In the 1984, I had the privilege of taking a class taught by Anthony Russo.
While he probably shared an amazing amount of knowledge, my teen-aged brain retained these three nuggets.
He taught me to be generous with color as Leroy Neiman did, an artist I admired.
Second, he told me artwork is never done. You should have seen my brain attempting to accommodate that one.
Third, he taught me the Italian word 'capiche'. I probably often had a blank, vacant look which probably prompted his Italian language.
Back in March 2016, I took an amazing welding class and started this heart. As you can see this piece sat for a while before I returned to it.
While I was originally content with it, I decided to do more work on it. I added these hammered with in an inch of their lives leaves with cold joins. I added details of wired wrapping, beads, and horse hair. These additions made the piece more finished and original.
My instructor's advice has been very freeing to me as an artist.
Thank you, Mr. Russo and yes, I understand!
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| photo credit: clarke linehan |
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| photo credit: clarke linehan |
A special thanks goes out to Karin Sanborn and Don Brown for sharing their tools and materials so I could make the well hammered leaves and to Karin, for repairing my welds that broke.
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