Category Archives: Art

This is the visual side of my creative life

A New Aid for I Ching Consultations

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Lpkaster

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

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Lpkaster

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

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Lpkaster

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 →

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Torn Bookpage Collage II

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Lpkaster

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

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Lpkaster

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

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Lpkaster

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

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Lpkaster

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

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Lpkaster

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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EGRET: spalted wood sculpture

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Lpkaster

My approach to sculpture is inevitably connected to my pottery and claywork of the 70’s.  What I always admire in clay is the close relationship between the local terrain (under the ground is always some kind of clay) and the … Continue reading →

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“I Don’t Like Abstract Art???

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Lpkaster

I’m reminded of some conversations I’ve had with people in the framing industry. The conversation goes “I don’t like abstract art.” says the guy (a sort of carpenter, specializing in art presentation furniture) He is making 200 frames for the … Continue reading →

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