnRnEPCFKNmjkgzbUOJm77iEVJWpW4tKB5whY7NMif_GGmow/s1600/who+loves+wc+reduced+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdF-LqvA_5MGEu24-9m67q8tq8XRrUAzr0Fr6HHTh_uPmeGVg-JKX1wULIf0c07pfIbXOX13ZCYQHah9ayitFv9BAeND5HnRnEPCFKNmjkgzbUOJm77iEVJWpW4tKB5whY7NMif_GGmow/s400/who+loves+wc+reduced+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011330591829698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGHsI7rzHovp-EO2AipEH8izhwVhZbEHOJ6TVBwYgrWo-pznBt2QyVfkBXn73N25RQPo5q5ORWD-PKzbykB5upKdYUwVGdTxbDSnYnQR9Sg2G2pmhaRqo8f07y4_qsSIOo8E3Cz1iF4oQ/s1600/who+loves+wc+reduced+007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGHsI7rzHovp-EO2AipEH8izhwVhZbEHOJ6TVBwYgrWo-pznBt2QyVfkBXn73N25RQPo5q5ORWD-PKzbykB5upKdYUwVGdTxbDSnYnQR9Sg2G2pmhaRqo8f07y4_qsSIOo8E3Cz1iF4oQ/s400/who+loves+wc+reduced+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011322938357122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mOx8L5n831vAYFadHH9FFPcTe42bPOH26gb442yCEcZ6vdwgfuCAMZekwUl-YwWTv3N9e26hOLb-SamodvhcVEJ5BLHUu_g_QoTxxEyJ1mDWhIVPMQ9bOBN616flAoPVGJi-ofVKDwyX/s1600/who+loves+wc+reduced+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mOx8L5n831vAYFadHH9FFPcTe42bPOH26gb442yCEcZ6vdwgfuCAMZekwUl-YwWTv3N9e26hOLb-SamodvhcVEJ5BLHUu_g_QoTxxEyJ1mDWhIVPMQ9bOBN616flAoPVGJi-ofVKDwyX/s400/who+loves+wc+reduced+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011312307311154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukvJ-OwMsbaYJfZAckC1g-K6ZW8mBmMzNZF94vi2V25tV-r5TEOj5jk3ztm_k9n5XICGFGU6fXO5gSC3cLbLXcjkdq-9V2ABNvH9Zqh4b_eVeDzzPSf2bCYSqkJsU0eFkhCTGxf4rveyr/s1600/who+loves+wc+019+reduced.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukvJ-OwMsbaYJfZAckC1g-K6ZW8mBmMzNZF94vi2V25tV-r5TEOj5jk3ztm_k9n5XICGFGU6fXO5gSC3cLbLXcjkdq-9V2ABNvH9Zqh4b_eVeDzzPSf2bCYSqkJsU0eFkhCTGxf4rveyr/s400/who+loves+wc+019+reduced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499011309389913074" /></a>John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-54411431998344062582010-07-08T15:33:00.000-07:002010-07-08T16:12:28.253-07:00Back in the studioBack in the states for a few months now. Australia was an amazing experience for all of us. I am sure that I will take a new direction with my art. Doing the "displacement" series and all of the research really made me aware of how much I love to dive deeply into a topic then create work based on the time I have spent there. <br /><br />I sold some of the bronzes from the displacement series but I am creating new bronzes that, while different than the ones they are replacing, will fit conceptually into the show. If this all goes well I will recreate the "Displacement" installation in the Portland Area.<br /><br />The bronzes are underway as I have delivered the waxes to the foundry in Sandy Oregon. I should get them back any day now. Here are a few photos of the waxes. The bronzes can be mounted in stone of wood bases. They are all available... I can send you info, photos, prices etc.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnCSq-lz3TUDi1S4rFupJtMDajFISnXnGRvHv0VDrFX0x8nFVhJQfe_FeybdfLstRrcUHX2g4zPcLdt_4MArrEWFLAwTCOotzqCw2-eiWx3wYBj9SF2KOkYBdb-t-ZXFbU6-s749mXeDI/s1600/torpedo+card+014.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnCSq-lz3TUDi1S4rFupJtMDajFISnXnGRvHv0VDrFX0x8nFVhJQfe_FeybdfLstRrcUHX2g4zPcLdt_4MArrEWFLAwTCOotzqCw2-eiWx3wYBj9SF2KOkYBdb-t-ZXFbU6-s749mXeDI/s320/torpedo+card+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675812052685026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKjX0VaZYEjZcZro4C-_6i52Q0UwUkUEtZynM_IDwxkwgyp66uth17VT6tqXDc5NE1vFX2c8m5jg47E6jMIiq_0tZPWmSl_KAWIwfWbLjVpcWshg9_bMVHtdurF0PbOhExZ5EC_TFeuu2/s1600/torpedo+card+008.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKjX0VaZYEjZcZro4C-_6i52Q0UwUkUEtZynM_IDwxkwgyp66uth17VT6tqXDc5NE1vFX2c8m5jg47E6jMIiq_0tZPWmSl_KAWIwfWbLjVpcWshg9_bMVHtdurF0PbOhExZ5EC_TFeuu2/s320/torpedo+card+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675810475415026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfTeBk3OfKl-h11I2eFVcUgYzvV3VKU7N6C0RoW2lvOqsVG76d0TRB2qUGEM4fAJsTvUKyt9XIu8xfhtYy5QLqTVg49ArCsCtja8167scJs00WIgmgStu-LxTPn4bYogh9cKbD00PhLvs/s1600/torpedo+card+004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfTeBk3OfKl-h11I2eFVcUgYzvV3VKU7N6C0RoW2lvOqsVG76d0TRB2qUGEM4fAJsTvUKyt9XIu8xfhtYy5QLqTVg49ArCsCtja8167scJs00WIgmgStu-LxTPn4bYogh9cKbD00PhLvs/s320/torpedo+card+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675793148419090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAku5-UvyhlchNXbeGJCU6z7SqEoBtZmwcwHPZAPIM2g6hsG8phQrzqJGfMZgHnQCcBVZ7iaKLxQRznd3IBA77hfP4JOZ_PkQ-fPgV9RLHZDFJQJKsPuVnt1vtLmFPKCgXYY2YjNrdILPV/s1600/torpedo+card+001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAku5-UvyhlchNXbeGJCU6z7SqEoBtZmwcwHPZAPIM2g6hsG8phQrzqJGfMZgHnQCcBVZ7iaKLxQRznd3IBA77hfP4JOZ_PkQ-fPgV9RLHZDFJQJKsPuVnt1vtLmFPKCgXYY2YjNrdILPV/s320/torpedo+card+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675778963476706" /></a><br /><br /><br><br><br><br />As this blog is a place for all of my studio experiments I will share one that I did this week. I am not a 2d artist per se. I have done some photography (the airliners underwater) those projects were about the action of setting up the scene as much as about the resulting photos. <br /><br />This drawing I did is truely a 2d piece. It is Graphite on a black gesso on a board. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih-xKKVaKdBnJ_uOqsyDanH4e8wGKcgG90FJWwIUA3z35rfEwNAPX3N4gabiqxRBBfqvWnz3x4gp0Oh1Ui7IbOWWr62T-K0YFYgXATOZBEOQTqJNj0VPVA4owExPb4XCtDtJl4QMsG5nd/s1600/torpedo+card+015.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih-xKKVaKdBnJ_uOqsyDanH4e8wGKcgG90FJWwIUA3z35rfEwNAPX3N4gabiqxRBBfqvWnz3x4gp0Oh1Ui7IbOWWr62T-K0YFYgXATOZBEOQTqJNj0VPVA4owExPb4XCtDtJl4QMsG5nd/s320/torpedo+card+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491673595226656370" /></a><br /><br />It is hard as an artist with a decade of experience in art practice to start in another discipline. Especially one that is as established as painting or drawing. It isn't easy to be a novice at something. I look at what I do and I know it doesn't match the concept that was in my head (which is perfect of course. It isn't easy but it is real and it is part of the creative process. <br /><br />In other out-of-my-league news I am working on a play. It is a two-character single act play. Very interesting to do work that happens (shows itself) over time. Thinking of sculptures and creative projects usually doesnt involve a plot that occurs over a period of time. It is alot of fun to think about but it is definitely hard being a novice.<br /><br />I have hired a studio and marketing assistant. In the next few months I will update all of my online info and have more of a regular, and updated, presence. Feedback is so valued.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-25799026246603311212010-04-11T23:14:00.000-07:002010-04-11T23:42:08.092-07:00Solo Exhibition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfqVtnXzzp-9z0o4NP3CZGLK_NKvblGMMNfUJ0b-6EOUDn5jEiXRvVP44HgsLIfUDG8FuEvUNiCouxMlLxhClQXfjIoZSBE8cOnm2uKDk9PvFVT8YAnn1-ALgg89I04ruuoQhCfAsgoX_/s1600/Postcard+front+reduced.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfqVtnXzzp-9z0o4NP3CZGLK_NKvblGMMNfUJ0b-6EOUDn5jEiXRvVP44HgsLIfUDG8FuEvUNiCouxMlLxhClQXfjIoZSBE8cOnm2uKDk9PvFVT8YAnn1-ALgg89I04ruuoQhCfAsgoX_/s320/Postcard+front+reduced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459133533408253538" /></a><br />Finally after nearly 6 months of research, and studio work I am preparing my solo exhibition of the body of work I have done while on my artist residency in western australia.<br /> The work consists of 15 bronze sculptures inspired by the maritime history and tragedy of the western australian coasts.