Author Archives: Lpkaster

I dreamt I was in school. It was just to pass the time, an evening watercolor class, but it was really packed with students. The instructor carried a very important air, but suggested we all try to paint something of … Continue reading →

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I had a dream, too. I had just come into a harvest of tea leaves. I decided that I needed to toast them before a carefully prepared fire. When it was done, it was WONDERFUL. At least to me. A … Continue reading →

I have been making Real Silk strings for Lyre and Guitar for several years. My very favorite instrument, however, has been Guqin, one of the oldest known stringed instruments. The requirements for Guqin strings are much more exacting than any … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

It has been recently observed that there are no completely objective ways to judge the exactitude of art. Much of Science, too, is an art that begins with observation colored by certain personal factors that are not as objective as … Continue reading →

This is a pyrographic drawing with colored dyes done in the style I have been developing for many years I refer sometimes as “taichi” drawings as the movements of the line are based on my visceral sense of push/pull as … Continue reading →

Always intend to show what I am thinking about. This is one of a series that can be seen on my website; http://lpkaster.com/encaustic.html The circles are drawn with a soft graphite over the brushwork, a contrapuntally different way of making … Continue reading →

In May I started to take photographs of White Rock Lake after a discussion with Martha about how the lake will have a centennial anniversary next year.  I created quite a number of digital images to print out on cards, … Continue reading →