Author Archives: Lpkaster
Raku Music
People ask me if I am ever bored when I do things they find tedious. I would suggest to someone like Oscar Levant that they REALLY pay attention and their boredom would be dispelled. “I never go to concerts anymore. … Continue reading
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How to Use the Yao Staves
I thought for quite a long time exactly what to call these things, that could perhaps more appropriately could be referred to as “dice” but I didn’t want to emphasize their possible use a divination device in themselves, but rather … Continue reading
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A New Aid for I Ching Consultations
I have seen offered for sale a set of wooden staves marked with the 4 types of lines generated with either coins or Yarrow stalks. But the price was rather high, and with an attempt to actually purchase them, found … Continue reading
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Observations Concerning Articles for Divination Purposes
One of the reasons we typically consult an objective source for our practices of divination is the ease with which our personal ego can often enter into our interpretation. We use a specific discipline and set of tools to avoid … Continue reading
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Torn Bookpage Collage
Used bookstores are the kind of place that I like to get lost in. Martha and I enjoy different kinds of books, so we inevitably split up and meet again for coffee at an appointed time. ?She complains lightly that … Continue reading
Torn Bookpage Collage II
I created a page on my website where the results of my bookpaper stencils can be seen, but I thought I would go into my process of creating finished work in this series. ?My previous work with graphite and grease … Continue reading
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Driftpod, Found Wood sculpture
LOGON: I am excited by this construction, have just added the detail connection between the parts. For months I just looked at it on a shelf, deciding the exact placement, adding the burnt collar and spot and just leaving it … Continue reading
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Graphite, Grease Pencil, Collage
In August my drawings on graphite began to pile up. I began to scan and play them against each other with transparency and color. To begin with, the lines were just about extent and depth. Between the beginnings and ends … Continue reading
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Two new reconstructed photos: PELICAN, CPCP
I was walking again by White Rock Lake in Dallas, always with an eye for a particularly interesting wave-formed piece of wood, always looking for a length of bamboo. I look out on the lake, and notice the sudden appearance … Continue reading
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Spalted Wood Sculptures: PENTE
It’s not easy to describe how many decisions have to be made before I feel like I’ve done anything good with the beautiful wood I find. The wave action on the surface and the total transformation of the structure of the wood … Continue reading
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