<br /><br />Here is my artist's statement for the show:<br /><br /><blockquote><em>Being in Fremantle on a 6 month ArtSource residency I have had time to take in the culture, history, and environment of western Australia. Being displaced out of my normal life and studio practice I have been drawn to stories of others washing up on these shores; for better or worse. <br /> <br /> I have spent months diving deep into the Western Australia's rich and sometimes tragic maritime past as well as spending significant time free-diving off the coast of Fremantle. These immersions have inspired a body of work that seeks to address displacement in our lives, the intervention of fate, and the processes of time.<br /> <br /> Today, as hundreds of years ago, we are willing to put our lives in the hands of others and the fates to travel across worlds to seek our fortunes and connect with others. We rarely connect the idea of shipwreck with our own time and fate. The metaphors of displacement and shipwreck can also extend to our inner lives, careers, relationships, and bodies as much as to our mortal outcomes.<br /> <br />The creation of fantasy wreck artifacts has allowed me to study not only the history of the incidents but also the unique visual language of the ocean and its processes over time. Within this body of work I have used sand abrasion, natural seaweed and sea-salt patinas among other techniques to replicate and celebrate the oceans work of reclamation.<br /> <br />It is my hope that these cryptic artifacts can partially stand in for lost stories of the countless vessels that have ventured intentionally or accidentally around these wild shores and were never seen again.</em></blockquote><br /><br /><br />This body of work is truely of this place and doing to research and work has been one of the best experiences I have had as an artist. <br /><br />The week of the exhibition will be a full one. <br /><br />On tuesday the 20th I am giving a talk as part of the 6x6artist talks sponsored by ArtSource.<br /><br /> Wednesday there will be a concert of soundscapes that I have commissioned from W.A. composer <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/subway-symphony/2008/08/03/1217701847540.html">Rupert Guenther</a>. The soundscapes are based on my sculptural works and the stories they represent. The show starts at 7pm at kidogo and is free.<br /><br />Thursday I will give a artist talk at the gallery showing other work and discussing my experiences with "displacement"<br /><br />The show will run until the 25th of april.<br /><br />The exhibition opens on Sunday the 18th of April, 3-6 pm at the Kidogo Arthouse Gallery on Bathers beach in Fremantle. The official opening and comments will be given by Mack McCarthy, the curator of the Maritime Archeology at the Western Australian Maritime Museum at 4 pm.<br /><br /> Huge extra credit for any north americans who come for the show!!! <br /><br />Click on the below images for bigger view.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnzuWZOkbFancft3RxgHU2SnhpKD1uN4yI719X5t_GFF2BbB5kPOX_BewTRN6C7pDQQz-mgw4PiIXqz_bzqoVpg8E5tAJFj00ihxTmBicf4mLwBfRRmiyRP0OosrUQc6Px1MMj1DZ6WO1/s1600/mayo+poster+jpeg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnzuWZOkbFancft3RxgHU2SnhpKD1uN4yI719X5t_GFF2BbB5kPOX_BewTRN6C7pDQQz-mgw4PiIXqz_bzqoVpg8E5tAJFj00ihxTmBicf4mLwBfRRmiyRP0OosrUQc6Px1MMj1DZ6WO1/s320/mayo+poster+jpeg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459134034396983378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCX5F_XnAgCKL4xpDTm_03MS92PCcRRNDeMqzcQZV9whX-nVVzXP0LjnRG7fpioebnYQnaV_MKqtC5HpRgWRqnpyqJXuhIW8Ot04N-P8CcmOu87prVVv3yQ2HAJncOb_QKwjcEwYy33V2/s1600/april24th+reduced.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCX5F_XnAgCKL4xpDTm_03MS92PCcRRNDeMqzcQZV9whX-nVVzXP0LjnRG7fpioebnYQnaV_MKqtC5HpRgWRqnpyqJXuhIW8Ot04N-P8CcmOu87prVVv3yQ2HAJncOb_QKwjcEwYy33V2/s320/april24th+reduced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459133709804967362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKmkKZOAvDjgmnvVmfVwT6duRrKcE1L8nsGCAXH3psabuAFYORpPueHyi832R0w-r9nzpSB2-4wLo0MB_zCRlkXNmYnrPqifBfcU89_2J_zo_n4iHD5PovVQCWBCocj8ULWTtNlj-9J4u/s1600/bronze+vessel2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKmkKZOAvDjgmnvVmfVwT6duRrKcE1L8nsGCAXH3psabuAFYORpPueHyi832R0w-r9nzpSB2-4wLo0MB_zCRlkXNmYnrPqifBfcU89_2J_zo_n4iHD5PovVQCWBCocj8ULWTtNlj-9J4u/s320/bronze+vessel2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459133707102780674" /></a>John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-85127633027106545902009-12-03T19:09:00.000-08:002009-12-03T19:25:35.765-08:00AustraliaLong time no blog. Lots to tell and even more to imagine and guess. We are in Australia and settling in to the town of Fremantle (Freo as it known locally).<br /><br />On the way here we stopped for a week in Brisbane and then Sydney. The opera house in sydney is very iconic and famous. I wasn't really prepared for how dramatic it is up close. Here are some pics:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK3QhtsxDBVp0gCnOmdI8LQSSiFV8NB_Wp4yD113PQplkvYxA3qQ0Dl47caKQLc0eyLUQ1CVVNlOg1kcFtuDF1GhdlGTkwPKiMhZEA-cc0c_IgP5TnSS3OuvbtRfvZnKpLjF3LG-tjomb/s1600-h/december+4+sydney+bris+020.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK3QhtsxDBVp0gCnOmdI8LQSSiFV8NB_Wp4yD113PQplkvYxA3qQ0Dl47caKQLc0eyLUQ1CVVNlOg1kcFtuDF1GhdlGTkwPKiMhZEA-cc0c_IgP5TnSS3OuvbtRfvZnKpLjF3LG-tjomb/s320/december+4+sydney+bris+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411215106768887954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURe_mFUcGDnCJE63h_oJ-ficbzEPXLoF_JD3BUow9MaclYOkK7aZqN6xU_eMhuTo3BRHgVotvcFuAMxFXPeG2fQ43XYAutal0J7HIvqTyXUi21O7FQHkA6E-1d0pAQFag3MQY5weeDeBe/s1600-h/december+4+sydney+bris+021.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURe_mFUcGDnCJE63h_oJ-ficbzEPXLoF_JD3BUow9MaclYOkK7aZqN6xU_eMhuTo3BRHgVotvcFuAMxFXPeG2fQ43XYAutal0J7HIvqTyXUi21O7FQHkA6E-1d0pAQFag3MQY5weeDeBe/s320/december+4+sydney+bris+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411215100629471058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDBYsggEt3HDKLDvd6wyUGFbcV1MAxuYm5EiQwyQWvIwY5a8wXzAxwpiPOYAKXG0L8sbrVOD2-vTYRy7VpchJkaIVUs-9QypoCYaXWTnI-3u7-0wHk0KyXi7Pime4S62iJscXt_iMr54I/s1600-h/december+4+sydney+bris+017.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDBYsggEt3HDKLDvd6wyUGFbcV1MAxuYm5EiQwyQWvIwY5a8wXzAxwpiPOYAKXG0L8sbrVOD2-vTYRy7VpchJkaIVUs-9QypoCYaXWTnI-3u7-0wHk0KyXi7Pime4S62iJscXt_iMr54I/s320/december+4+sydney+bris+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411215084558199762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHOMWAlr4hXoCCfQdn0DLaQVkrbSryFFhmZR_3GJ76mS4V0ct_QuiNKAl06C8uLONjdEv6ysiXwlQKWRsFfzT9WtTw-xcCKtIaiZhPGObqzhFVNmoK1Gi_A6AC76WQkEhqdDWwJ_zfg6m/s1600-h/december+4+sydney+bris+016.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHOMWAlr4hXoCCfQdn0DLaQVkrbSryFFhmZR_3GJ76mS4V0ct_QuiNKAl06C8uLONjdEv6ysiXwlQKWRsFfzT9WtTw-xcCKtIaiZhPGObqzhFVNmoK1Gi_A6AC76WQkEhqdDWwJ_zfg6m/s320/december+4+sydney+bris+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411215079784779730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzQQYPQMaOfOi9ibb6z_0WDv2bWztokXV2jhL6n-kICjYNHeGsIEAGu9LMOK42ULuWpf0gUBUXz_GdZ-eOq4Idk1ILwkW-Af8Vjp7oyxDuTvgs89ajYrZaO-KMA391rQAo-PLvNjm-LLT/s1600-h/december+4+sydney+bris+022.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzQQYPQMaOfOi9ibb6z_0WDv2bWztokXV2jhL6n-kICjYNHeGsIEAGu9LMOK42ULuWpf0gUBUXz_GdZ-eOq4Idk1ILwkW-Af8Vjp7oyxDuTvgs89ajYrZaO-KMA391rQAo-PLvNjm-LLT/s320/december+4+sydney+bris+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411215067387879250" /></a><br /><br />Freo- We have been in Fremantle for 3 days now and it is a lot to take in. The town is very similar to Charleston with a dash of new orleans mixed in. Very busy, a ton of cafes and market stalls. <br /><br />As for art: It isn't easy to wait. My impulse is to jump in start something but I know that the good stuff (creativity) takes a while to come out of its shell in a new place.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-90575620913451269432009-09-21T09:10:00.000-07:002009-09-21T09:13:53.035-07:00DisplacementAs the time is getting shorter before heading to Australia I have not been taking on many big projects but slowly working on a list of things that must be handled before we leave for the winter.