Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Bolinas Balafon

Posted on March 30, 2012 by bobcomings

For a change of pace and in keeping with my recent promise, I am today stepping away from the digital decalcomania projects to present some content from the sound experiment and toy-making archives. The Bolinas Balafon lacked any sounding chambers, … Continue reading →

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Totem Repair Shop: detail #2 from work in progress

Posted on March 27, 2012 by bobcomings

I am still drawing every day on my first color digital decalcomania project: The Totem Repair Shop. That title had started out as just a working title, but I am growing to like it. It will probably stick. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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Totem Repair Shop: detail from work in progress

Posted on March 20, 2012 by bobcomings

To welcome a new subscriber who signed up earlier today, I am presenting this enlarged detail of the current color digital decalcomania drawing in progress. The title may be tweaked a bit later on, but this section of the drawing … Continue reading →

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In Possum’s Cavern

Posted on March 17, 2012 by bobcomings

I discovered in doing this drawing that the more time I spend in the preparation (or the better luck I have in selecting) the random textured resource image, the more fun and surprising the drawing will be. The resource image … Continue reading →

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Detail #3: In Possum’s Cavern

Posted on March 16, 2012 by bobcomings

Tomorrow I will post a complete image of In Possum’s Cavern from which these recent detail enlargements come.

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Detail #2: In Possum’s Cavern

Posted on March 13, 2012 by bobcomings

One more detail to post tomorrow and then an image of the full drawing.

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Detail #1: In Possum’s Cavern

Posted on March 11, 2012 by bobcomings

A few weeks ago, while washing dishes, I looked out the kitchen window to see, in broad daylight, a possum leisurely strolling along the side of our house. We tracked it to the front of the house where it quickly … Continue reading →

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Glass Beach Decalcomania: Complete

Posted on March 1, 2012 by bobcomings

This is the complete decalcomania drawing developed from a photo I took at ground level of some eroded rock formations at Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California. The finished drawing is so detailed that it really needs to be viewed … Continue reading →

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