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The Beauty of Kilauea from above


It was my wife’s birthday so I organized a trip for her to see the lava from a helicopter. She went on an amazing heli ride with our dear friend and great cinematographer, Mick Kalber and talented photographer, Bruce Omori. It was a rainy morning but the pilot pushed through the cold rainy clouds. Once

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Casting Part I – Bali masks


Returning from taking a class with Jacqueline Spiro’s sand casting workshop at Pilchuck, I got inspired to create some castings in my own shop. We pulled out some masks that came from our last visit to Bali, some of the molds I’ve been working on with Pele’s face and the Buddha and we all set

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Casting Part II – Pele’s face


That particular day we set to make 5 pieces: ** A Sun’s face, a Bali mask ( documented on Casting Part I)      * a Pele’s face (documented on this blog)    * a Buddah’s face AND an art piece called “The Enlighten Contemplation” ( documented on Casting Part III)  . Before I share the process that

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Casting Part III – Buddha


After a great trip I took with my wife to Bali, the only Hindu country in Indonesia, I was inspired by the artwork, images and stories of the Buddha. The Buddha, who left the confines of his sheltered life as a Brahman child, where he was never allowed to see sickness, suffering and death, realized

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