<br /><br />Here is a project that I recently finished. I traveled twice from california to Hawaii on containerships to get the footage used here. Definitely a new medium and lots to learn. IT is fun taking on a huge challenge though...<br /><br />THis is about 7 minutes long and has a great soundtrack so turn up your speakers.<br /><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6493134&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6493134&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6493134">Displacement</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1307593">Beholdthemayo</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-40111257137864129472009-08-31T10:48:00.001-07:002009-08-31T11:31:08.795-07:00End of August UpdateThe blog is not easy to keep up. THe news is all good and the work is flowing but taking time out to write about it seems to slide down the list. <br /><br />Over the summer I completed a copper sculpture and installed it in its new home in Montana. It has three halogen lights that shine down on the table. The metal os copper and it is really great to work in heavy copper plate. The stuff is soft and easy in certain ways that steel is not.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWTBqx1SzzABh021rMKBWCO6ChcE6BufWexVqdFXkZxoKZ5MUfgqHjPcCqbr1_5PG-ZNThaxBuXYR2zTWi5qVKNNkrmD9Ro3qKzXUM2ocoJOc4UOKlDcAY8rc512mvv06FXwUr8nS87i6/s1600-h/copper+and+oak+chandelier+063.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWTBqx1SzzABh021rMKBWCO6ChcE6BufWexVqdFXkZxoKZ5MUfgqHjPcCqbr1_5PG-ZNThaxBuXYR2zTWi5qVKNNkrmD9Ro3qKzXUM2ocoJOc4UOKlDcAY8rc512mvv06FXwUr8nS87i6/s400/copper+and+oak+chandelier+063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376194375420788834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VVLWa7rwqGRWStE9e5GqP-A-5IoF3NIH7z-VhyphenhyphenQLfr6zvLuNHsiFam93_i2yDzJDkNOayPvm-AyUTvXJlcxGqMU1zk-Me2k9HfOo87l44dQmA2bajk5FIzpz0dsx_-x1RVp8iZEWNXAh/s1600-h/copper+and+oak+chandelier+011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VVLWa7rwqGRWStE9e5GqP-A-5IoF3NIH7z-VhyphenhyphenQLfr6zvLuNHsiFam93_i2yDzJDkNOayPvm-AyUTvXJlcxGqMU1zk-Me2k9HfOo87l44dQmA2bajk5FIzpz0dsx_-x1RVp8iZEWNXAh/s400/copper+and+oak+chandelier+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376194311146184514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStYnSq_-4TIjRf6ut6OnFIUIxE6TvP1b-oE-yhLnSLfLFXIlsHZEZE1W1K3e2eEXPSm53oV_1PXJ_oqrKZPcRlRIlJZ7cOXjJ8YoVL4IJuNjOZBqqtCFwhGe0wHhOLRGq3Hc1cNRr577T/s1600-h/cc+closeup.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStYnSq_-4TIjRf6ut6OnFIUIxE6TvP1b-oE-yhLnSLfLFXIlsHZEZE1W1K3e2eEXPSm53oV_1PXJ_oqrKZPcRlRIlJZ7cOXjJ8YoVL4IJuNjOZBqqtCFwhGe0wHhOLRGq3Hc1cNRr577T/s400/cc+closeup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376194207479475410" /></a><br /><br /> It feels good to work and is fun to patina and finish. The center section of the work is oak. The wiring for the piece is part of the structure. The support wires are copper coated steel and they each carry a 12v DC charge. I tried to make the circutry as transparent as possible- something reminiscent of 1920s technology. I fell like it is a very successfull piece. I have the option to make one more similar to it. Please let me know anyone is interested. It can be shipped relatively easily.<br /><br />BIG NEWS>>>>>> I have been granted an artist residency in western australia for 5 months this dec-may. The whole family will be going and we are very excited about it. We will be staying in downtown Fremantle. It is just a few miles from Perth. I don't know exactly what projects I am going to do down there. <br />Please let me know if you have insights or stories about australia! I have had several ideas for public art projects and sent out emails in order to get the ball rolling but have had little response. is it me or is email response optional down under? Oh well. It will work out one way or another.<br /><br />We are planing to spend a week in Brisbane before going to Freo (Fremantle). We want to get a sense of life in the east coast first.<br /><br />So the two residencies that I have lined up are almost exactly on opposite sides of the earth- (antipodes); Newfoundland and Fremantle. It seems like that fact should somehow be tied into the work. I can't quite see how to do it yet. Please send comments and ideas...John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-597158095047176932009-06-24T16:42:00.000-07:002009-06-24T17:16:17.787-07:00Studio over the North Atlantic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RtGxgD8c9bgKkpdausEIfrBAdSSluINze0R6aTECya5rbCchT9615guowUhp6XsYaQ7WRLrzYkTR3Mpi-cOgMrW9YZ-R4C-QZLQkH7ReMSYLeMFEC_023PEVctIYwZQZfSpR-Mm1-77Q/s1600-h/747+bubbles.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RtGxgD8c9bgKkpdausEIfrBAdSSluINze0R6aTECya5rbCchT9615guowUhp6XsYaQ7WRLrzYkTR3Mpi-cOgMrW9YZ-R4C-QZLQkH7ReMSYLeMFEC_023PEVctIYwZQZfSpR-Mm1-77Q/s400/747+bubbles.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351052303923705426" /></a><br />So far I have used this blog to as sort of a virtual studio. To show projects and ideas that are in progress or might never see the light of a gallery. It has been several months since my last post but my lack of writing has nothing to do with my creativity level. I have been very busy working on several commission projects and a few new sculptures.<br /><br />Today I want to write about an inspiration instead of an action. I have always tried to follow my interests- investigate them thoroughly and hopefully they become fodder for my work.<br /><br />At the moment I am totally absorbed by air traffic over the north atlantic. It sounds pretty strange, I know- but there is a alot here. It is the busiest air corridor in the world and also one of the most isolated and potentialy hostile.<br /><br />I have the air trafic control frequency for <a href="http://www.liveatc.net/feedindex.php?type=canada">Gander, Newfoundland</a> playing on my studio computer. The controlers can't really talk to the plane once they get out over the ocean- they set them up with certain clearance containing altitude, precise speed, track, and time of entry and they funnel them onto this set of 6 or 7 skyways that are laterally separated. <br /><br />Late in the afternoon pacific time is when many of the big jets are heading out eastward over the ocean for an arrival early in the morning in europe and asia, I am hearing flights receiving there clearance as they pass the maritime provinces of canada. Delta 72 from JFK to Itanbul, American 236 to Rome. <br /><br />Coming back the other way in the morning and mid-day are westbound flights and the controllers are quizing them about the state of the air at their altitudes for the last several hours so they can pass the info on to the eastbounders.<br /><br />There is something so exotic, dangerous, and romatic about it to me. To the people o the radio it is another day at the office. Navigating high above the north atlantic in the dark of night at 8/10th the speed of sound; It seems so brave and at the moment it is so interesting.<br /><br />I am scheduled to do an artist residence on the north east corner of Newfoundland in the fall of 2010 . It is directly under these tracks. I know that focus will translate to something in my work, if not sooner than later.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-75161170255333259352009-04-22T11:11:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:23:16.003-07:00Post bliss yuckinessIt has been longer then I would have liked since I wrote here. After hanging the two large works in the hospital and getting all of the documentation and loose-ends wrapped up, I am in that sweet place that I dreamed about since November; the land of no big projects to worry about.<br /><br />Why am I not happier? Well, I do know the answer to that and it has taken me years to figure it out. The creative process and the energy spent getting a large piece finished and installed takes its toll.