I've been drawing these all of my life. / November 28, 2012 by Lisa Goesling

Interaction

These little people just come out of me. They are on every notepad around our house. I am sure that past teachers have found them on the corner of a desk, no paper has caused me to take desperate measures! I've created three so far, but the final installation will contain nine 19" x 25" framed pieces of art. The base is made up of nine 5"x7" black clayboards tiled together with people moving from board to board. Floating a couple of inches above is a piece of plexiglass. I drew characters all over the plexi with a Dremel Engraver. No two are the same and the effect is quite fun!

Work in Progress / September 9, 2012 by Lisa Goesling

J/A Magnolias

This 24" x 36" piece has been quite a challenge! By trial and error I have learned that these clayboards cannot be too large. Once they get larger than say 18"x18, there is a chance that they may bow or crack. I have one that is 24"x36" that has a few cracks throughout it, after all, it is made of clay. So in order to work in a larger scale, I group several smaller boards together. They come out looking like tiles and I can mount them together to create one cohesive piece. The contrast between the stark background and the creamy white lines is really striking as is evidenced in this Magnolia tree. I am constantly amazed at the shapes of these elegant flowers and how the varied branches overlap each other. Just showed the art buyers who commissioned this piece my progress and they are thrilled!