Puttering Around The Art Studio: A Eclectic Notebook / Journal / How-to Manual of Art and Sculpture Ideas, Explorations, Sources and Techniques

By Charlie Maiorana

In this unusual and very personal book multi-discipline putterer, artist and sculptor Charlie Maiorana shares some of the techniques, art explorations, and insights gathered over his varied art career. The topics in this wide-ranging book run the gamut from simple instructions for making an umbrella ball and home-brewed gallery bags to practical topics such as his method for creating and decorating ceramic tiles and how to use an AirPen for acrylic painting. The book also includes a number of uncommon topics such as how to develop geometric sculptural ideas using SketchUp, and advice on how to take a creative walk around IKEA, home improvement stores, and craft stores. Table of Contents: First Thoughts, How I Generate 2D Image Ideas, Pneumatic Forms, Making Home-Brewed Gallery Bags, Acrylic Pouring, Epoxy Pouring, Epoxy Painting, and Epoxy Coating, Creating Tubular Sculptures Using Automotive Exhaust Tubing, Making an Umbrella Ball, Squeeze Bottle Painting & Using an AirPen, Acrylic Skins, A Note on Paper Folding & Sculptural Forms, Bridges Conference on Math & Art and JMM, Makerspaces, Instructables.com, and Pier 9 Publications, Working with Alcohol Inks, Creating Assemblages using Fabric Stiffeners, Spherical Constructions, Cube Constructions, A Creative Stroll Around IKEA, Lowe's, & Michaels, Adult Coloring Books and Zentangles, Painted PVC & Epoxy Pictures, How I Make Simple Wood Panels, Dye Sublimation Basics, Working with PVC Pipe and Sheet, Developing Sculptural Ideas Using SketchUp, ArtZee, Working With Foam, My Thoughts on Talavera Pottery Designs, A Few Welding Thoughts and an Experiment, Raised Line Ceramic Artisan Tiles, Inspirational Websites and Artists

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090970501
• ISBN13: 9781090970503
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.4" x 8.5"