<br /><br />It is a bit counter-intuitive. I thought that finishing a large work, getting paid, and feeling the sense of success and completion would lead to a high that would carry over into the next project. It doesn't work that way. Thinking it does only makes it that much harder to deal with the reality.<br /><br />After a big creative and energetic push my energy tends to crash for a few weeks or even months. During this period I am forced to muddle through the details that I have been ignoring when I was working hard. It is depressing and slow. Sometimes in the past I felt so non-creative that I have gotten myself involved in other money making projects that, once the creative energy came back, I was not too happy to be doing. Learning what to expect and how to be patient through it has been a real learning curve.<br /><br /> I have to have faith that the creation will be back. Hopefully sooner than later.<br /><br />Now, to address those envelopes and clean my studio. Blaaaa ;(John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-29193694502249465972009-04-22T10:32:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:06:56.453-07:00Color, hardcover Books!I wrote a 20+ page book about the creation of each of my last two works, "Body Metaphoric" and "Insight". These can be purchased online. For the "Body Metaphoric" book go to <br /><br />http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/619570<br /><br />For "insight" go to: <br />http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/617334<br /><br />These books are super high quality and very nice. They can be ordered in soft and hardcover. Thanks for supporting my work!John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-21445893432658096462009-03-20T15:38:00.001-07:002009-04-22T10:13:55.871-07:00Hanging the "Body Metaphoric"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7Hj2YZfBINAhLrAIqb3y9Li62S6sjg-7XUooq7j8inDeLjRvyS2nLM92feDc7agMBMCjOEWtm1MLAxu68OtDhX-t1jIvld-brJlYStoAi7DZlKOCZPR9h-ZVLVS-6dTBjZae8bxcya0_/s1600-h/Body+Metaphoric+installation+detail+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7Hj2YZfBINAhLrAIqb3y9Li62S6sjg-7XUooq7j8inDeLjRvyS2nLM92feDc7agMBMCjOEWtm1MLAxu68OtDhX-t1jIvld-brJlYStoAi7DZlKOCZPR9h-ZVLVS-6dTBjZae8bxcya0_/s400/Body+Metaphoric+installation+detail+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315405700607099618" /></a><br /><br />Today was a big day. I have been working hard for months on the piece of art for the new addition of Providence Hospital, Hood River. The work was part of the "Youthful art of healing" program. For this piece, I worked with a class of tenth grade English students from The Dalles to identify positive metaphors regarding the human body. <br /><br />The womans form is based on the famous painting called "the birth of Venus" by Bottacelli. <br /><br />The work is made of 1/2 inch thick corian solid surface material. The overall work is made up of hundreds of small pieces glued together. The piece weighs 350 lbs and mountaing it to the wall was a real challenge. It is a real relief and pleasure to see it on the wall as part of the permanent art collection of the Hospital.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B8KZ8mNRTFIHpaieoJrdOnhOJ9OGXiikOd6ifJbTxe-sgia250NgdapXiR2q47OCssUZx9JBJUwJLlJp8bbCamgyfbFOMOg2VwMUA3J2fc_usYrywveUrOrFszkABnHr1iYrWladCnN_/s1600-h/Body+Metaphoric+installation+room+view2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B8KZ8mNRTFIHpaieoJrdOnhOJ9OGXiikOd6ifJbTxe-sgia250NgdapXiR2q47OCssUZx9JBJUwJLlJp8bbCamgyfbFOMOg2VwMUA3J2fc_usYrywveUrOrFszkABnHr1iYrWladCnN_/s400/Body+Metaphoric+installation+room+view2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315405505701352418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwEptwM3dX_OEbhiwB9D4xXiBojFSTEMEIrthwBb53oZFLq_3dz-Rz6amEyCzOjfKhStlMXRE2QZsoAlEeEEsMYMp_byI_p_NI3tyWPeFJt6IaUIwmQyw-Xkch2b_iA7L9wLytWRsSnNV/s1600-h/Body+Metaphoric+installation+onsite+4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwEptwM3dX_OEbhiwB9D4xXiBojFSTEMEIrthwBb53oZFLq_3dz-Rz6amEyCzOjfKhStlMXRE2QZsoAlEeEEsMYMp_byI_p_NI3tyWPeFJt6IaUIwmQyw-Xkch2b_iA7L9wLytWRsSnNV/s400/Body+Metaphoric+installation+onsite+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315405505985996050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdluSt5T9K7iRmK5c9N6FUipjrqe_kZpjwZXQbvpCwTZHKx5SLbjhsCHJo3P5k9XmLx7Wszts7NsU_0Hp6y29jIyCEp1GokWaRKq53NrFCto8xKSRoylvERH-r2btsVu1hGvprec5AmVd/s1600-h/Body+Metaphoric+installation+on+site2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdluSt5T9K7iRmK5c9N6FUipjrqe_kZpjwZXQbvpCwTZHKx5SLbjhsCHJo3P5k9XmLx7Wszts7NsU_0Hp6y29jIyCEp1GokWaRKq53NrFCto8xKSRoylvERH-r2btsVu1hGvprec5AmVd/s400/Body+Metaphoric+installation+on+site2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315405509020621186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvoeqQz1oehsFObdFtqm9-O4Futsu-E0N6UEZJi7W2q9QUKp9AyVdZOL1QqID2s29xSaok8RGBR56GOaT5JACosOPL4vhpOszzDf9mLUfzZlR1MZ-vSkCUwG5OMTdJrILqBznAwOOTIBT/s1600-h/Body+Metaphoric+installation+truck.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvoeqQz1oehsFObdFtqm9-O4Futsu-E0N6UEZJi7W2q9QUKp9AyVdZOL1QqID2s29xSaok8RGBR56GOaT5JACosOPL4vhpOszzDf9mLUfzZlR1MZ-vSkCUwG5OMTdJrILqBznAwOOTIBT/s400/Body+Metaphoric+installation+truck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315405504732713186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym2WuR33YljWxrSv6VIEw059t30ZM6LZ4dYX2U9LiiUZrTguy1QPz7HI2erIC5UQ1cf3ax4oJD1iTAy6oWx1ji3oGJXCpQybT2vgMVAXYYzkH7b2PnwrzPwXZSkw7R29Ji3iuldlrgwfz/s1600-h/Body+Metaphoric+sandblast.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym2WuR33YljWxrSv6VIEw059t30ZM6LZ4dYX2U9LiiUZrTguy1QPz7HI2erIC5UQ1cf3ax4oJD1iTAy6oWx1ji3oGJXCpQybT2vgMVAXYYzkH7b2PnwrzPwXZSkw7R29Ji3iuldlrgwfz/s400/Body+Metaphoric+sandblast.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315405504602005506" /></a><br /><br /> Special Thanks To:<br />Dave Adams OF Adams construction,<br />Micheal the corian master, Siv Lavell,<br />Norm, John, Clinton and Sarah @ Versatile Supply.<br />Joe T.<br />Jamie Guth and all the staff at Providence.<br /><br><br><br />Scroll down to the previous post to see a few more production photos.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-46736944169450620872009-03-06T10:14:00.000-08:002009-03-06T11:15:42.648-08:00Install and progressWell the first of the Providence Hood River Hospital art works was installed. The name of the work is InSight and it is two steel panels hung in the waiting room of the new radiology department. here are a few picks of loading installed view:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxtZQv05tkjNZ6E6dW4VmzLa7a7OttcUUPkzx9WzCYr2cIw45pGn8bxlwPJoIY_0mC8DH9TfgOgPqvX4y706XWt1gSg3-x1NUiD6EPE_3l2C1LASzaDNkvLKMzsp1yEbWFnCsiBq9IY1A/s1600-h/closeup+installation.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxtZQv05tkjNZ6E6dW4VmzLa7a7OttcUUPkzx9WzCYr2cIw45pGn8bxlwPJoIY_0mC8DH9TfgOgPqvX4y706XWt1gSg3-x1NUiD6EPE_3l2C1LASzaDNkvLKMzsp1yEbWFnCsiBq9IY1A/s400/closeup+installation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310141402967191090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOPMqZJDFAwbQ3YQPcM4VOmK6zZJzPsXPDkhca6Em44UupOxWWCmEli8BEcau_5hTKTTyT6o9EuIpL1DpBr1TQfFJgek-jUIOso8zKksq62a40GwI8AbC81IewYNHX5mjtlkZvk2VNfQp/s1600-h/installation+whole.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOPMqZJDFAwbQ3YQPcM4VOmK6zZJzPsXPDkhca6Em44UupOxWWCmEli8BEcau_5hTKTTyT6o9EuIpL1DpBr1TQfFJgek-jUIOso8zKksq62a40GwI8AbC81IewYNHX5mjtlkZvk2VNfQp/s400/installation+whole.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310141392820934258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YPrwpQJSjBHWDNvHaMKvx9j1KZcuBYK6Aakbdajx1Ido1L4stJYH02hjWdvS9PAC2pflGwD_19nOKAyXhz0OCCWc697d7MSiXUCC6pNupeLdGPqi8CdI47Fj2xgzdVBNNaq9DOzkIr3K/s1600-h/Loading+installation+Insight.