
I was struggling with the original title , Ex Carne, for this piece. I don’t like untitled pieces, but I also think that the title should provide some insight into the work. I had wanted to call it Ex Ossibus (from bone), but that was largely because I liked the way that it sounded. I ran across the designation Ex Corpore (from the body) today. I like that batter than Ex Carne – and so it shall be named.
Posted on: March 25, 2012
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More daggerwing encounters hiking in the everglades

A reclusive black-crowned night heron
We went from Montreal to south Florida in the span of seven days. Not exactly pole to pole, but as I sit at home with a wicked head cold, it feels like we did.
Posted on: March 22, 2012
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Ex Carne trial assembly
Ex Carne is nearly complete. I was able to do a trial assembly to take some pictures to submit for a show. Still needs glass on the back and a few more coats of linseed oil. It is amazing to me that there is a very active market for relics to this day on eBay.
Posted on: March 22, 2012
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The title, Ex Carne, comes from a designation for holy relics that allegedly come from a saint’s flesh. This is part of a series of pieces that deal with deconstructing religion. It is inspired by a number of reliquaries in the medieval collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City.
Posted on: March 17, 2012
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The latest report from Montreal is that Sound Post has survived the first week of display and is still functioning well.
Posted on: March 3, 2012
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OK, maybe not the usual weekend project

A little bit off at the elbow
Hot on the heels of last week’s opening in Montreal, I have started working on another project. I bought these mannequin arms on eBay years ago but have just gotten around to using them in a project. The idea is to encase an arm in wood and glass as if in a reliquary.
I ran out to get a piece of mahogany for the case. I am glad that the guy at the lumber yard didn’t ask me what the wood was for – that never goes well. I found a really amazing piece that needed a to be run through the thickness planer. Any weekend you use the power planer is a good weekend.
Posted on: March 3, 2012
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