Like Blood Like Honey

Song title, by Holly Brook.

SLOSS, National Conference for Cast Iron 2011 is done and over with and guess what?!

West Wales and KSU took Best Overall Furnace!

It was an exciting and beautiful thing to behold. We were so calm and collected when we ran the furnace. It was AWESOME to be part of the crew. Jeff and Em made me mold captain. I have pictures of the pour we did in Georgia...I will have to post here.

Still in need of pictures of my activities in studio....exciting stuff!

Still working at Longhorn...come eat steak!

two weeks and it is all over with.

Well, with school that is.

I have more to say but I think I would rather write it down on a piece of paper.

...it's easier to put to peices that way.

Oh yellow goat you make me smile.

<3, B

Pouring Iron in the Dark.

It is difficult and you cannot see very well. I personally do not care for it, even if it is slightly more "dramatic," or so they say.

These last few weeks have been pushing me hard. Every bit of me hurts but I know it wont stop until SLOSS is over next Sunday, April 17th.

The link below will help explain what SLOSS is. Eight of us students, one professor and a visiting artist are headed to Birmingham, Alabama to go pour some iron. I am on a crew of six for the student built and run furnace. I am Mold Captain. I need to learn to be loud and bossy. That is hard for me becuase when I am really working I am quite and don't like loud and controling people around me. We shall see how this goes.

http://www.slossfurnaces.com/

Another exciting thing happening lately is...I am PUBLISHED! Yay!

Look for page 36, 37, and 38

http://issuu.com/sunflower_publishing/docs/mm11sp?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fdark%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true

Manhattan Magazine did a spread on KSU Painting Society and I as well as a fellow classmate and my professor are all featured in it. I hope these links work.

I also have some new stuff started in studio but I will find my camera and document so it is easier to explain and show what I am doing.

I hope all is well!

Love, B

P.S. Oh man, I almost forgot. I got in to the Commerece Bank Juried show. I havent made it over to the bank yet but apparently I am to recieve an award the day I am leaving for SLOSS. It is my painting "Syrup and Honey," The paitning that is at the head of my blog with my title on it. It is one of my favorites and the one I am most proud of so I am glad it got in!

Okay Okay, enough!
-B