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YPrwpQJSjBHWDNvHaMKvx9j1KZcuBYK6Aakbdajx1Ido1L4stJYH02hjWdvS9PAC2pflGwD_19nOKAyXhz0OCCWc697d7MSiXUCC6pNupeLdGPqi8CdI47Fj2xgzdVBNNaq9DOzkIr3K/s400/Loading+installation+Insight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310141390491163058" /></a><br /><br />The other work "Body Metaphoric" is coming along and should be installed this next week if all goes to plan. Here are a couple of teaser photos:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDMPCWVGWJXSVeNGC3xGw2YoYLyddDfgONyf6eA3IdB4EIydUuLnoKssfXgDFUbmsJxY7YflGlu6-6ADYdxDOlHEMvWwr-W41yon8Q3i6GG5csNXqfuhXM-RhwXcE_7UsdLBZd-_pTH4e/s1600-h/production+photos+BS+042.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDMPCWVGWJXSVeNGC3xGw2YoYLyddDfgONyf6eA3IdB4EIydUuLnoKssfXgDFUbmsJxY7YflGlu6-6ADYdxDOlHEMvWwr-W41yon8Q3i6GG5csNXqfuhXM-RhwXcE_7UsdLBZd-_pTH4e/s400/production+photos+BS+042.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310143135032224306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C2GNipTibgZCFusPJElThIM0fgZftfC9GoFV7aEQp7ecOm8neYeojvfAiJCANZDOafU1hK3gWfsM548kIGn8JdHTXz5S7Frc_zMyszkxts8rCjJpuMfe7gGERae4SYKZZD_7flaENTeH/s1600-h/production+photos+BS+038.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C2GNipTibgZCFusPJElThIM0fgZftfC9GoFV7aEQp7ecOm8neYeojvfAiJCANZDOafU1hK3gWfsM548kIGn8JdHTXz5S7Frc_zMyszkxts8rCjJpuMfe7gGERae4SYKZZD_7flaENTeH/s400/production+photos+BS+038.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310143131495538322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWizvPT15MKroJTChHxliilNsAzulIc_IRqDHd1gYSeuFGz8Ney2aBshyyYQcczD4khUiq-ryWMlmpeYCaGRjLHYPNbKyBl5eNRL-lL-7eudcv6wPfL52xn2RnQm_z8DN9xtsrtI10eiG/s1600-h/production+photos+BS+037.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWizvPT15MKroJTChHxliilNsAzulIc_IRqDHd1gYSeuFGz8Ney2aBshyyYQcczD4khUiq-ryWMlmpeYCaGRjLHYPNbKyBl5eNRL-lL-7eudcv6wPfL52xn2RnQm_z8DN9xtsrtI10eiG/s400/production+photos+BS+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310143120202864370" /></a>John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-42728908197039449432009-03-02T09:46:00.001-08:002009-03-02T09:47:38.503-08:00110%I have not updated the my studio blog for a while and it is not for a lack of action in my studio. I am working hard to get the two large works done for Providence Hood River Hospital. One of them is installed and the other, the corian work should be dont this week.<br /><br />Doing large art is really like birthing a child- Conception is great fun and the excitement builds through the first trimester. AS it gets closer to being born the details and tactical decisions really start to weigh me down. Here I am at the end of the final trimester on a really big piece and the stress and excitement are both very high. It is a time when I am very creative: the creativity has nothing to do with the piece being born... it is a ton of new projects that are vying for their own time in the womb.<br /><br />I love being an artist. It is really one of the hardest things I can imagine as I am always challenging myself with new materials techniques and scale. I tend to choose projects that are beyond where I am.<br /> To do anything less than challenging wouldn't be interesting artistically. Am I different in this way? Do other artists feel the same drive to challenge the self? I feel like I am only really engaged in my work when it is 100% of my life energy.<br /><br />I will ad some photos soon. Lots of photos taken, not so many made it to my computer...John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-30767569686307281212009-01-12T11:49:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:17:19.880-08:00Floppy work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyynX_8UCQs-_Dr4J_FI9ha8s03PviB3J3ogCyWyy-TxgrwIKIFi2TmEn_zjITrwrEdsBOoQS_U_ivU0S9sWg6XmtF32e_ITZub9IzH73H-eP2IcnZobUaHi7jSqUB-IT7aqkMtTOnCMC8/s1600-h/flacido+torpedo+004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyynX_8UCQs-_Dr4J_FI9ha8s03PviB3J3ogCyWyy-TxgrwIKIFi2TmEn_zjITrwrEdsBOoQS_U_ivU0S9sWg6XmtF32e_ITZub9IzH73H-eP2IcnZobUaHi7jSqUB-IT7aqkMtTOnCMC8/s320/flacido+torpedo+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290503922471621778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijP1_sGPoOfkpnEB_WKq29tyWKpMMwDM3vYiVtiQGcYH6XAXcA56Lyk6jG3r4F5M8d5UdwAsw-KjVntIEZL2MjHaYNM15Rg55_rX5KP0w7dsA9H2KzWMUGiK-84mvhJ5d_YKlANJldkFkn/s1600-h/flacido+torpedo+003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijP1_sGPoOfkpnEB_WKq29tyWKpMMwDM3vYiVtiQGcYH6XAXcA56Lyk6jG3r4F5M8d5UdwAsw-KjVntIEZL2MjHaYNM15Rg55_rX5KP0w7dsA9H2KzWMUGiK-84mvhJ5d_YKlANJldkFkn/s320/flacido+torpedo+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290503918140989906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRS56r9FlYTkjsCsbcTTSLIfs16qFtxnzOyWq-pY4s3qgbIAelZ124pZO0O2H6aVI_i0p1UdDot9yoDKAG4fd3IOJ4iOq2t667LOOLQvGt4FWlygBduV-iTcEo3HM5dWDCmmH69YNy_Bs/s1600-h/flacido+torpedo+002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRS56r9FlYTkjsCsbcTTSLIfs16qFtxnzOyWq-pY4s3qgbIAelZ124pZO0O2H6aVI_i0p1UdDot9yoDKAG4fd3IOJ4iOq2t667LOOLQvGt4FWlygBduV-iTcEo3HM5dWDCmmH69YNy_Bs/s320/flacido+torpedo+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290503914677526930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbfn94kpLHtIvNNfzBKZs3XA-pXfR9eM9Hs_ABKIyv5zxDjhxslLYyKX3OkHZk_LP7Rs56WFg7ReYm4hBdj_6gLMO5oby0c_eDQ77A27MOYSQJCQxEpEnoNxsZZbERkGNszaHyp1_if_U/s1600-h/flacido+torpedo+001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbfn94kpLHtIvNNfzBKZs3XA-pXfR9eM9Hs_ABKIyv5zxDjhxslLYyKX3OkHZk_LP7Rs56WFg7ReYm4hBdj_6gLMO5oby0c_eDQ77A27MOYSQJCQxEpEnoNxsZZbERkGNszaHyp1_if_U/s320/flacido+torpedo+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290503911576125906" /></a><br />I have managed to get the new rubber piece. The rubber is actually neoprene rubber. It is a relatively soft even for this material. I used Copper hog rings to put it together. Often I have to live with a work for a while to see which direction it will go. In this case I have several ideas. One is to have the sculpture start off in the collapsed form, as in this photo. It collapses very nicely. A clockwork mechanism will slowly pull the work upright to the point where it is totally suspended then it will slowly return to the colapsed state. The whole process would take 6 hours or so. a person seeing it in a gallery would see it in one form or another but probably not both (collapsed and extended).<br /><br />The other way to take this is to extend the concept of the copper/rubber material into the idea of conductor/ insulator. One thought here is to create a copper frame on which to stretch the rubber sculpture.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-38261847142113879702008-12-29T12:23:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:30:06.784-08:00The wave came crashing downIf you read the post below this one you will remember the giant snow wave thaqt was coming off of my studio roof.<br />Well it came.<br /><br />All of the 24" deepsnow on the 30x80 foot half of the steep metal roof came down at once. Neighbors say they heard it happen at about 9pm on christmas day. It was 4800 square feet of heavy wet snow. <br /><br />It obliterated the fence next to my building.<br /><br />You cant really see the fence well on the photo from the previous blog but it was a 6 foot cedar fence dutifully keeping the border safe. <br /><br />Here is a photo of the damage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsw6qSg0u2yMsL-EZACko87cmq0zRXgV1D2i6h-4dI7y1BUBjv7szUjTeFuLNw7gbS0yKXq5d19mvrCplnKbD4pc22Hwuq_QBRBSa36spJpjKROng06vPy9NkiawIfJC8FuhxvtOMqU1T/s1600-h/destroyed+fence+001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsw6qSg0u2yMsL-EZACko87cmq0zRXgV1D2i6h-4dI7y1BUBjv7szUjTeFuLNw7gbS0yKXq5d19mvrCplnKbD4pc22Hwuq_QBRBSa36spJpjKROng06vPy9NkiawIfJC8FuhxvtOMqU1T/s320/destroyed+fence+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285311783855644834" /></a>John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-65998310961069138992008-12-24T12:48:00.000-08:002008-12-24T13:32:23.407-08:00Merry ChristmasDespite the weather things are perking along in my studio. The two large works for the hospital are coming out great so far. I cut the first panel of the insight project yesterday and it looks great. The more time I spend with that piece the more I love it. I love seeing the silhouettes of the students and teachers- they are so real and expressive. This type of thing is the great aspect of a school/artist residency; there is lots of room for the piece to grow on its own. I love it. We'll see how it comes out, but at the moment it might be my favorite piece of art that I have done.