I wanted to create a masculine complement to the feminine Madam Butterfly series, something consistent with the Spirits of Transformation archetype that influences my art.
As you may know, Icarus and his father Daedalus attempted to escape…
Or as my dear friend Jan Viramontes calls them, Cows.
I became interested in petroglyphs 15 years ago or more. Around the same time I discovered Joseph Campbell, someone who has had increasing influence on me over the years. Campbell made…
I dont know what I dont know: what I DO know, is that the quantity of what I dont know is a lot. So, let's eliminate a variable, the 'WHAT am I going to paint' variable.
Eggs, Sunny Side Up
This is why I started out my painting career…
This was my first series of metal art (work). Learning to use the plasma cutter, welder, oxyacetylene torch … and acrylic paint and texture paste (I have lot of fun with paint). To be honest, this was low hanging fruit, allowing…
The subtitle for this should be "Get in Line"
A while back I heard the expression "You should always be a beginner at something." To me, this goes beyond the macro of learning something new, whether its the oboe or Mandarin or patience.
I…
Eckhart Tolle says that the unconscious compulsion to enhance one's identity by association with an object is built into the very structure of the egoic mind. This is exactly what Marketing Mastermind Seth Godin concludes about the near cult-like…
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This is another of those "let's see if I can make it/do better" projects. I saw a large metal heart for sale in a gallery in Sedona, AZ that was so basic it was borderline annoying that someone was selling it. Probably 30" square with some…
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This piece isn't a 'real' crucible any more than Arthur Miller's play The Crucible was really about the Salem Witch Trials. But it is one of the pieces I made at The Crucible in Oakland. And yeah, it kind of is a crucible. We'll get to…
In late 2016 I attended a Welding Immersion workshop a The Crucible in Oakland. Five days of 10am to 10pm instruction and work time and access to one of the most complete metal working shops imaginable. They also bring in lunch and dinner so…
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This piece is another of those things that just popped into my head and then became something "I had to make." That is literally the case in a number of my pieces; they are never intended as a series wherein I will make some quantity, varying…
Icarus: Rising, Falling
Anthropomorphic Art, Icarus, Mark Rafter Art, Spirit of Art, Spirits of TransformationGhostyheads
Anthropomorphic Art, Figurative Art, Ghostyhead, Mark Rafter ArtHeart Paintings
Interior design art, Mark Rafter Art, PaintingsMetal Flowers
Garden Sculpture, Mark Rafter Art, Metal flowersNot Knowing (what you're doing)?
Artistic Process, Creativity, Musings, Spirit of ArtIdentity Enhancement and Objets d'Art
Artistic Mastery, Musings, Spirit of ArtHot Patina Heart Art
Garden Sculpture, Mark Rafter ArtMy Crucible
Mark Rafter ArtClyde, The Fish
Mark Rafter ArtGarden Weave
Garden Sculpture, Mark Rafter Art