Our hand-printed wedding invitations were an auspicious omen of the fish theme Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish. ????? ??????? ?????? -Ovid The theme of fish has been a constant touchstone for Ene and me since we first met […]
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NOMO Tattoo
Our NOMO logo was designed by Sheboygan-based tattoo artist, Steven Bossler Ene and I (aka wowhaus) are gearing up for a cross-country, family road trip, the final destination being the final, three week leg of our residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 6/27- 7/18. Somewhat ironically, the focus of our […]
Fish Sculpture Progress
Ene works with Tami Stewart to apply the first coat of concrete to the rockfish sculpture After Kevin Cherry welded up the steel armatures for our two fish sculptures, they were hot-dip galvanized and delivered to our studio compound for final shaping and completion. We have hired our friend Tami Stewart, a Berkeley-based sculptor/artist, to […]
Fish Sculpture Progress
Metal artist Kevin Cherry fabricates the steel substructures for our fish sculptures With minor revisions, the San Francisco Arts Commission has approved our clay/wood models of fish sculptures for the new, Ortega Branch of the San Francisco Public Library, and we are rapidly proceeding with full scale fabrication. Using templates generated from sections of the […]
Aili/Papa Longboards
our matching longboards made from vintage water skis Over the weekend my 14 year old daughter and I made matching longboard skateboards from a pair of vintage Riviera water skis we found in the barn. At about 49″ long and just under 6″ wide, the mahogany skis make wonderful, if somewhat narrow decks. where to […]
Fish Sculptures Progress
the reassembled 1/4 scale substrate for the Vermillion Rockfish sculpture After tracing sectional contours for full scale fabrication in steel, I’ve reassembled the wooden parts of the two 1/4 scale models of fish sculptures for our Abundance project. Next I build up a layer of clay over the wooden substrates to approximate the outermost surfaces, […]
Boatbuilding the Fish Sculptures
Boat-Building on the Stour, oil on canvas by John Constable, 1814-15 People who know me well are not surprised by my obsession with wooden boatbuilding. Though I’ve completed just one actual boat, each year I’m gripped with boat fever, especially during the winter months, when I scan plans and dream of the perfect cruise, surveying […]