<br /><br />When I see the outlines I recognize alot of the people either from knowing them or from remembering the day I took their photo. <br /><br />Here is a photo of the piece on my cutting table.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj5WHJlepF95-n-zKKAHqkx9Dyo0mfej55PW5ynTmLMN4GNcUucw0v6oafKKgoBKMg6FyH1wwA_ebkBeR6VflmhPtF7CrjDH-07n-wZ2x06o28krFs04qYyQfsCqoEhg6zvhWmLM9yY3W/s1600-h/insight+cutting+panel+1+002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnj5WHJlepF95-n-zKKAHqkx9Dyo0mfej55PW5ynTmLMN4GNcUucw0v6oafKKgoBKMg6FyH1wwA_ebkBeR6VflmhPtF7CrjDH-07n-wZ2x06o28krFs04qYyQfsCqoEhg6zvhWmLM9yY3W/s320/insight+cutting+panel+1+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283471808581970194" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The weather is really really nasty and is expected to stay that way for a while with more storms coming off of the pacific. There has been this cool wave of snow that has slowly been coming off the roof of my studio building. The roof is metal and the snow has been slowly sliding down. I cant believe that it hasn't broken off yet as the lowest part is about 4 feet from the roof edge. here's a photo:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij82xa5-xxyccpK_PVZOXgC3nwMgrQG_zdNMVy7QLremNmd5ayD_5n8keqUs6YLaNC9FM92iqYXE_lbddakek16mArDoMdnsqQuw-pNwy0YDqVyjFIYhbL9vjMHQDKz-KZY0gTtbmY08ol/s1600-h/winter+studio+005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij82xa5-xxyccpK_PVZOXgC3nwMgrQG_zdNMVy7QLremNmd5ayD_5n8keqUs6YLaNC9FM92iqYXE_lbddakek16mArDoMdnsqQuw-pNwy0YDqVyjFIYhbL9vjMHQDKz-KZY0gTtbmY08ol/s320/winter+studio+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283470538740826994" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQjuRXrxN7tqNTifG9EbDRab0-BQ79ksa2ksFtpB5xiZ-3bJLUYSWpoWPnRQl6nMzxfRWNKPhskHST4A5zRMzT3zwyNlI3CFhq6-FBoFwdg9GF7JqHJbWw9T2KU1MZ92hOaD8Kl8OKxTW/s1600-h/winter+studio+004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQjuRXrxN7tqNTifG9EbDRab0-BQ79ksa2ksFtpB5xiZ-3bJLUYSWpoWPnRQl6nMzxfRWNKPhskHST4A5zRMzT3zwyNlI3CFhq6-FBoFwdg9GF7JqHJbWw9T2KU1MZ92hOaD8Kl8OKxTW/s320/winter+studio+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283472034693123106" /></a><br /><br />Let there be peace on earth!John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-75771526997197985962008-12-19T14:23:00.000-08:002008-12-19T14:43:08.256-08:00Time ReflectionHere is a small project that I have started recently. Not a major sculpture but a fun and creative piece. It is a bathroom mirror with a countdown timer built into it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWd46cYPqnzNlZOxDKdVx4l_9beXBhNiiWSEBaqobawDR3Ol-gDgxoaFrZ3hJ-IRxvTWN5Nf-o1ydGp-i3bzc-gMkTFYUsIk62KdCMHDqAxisZdk9OlQgDiCSl1TXZ9GaJYqs1hQbh4ODc/s1600-h/countdown+mirror.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWd46cYPqnzNlZOxDKdVx4l_9beXBhNiiWSEBaqobawDR3Ol-gDgxoaFrZ3hJ-IRxvTWN5Nf-o1ydGp-i3bzc-gMkTFYUsIk62KdCMHDqAxisZdk9OlQgDiCSl1TXZ9GaJYqs1hQbh4ODc/s320/countdown+mirror.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281632694784595186" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG-Rz59RnFiALBlJOd5Pw-jWckMcyDYiug9HLA2vMgsUQMKesYZ9Zssq-z99THAYfZM5iTBVnb3aNuYI43rE2TD93-1J5LOq5UsEKDysRiqZ9CIaQdF2pDD_9pjSk9NBlCahgF5SJQrHa/s1600-h/winter+studio+007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG-Rz59RnFiALBlJOd5Pw-jWckMcyDYiug9HLA2vMgsUQMKesYZ9Zssq-z99THAYfZM5iTBVnb3aNuYI43rE2TD93-1J5LOq5UsEKDysRiqZ9CIaQdF2pDD_9pjSk9NBlCahgF5SJQrHa/s320/winter+studio+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281632701428984194" /></a><br />According to the CIA the average lifespan for men in this country is 77.5 years or so. (Why does the CIA track that?)<br /><br />I have just turned 40- so I figure that I should set the clock to countdown for 37.5 years.<br /><br />Why a bathroom mirror? That is where we come face to face with our mortality and ageing. It is where we notice wrinkles, gray hair, etc. Most often we are alone at the moment when we look into it. It seems like the right place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH044EPCcUZs0NnRVsOx1nKbY5xd7EkpWoJlXpscvx2CoTPrmDEJs26OUMUcu6Gh1OiFHcHr8_KMAOb22qcwdFCz-UNUNsZgufdnjj03v9DPuvGSCKcXI7HFc6vMrWt7bc2BSTK-_mVAW/s1600-h/winter+studio+006.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH044EPCcUZs0NnRVsOx1nKbY5xd7EkpWoJlXpscvx2CoTPrmDEJs26OUMUcu6Gh1OiFHcHr8_KMAOb22qcwdFCz-UNUNsZgufdnjj03v9DPuvGSCKcXI7HFc6vMrWt7bc2BSTK-_mVAW/s320/winter+studio+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281632700229163714" /></a><br />For the project I cut many small holes in the mirror and inserted the LEDs.<br /><br />Soon I hope to mount the mirror in the case and hang it in the shared bathroom of the studio.<br /><br />I have been noticing that one theme in my work is time. It seems like time wouldn't be a big part of sculpture but it is huge for me. I am very interested in vessels that change the relationship of time and space for us all. I am also very interested in time capsules and also projects like webcams that demonstrate the co-incidence (in the most literal meaning of the word) of time and events at different locations.<br /><br />Once I came to the conclusion that this was a really important thread for my work I rushed to rewrite my <a href="http://www.johnmayodesign.com/statement.htm">artist statement</a>. I think I overdid it a bit. These things are always a work in progress.<br /><br />THe updates on my website are coming very soon- lots of new work.<br /><br />Stay tuned.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-29943928469361235582008-12-17T11:59:00.000-08:002008-12-17T18:08:05.441-08:00frightful x 2Well the weather outside is frightful. <br />It really is. Highs in the 20s today and lots of snow.<br /><br />I was to have some collectors come out to look at a piece but they canceled. Apparently my art is not worth risking their lives for. Can you believe that?<br /><br />Other news of fright:<br /> The providence Hood river hospital gave me the thumbs down on a version of a large sculptural piece for the new lobby. The work is a waterjet cut corian mosaic. Here is a copy of the proof:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3Ho3MGgd78N4-0htcZo6iOEthcOIH5BpRqygshY61IiDw6ZMF8oGmf_1C_06V0qE_3bfAsJZ0b7JdHK2VI6JPzm23bUayMjFbQcJgHxa1JcEirTrg_8i_OrITzGlwXoFJfqv-guVem0t/s1600-h/mayo+BS+13.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3Ho3MGgd78N4-0htcZo6iOEthcOIH5BpRqygshY61IiDw6ZMF8oGmf_1C_06V0qE_3bfAsJZ0b7JdHK2VI6JPzm23bUayMjFbQcJgHxa1JcEirTrg_8i_OrITzGlwXoFJfqv-guVem0t/s400/mayo+BS+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280877034907389234" /></a><br /><br />(I don't know why it turned from green and brown to green and blue when I uploaded it here. It still looks OK.) <br /><br />For this piece I Hired <a href="http://sivlavell.com/">Siv Lavell</a> to help with the illustration.<br /><br />Can you guess what the hospital doesn't like? Yep that's right- the boob and the hip. "Too sensual" was the word from the top. There was also a comment that her right hand looked like it was fondling her breast. I don't agree with that- I think her hand is on her heart- but even if it was on her breast one could argue that she was doing a self breast exam. Wouldn't that something the hospital would condone? See art can save lives.<br /><br />The figure of the woman loosely comes from "the birth of Venus" by Botticelli. I don't think there is anything overly sensual about it. <br /> <br />This brings up a point that all artist are (or should be) sensitive to- that is censure of the artistic vision. Several artist friends that I have talked too recommended digging in/ drawing a line and making it a big deal. Another strategy would have been to make the piece and let the controversy happen on the walls of the hospital and the reap the press that comes from the dust-up.