by mike | Jan 23, 2023 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
To recreate the expansive space that we experience outside, we resort to tricks ranging from a plain blue color on the walls to large custom made photomurals. As I’ve progressed through the craft, I’ve reached the conclusion the backdrop is not as...
by mike | Jan 16, 2023 | OST Believes, The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As much as I’ve sung the praises of shadowbox construction, my tastes are moving toward simpler forms. Even though there is a lot to love about the shadowbox format, looking at Mill Road today the eight-foot long x 24 inch high modules seem clunky and overbuilt...
by mike | Aug 24, 2022 | Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
Buried Treasure How do you choose a subject for modeling? How do you find meaning in a subject beyond surface appeal? Sorting through my photo collection, unearthed the following treasures. All of them are poor by today’s high resolution digital standards but...
by mike | Jun 22, 2021 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience
A while back I wrote about a different way to construct foam bench work. (Post is linked below.) There’s a lot of potential in that design I want to explore in the future but for the extension to Mill Road, I stayed with the original form and materials. I want the new...
by mike | Jun 14, 2021 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
I’m aware that the decision to extend a layout is a no brainer for many people and that questioning that choice seldom if ever occurs. It can be hard to resist the spoken and unspoken pressure to fill empty wall space just because it’s there, or feeling like...
