Category Archives: Stories of my life

More me… because… me!

Posted on April 4, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I apologize for the quality of these photos. My older daughter posted these on Facebook, so I stole some of them. They were taken at that surprise birthday party for my wife a few months ago… if you don’t remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged family, humor, party, photography | 4 Comments

Oh, I’m a blacksmith, and I’m okay… the final chapter…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I know that the quality of some of these photos is bad, it was dark in that barn… and smokey… and I didn’t want to bring the big, good camera, so I brought my old one… which hates low light… … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, blacksmith, blacksmithing, humor, metal, photography | 10 Comments

Oh, I’m a blacksmith, and I’m okay… part 2…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the first post of this series… (with 0 readers so far)… I have decided to just keep plowing ahead with the exciting adventure of my first blacksmithing class, and also, giving you free lessons… … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, blacksmith, blacksmithing, current-events, humor, metal, photography | 10 Comments

Oh, I’m a blacksmith, and I’m okay… part 1…

Posted on March 21, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Look at me, so excited, in my still-clean leather apron, on my first day at blacksmith school… looking sort of cute with my skewed glasses and child-like enthusiasm, I must say… You know I share not just my art but … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged art, blacksmith, blacksmithing, forging, humor, metal, photography | 2 Comments

The me tiki… part 8… (or): chasing crack…

Posted on March 20, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So… you know that tiki I am carving that looks just like me? Well, as I was rounding down the corner of my face, I found this crack that didn’t seem to be too bad… until I started chasing it… … Continue reading →

Posted in My art, Stories of my life | Tagged art, carving, carving tikis, humor, tiki, tikis, wood | 42 Comments

Mirages, a fat guy (?), and some aliens… and I need a Spanish translation here…

Posted on March 18, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Well, here we are, at the end of my adventure to Arizona to visit my daughter. I got to be a monk for a day, and spend some quality time with my kid. And now, in case you have never … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged deserts, humor, mirage, photography, travel | 2 Comments

The far reaches of forever…

Posted on March 18, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, you know how, when I travel, I like to get up early and go on my morning adventure walks… I have shared enough of them here… but when I went to visit my daughter in Arizona, she doesn’t live in an ‘adventurey’ … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged Arizona, art, desert, humor, nature, outdoors, photography, sunrise, travel | 12 Comments

Some desert flowers… and a sunset…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, we are back to that little adventure I took last weekend to visit my daughter in Arizona… and to that park I was taking a walk in while she recuperated from our trip to the renaissance fair… The sun … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, My travels, Stories of my life, sunsets | Tagged Arizona, art, cacti, flowers, humor, nature, photography, saguaro cactus, sunsets, travel | 13 Comments

Mocking the mocking bird… (or): Making a mockery of mockery…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I have developed a strange… even for me… habit. Every morning, there are mocking birds in the backyard. They all seem to be engaging in a contest to see who has the best whistles and sounds. Now, for those of you who … Continue reading →