<br /><br />Not my style.<br /><br />In this case I started this piece by working with students from The Dalles High School. This piece was never one of pure artistic expression on my part- That can't really happen with the kind of art program that the hospital is running. They wanted the plan out ahead of everything that included the collaboration of students. More of a design piece than fine art but as a trained designer I am not one to turn my nose up.<br /><br />So, how to move forward? I will redesign the ribbons along with Siv to wrap around the woman's form and hide the offending parts. I don't think that it will hurt the work except for the cost and time of redesign which the hospital will cover. <br /><br />The working name of this piece is "Burning Spirit". It is moving along. It is always a bit of a high wire act to work in a new method and material in a high profile piece of work. I have some professional help in the way of Siv and David Adams of Adams Construction in The Dalles.<br />It is still a bit scary though with such a short timeline. <br /><br />The other big project I am working on at the moment is another sculpture for the hospital. It is two large panels that will be installed in the new imaging center.<br /><br />Here is an early concept rendering of one panel:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81rm6mjT3ZESoQpvc7LlNsWFZ6zUvKFF8uvQchVLETr8rQ3x_QwqtK4zpPwKrlimE3HaX8RR_73gqS5rCPISmG53pfz4BemTMajlZtHReHc28zT6ZCZl8iKB2KU41MnvUSTXYC9aXNstT/s1600-h/insight+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81rm6mjT3ZESoQpvc7LlNsWFZ6zUvKFF8uvQchVLETr8rQ3x_QwqtK4zpPwKrlimE3HaX8RR_73gqS5rCPISmG53pfz4BemTMajlZtHReHc28zT6ZCZl8iKB2KU41MnvUSTXYC9aXNstT/s320/insight+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280883373826940994" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is selected parts of the <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcg3h5hg_6dhk4h84h">proposal</a><br /><br />I just looked in my steel inventory and I am several sheets low. I guess that I will have to drive to portland over the next week to get more in order to finish the work. Hopefully the weather will be nicer.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-48596268609429885662008-12-16T06:30:00.000-08:002008-12-16T07:32:14.913-08:00A sound becomes a SongThe concept and commitment of creativity has been on my mind quite a bit recently. Being an artists seems harder than many "professions" as there is no obvious ladder or path to follow. Sure we all know of very famous artists- but how does one get from the their first work to there? it is not really reproduceable.<br /><br /> There are several paths to follow in art that seem obvious: one is the "make it in the studio and sell it at the craft fair", the other is the "create a body of work and shop it to galleries". <br /><br />I have been all over the place with my art for the past few years in these different modalities and I feel like I have a better vision now of where I am naturally headed. Not that I know what the destination looks like; I just have a better idea of what the path in front of me should look like.<br /><br />The idea of creating art for sale is a terrible idea and a disservice to the path of creativity. It seems a dream for an artist like myself to be able to create something and have it leave the studio and disappear into the world and I receive the money for it. After all- the work is not so special to me once it is done as it is the manifestation of a creative process and once that process concludes I am done with it.<br /><br />The problem lies with the feedback loop of sales. Until an artist reaches a certain point in his career where his reputation overshadows all else, people want to buy the work based on the merits of the work- and rightly so.. I could create work just for the purpose of selling and if I did that my work would be different than it is today. I have had several pieces that are fantastic sellers and of course the temptation is to leave the path of pure creativity to make more of these. Several pieces that I recognized were accessibly beautiful I made into a series and the sales of those works rolls into materials for less accessible works that are on my path.<br /><br />I am now entering a time of inquiry where I am working with materials that I don't think will be popular sellers but I am very interested in the dialog that the work will explore. I am designing a set of sculptures made of 1/2 inch thick neoprene rubber. This is not a foam or neoprene fabric like wet suit material but a heavy and thick rubber used for making industrial gaskets in power plants and paper mills.<br /><br />I have been building structures and frames now for a long time and building them in steel and wood creates a rigid and pathway of strength in the work. I am continuing to work with these frameworks forms but instead will use soft and flexible materials that will deform to some point under the weight of the work. <br /><br />I guess that these pieces are more museum works than gallery and I am assuming that someday there will be a point where I can exhibit them and the will be presented in the context that they were created. The material and process of cutting it is relatively expensive and I am spending the last bit of money I made on the sale of one of the 5 "vessel for Calm water" series. A smart business person would roll that money into the design and materials for more work that would be easy to sell. If I were feeding my family from my art business I would do that. Fortunately our other businesses supplement out income enough that I am free to ride out the path of exploration.<br /><br />I know artists who have fed their families and work on the sales that have made over long and hard careers. I also know that they recognize that they have lost the ability to really follow the creative flow as their time and energy is spent making money in way that is similar to being creative- using arts materials- but not able to really follow the path. The buyers want a particular type of work from them. It might have been a type that they first created 25 years ago and has been making ever since. The friend I am speaking of recently got a job driving a bus and is happier than he has been in years as he has plenty of time to think, be with people, and now his art is his own again.<br /><br />One artist that I feel is really on the path for all its ups and downs is Paul Simon. He often mentions the process of listening for the creativity and not knowing when and where it will come. <br /><br />I find that his sharing of the struggle is really helpful to me. He mentions it in interviews and also in his songs.<br /><br />"Somewhere in a burst of glory, a sound becomes a song"<br /><br /><br />I hope to have the rubber parts in my studio by the end of the year. I will post photos of the process. <br /><br />Also I am looking for my camera. As soon as I find it I will post some small works here.<br /><br />JJohn Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-7371340955812087272008-12-12T15:38:00.000-08:002008-12-12T16:15:43.237-08:00Writing for readers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqssRfjl54oAof144NyVuE8Z-V5eNu6aHET5KHvygkw05xvPc54l3fXhUDVvOyAFW0_Ols8yh1pN8drBpLQ012vchrs5VL7gyojS1aNSdXauVf16A8oX2Xq5SYcMOkilv1xcWZ847syk5e/s1600-h/studio+shot+-messy+reduced.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqssRfjl54oAof144NyVuE8Z-V5eNu6aHET5KHvygkw05xvPc54l3fXhUDVvOyAFW0_Ols8yh1pN8drBpLQ012vchrs5VL7gyojS1aNSdXauVf16A8oX2Xq5SYcMOkilv1xcWZ847syk5e/s320/studio+shot+-messy+reduced.