New Orleans: The Beautiful and The Stricken – 2006

I took a trip to New Orleans this last May. The trip had been planed for the month before Katrina hit last year. I had never been to New Orleans, and was looking forward to all that the city was known to offer. The mother of one of the two friends I traveled with lives […]

Dust Collector for Inside Stone Carving – Nov/Dec 2006

We are working in an inside studio space, the only outside connection is our overhead garage door, and working outside or blowing the dust outside is not an option. So our only choice was to find an efficient portable dust collector, which works for stone dust. Most systems on the market are suitable only for […]

A Few Days in Vietnam with Ken Barnes: Part 3 – Nov/Dec 2006

Working Environment The carving area is an open field. They have run underground conduit and brought up little service panels every 50 feet or so.  From these panels they run 2 or 3 cables with a double outlet. The workhorse grinders we use are 9 inch Bosch electric with 8 inch blades. For some reason […]

Protect Yourself from Scams – Nov/Dec 2006

Reprinted with permission from Sculptural Pursuit Most artists who have web sites will tell you it’s a valuable tool. A well-designed web site showcases your work and allows galleries, collectors, and museums to reach you. That same ease of contact, however, gives con artists the opportunity to take advantage of the unwary. Even if you […]

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