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279061697969849970" /></a><br />I have been wondering recently why it is hard for me to keep current on this blog and I think I am getting the reason. Since this is my "studio" blog many people come here from <a href="http://www.johnmayodesign.com">my website</a> I never know who is reading what I am writing. Not know for whom I am writing has made it hard to find my voice.<br /><br /> See, I might write differently for other artists than I do for collectors, curators, friends, and family members. Not having developed the right voice has held me back until now. <br /><br />It's not as if there is nothing to talk about. I am constantly working on creative projects in my studio of all sizes. I often have little projects that keep the juices flowing, photography projects, film proposals, larger sculptures for sale and even larger public proposals. All this needs to be more front and center on the blog.<br /><br />As for other artists: I am constantly wrestling with the creative process and learning something every time. I know it is beyond valuable when I hear other artists talk about their challenges and successes when it comes to being truely creative. <br /><br />So here is the voice- It will just be honest. I have had comments on my site when I posted photos that were less than polished of works in process- I am not going to let that slow me down. If you want polished go to the website. This blog is going to be real and sometimes real is messy. I hope that curators and collectors will understand that real dedication to creativity is not always "on track" or consistent. <br />Some of the projects that I talk about on the blog will migrate over to the website if they end up fitting in but way more never make it. <br /><br />So now that I am rededicated to keeping this a thriving blog I am going to look around the studio and put on some recent projects that you havent seen.<br /><br />My website is being updated as we speak so expect lots of new (polished) photos and text. It has been almost three years since the last update. I will try not to let that happen again...John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-17127625211783654592008-11-21T14:49:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:04:22.828-08:00Update nov 21<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1R-7GYaZ3fuaFU0eTyAXKlq6UhHTUtEK57dS3Skdv4-kTuhAg6YW69BzynrLPh7wy7UESKfb8z5DDtG0B0M8Awhb3yo5y0MuCivOKdQB4sSvo9tjJmqrmXo3-UoODE1i4rVqiMp5DiWB/s1600-h/truth+in+numbers+with+lamps.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1R-7GYaZ3fuaFU0eTyAXKlq6UhHTUtEK57dS3Skdv4-kTuhAg6YW69BzynrLPh7wy7UESKfb8z5DDtG0B0M8Awhb3yo5y0MuCivOKdQB4sSvo9tjJmqrmXo3-UoODE1i4rVqiMp5DiWB/s320/truth+in+numbers+with+lamps.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271250157103812802" /></a><br />It has been a while since I wrote here. Not for the lack of news and activity, just that I have been thinking about other projects. One big one is the updating of my website. If you came here from www.johnmayodesign.com you might have noticed that the site is about 2 years out of date work wise. I have been scrambling around taking photos of my work and trying to catch up. <br /><br />Why the big rush to catch up on documenting work? Well I am applying for a sculpture residency where I can make some large pieces that I have been gestating for a year or so. Fingers crossed...<br /><br />I am doing 2 artist-in-residence gigs right now. It is a great experience and I think the kids are getting lots out of it also. Both artist-in-residences are building art for the new addition of the Hood River Hospital (providence). <br /><br />In one project I am working with 7-8 graders from Henkle Middle school to create a installation in the waiting area of the new imaging center. <br /><br />The 2nd project is for the main lobby of the hospital and I am working with english student from The Dalles for that one. Both pieces will be installed in early march. Lots to do in the next few months.John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-26468386888603945502008-09-02T12:41:00.000-07:002008-09-02T12:51:15.302-07:00New Works in wood<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUmfVRG9ZKkFyRPBRvejtUdbmXCTza-gasKMRcSqxQ1EPw7ea2AaZr6Nwiw9kGDgL3OPsh2CTEP49I-G3aLovyTdztMOqi0oVXIpJFnfddzrHWnhgITCPxy8qVELJZ4Wkvv-nUEb13Cek/s1600-h/aero1R.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUmfVRG9ZKkFyRPBRvejtUdbmXCTza-gasKMRcSqxQ1EPw7ea2AaZr6Nwiw9kGDgL3OPsh2CTEP49I-G3aLovyTdztMOqi0oVXIpJFnfddzrHWnhgITCPxy8qVELJZ4Wkvv-nUEb13Cek/s320/aero1R.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241511992466888338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQg0QjJpO4qQjmWjVDjJm6b1p6YWyXP-t6fbgRzoamkSyd_Qu62VUifGb85K7Tt-0lZNIaCLmnOfZ2ZU6IzQB-upPjoBIMjAdv3hEVfKjx56sKXdT3Wv5hXagLaiQ8pk-LQ3owRVLP2_y/s1600-h/aero2R.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQg0QjJpO4qQjmWjVDjJm6b1p6YWyXP-t6fbgRzoamkSyd_Qu62VUifGb85K7Tt-0lZNIaCLmnOfZ2ZU6IzQB-upPjoBIMjAdv3hEVfKjx56sKXdT3Wv5hXagLaiQ8pk-LQ3owRVLP2_y/s320/aero2R.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241511992908803890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGoyxm_Trnw4mEdbizR073FdZCnEeqBY4Ci16IH48cFUqmppNJIus5YQcECgc0a748kTkKrp4_61AmS2C5b_2aqL7rakpck88ClZPu7T2eu7r89Hapacin2c1gIRiEu8EBv-GUW0i_318/s1600-h/appraoch1R.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGoyxm_Trnw4mEdbizR073FdZCnEeqBY4Ci16IH48cFUqmppNJIus5YQcECgc0a748kTkKrp4_61AmS2C5b_2aqL7rakpck88ClZPu7T2eu7r89Hapacin2c1gIRiEu8EBv-GUW0i_318/s320/appraoch1R.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241511999084837906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dOgiW2Je-yocaYp8Wkq2sHV6hOxCJtCcqC6-N7vMR3QgRHOLomwwM161G6VduAQGg9gjeJKhaOoQDn-IqjoRPMp3Rzymb2wdjhhVGIr3pJK2T1PCjRIKZWB21yxB8hG5UIyFUOJMLEXe/s1600-h/tellme+something1R.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dOgiW2Je-yocaYp8Wkq2sHV6hOxCJtCcqC6-N7vMR3QgRHOLomwwM161G6VduAQGg9gjeJKhaOoQDn-IqjoRPMp3Rzymb2wdjhhVGIr3pJK2T1PCjRIKZWB21yxB8hG5UIyFUOJMLEXe/s320/tellme+something1R.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241511998379129554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcLa5voWOEZ3GYa1PwkFCCF0Yc0PAdV0I7hBu1Qp3iVnyIfgKlC3Ge7cDlmSANQwO5thGI62etYj15R413CjfbknTLzgOFXANSPb3cJgSwdFqM19g9BfhjwsitVQKI5gWzB0RFybgrZWF/s1600-h/tellme+something2R.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcLa5voWOEZ3GYa1PwkFCCF0Yc0PAdV0I7hBu1Qp3iVnyIfgKlC3Ge7cDlmSANQwO5thGI62etYj15R413CjfbknTLzgOFXANSPb3cJgSwdFqM19g9BfhjwsitVQKI5gWzB0RFybgrZWF/s320/tellme+something2R.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241512004533214690" /><br /></a>Here are three new peices in wood. They are models that can be scaled up and done in metal. I have decided to do some new works on a small and manageable scale that can represent larger sculptures. Making large ones right off-the- bat leaves me open to suprises that I couldn't see in the design phase and it also is alot easier on my back to move around small wooden models!<br /><br />The models are for sale. Write me for prices. Also I can build stands for the non-wall mount ones...<br /><br />The first two photos are of a pieces called Aero- it is 3 feet long and made of birch<br />The second is called Approach- it is 22 inches on its longest side- birch<br />The third is "Tell Me something" It is 22 inches wide- BirchJohn Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209954212057214341.post-43516425099804932922008-07-08T15:47:00.001-07:002008-07-08T15:48:11.156-07:00deep under the columbia river<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEPova45yQ7_VKbhnx48rmkq0KJ504EanzxjpVDRdW8hoUt859bN6I81S8ri4P7sB5Wz2QcHaiOSpwiw4ZHa4kx1eLWqhvg09_oiaE7A28KoWNNxUrFkCFm2_HnB4bh5VNQpZmgCJL8pA/s1600-h/Starburst+727+tail1reduced.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEPova45yQ7_VKbhnx48rmkq0KJ504EanzxjpVDRdW8hoUt859bN6I81S8ri4P7sB5Wz2QcHaiOSpwiw4ZHa4kx1eLWqhvg09_oiaE7A28KoWNNxUrFkCFm2_HnB4bh5VNQpZmgCJL8pA/s320/Starburst+727+tail1reduced.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220778736421272434" /></a>John Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798349049110487570noreply@blogger.com