Weekly WRMHL 2/6

Back again for another studio update!

Last weekend was the Godling show, which not only meant I was running around last week to get ready for the weekend, but it also meant I didn't post anything.

Here's some models for the Nurgle project I've finished up in the last couple weeks:

I'm still working on how exactly I'll make a youtube video that is somewhat coherent. I'm guessing it'll be a video that will show how I bash, how I've been painting, and a highlight on the army - but that might be three separate ones. I've gotta figure out a easy DIY rig that's not in my way though!!

I've done a handful of collages as well:

And finally, I've officially started my Spring semester for school. I'm doing an independent study with photography, specifically looking at deindustrialization of central Connecticut.

Here's my favorite photo I took this week:

It's not really anything to write home about, as I'm knocking the rust loose and haven't taken it into lightroom or anything.

However my main goal is to experiment more with the Xerox machine (my true love) and make more things like this:

I'm pretty happy with this piece, even though it's just an experiment to show my mentor to see what she thinks. It'll be on display this month at a local gallery space for their "Order and Chaos" show. 

The work is based around Anselm Kiefer's photography, but done through my voice... Here's one of his photos:

I wasn't a big fan of his work until recently - but I had a book kicking around my house that's been diggin' a hole in my head lately.

Anyway! Much Love!

Terry

There Will Come Soft Rains - "Godling' @Selva 2026

Well the Godling show is behind us. I plan on putting together a free Hive Scum patreon post with some of the photos that I took from the event, and I'll link that here when it's complete.

This post is just about the piece that I created. The show was organized by Martin McCoy (@martin.mccoy.art), Shane (@7he_blindman), and with help from Joe (@armageddon_bound) and Cody (@texasladybugauthority) as well as others involved with the space. They did a great job organizing and setting up the interactive exhibit.

It was a mad dash to get my work done, and I wanted it to feel like a in-between of the gallery works I've been making and something 28 focused...

Here's a finished shot of it hanging in the space:

And the flyer for the show:

The work itself started off by raiding a box of scrap electronics/big bits that I had. Originally I wanted a television mounted behind it that would be looping clips, but that was a bit too much to bite off in only a month and a half or so...

At this point the "bee" concept hadn't been figured out. I knew it was going to be something plant related but how it would all tie together I wouldn't figure out till a thrift store hunt. I went into the thrift store with my challenge: find something in that store... before my daughter starting getting too wily. I found the bee head on a remote control car, and the nerf gun pieces to tie it all together. Did another round of grit - then primed it with a heavy white zenithal.

Painting it was done in a few layers. I didn't mean for that to be the case but I kept washing paint over it and not leaving enough color behind.

As you can see - it's looking way to washed out at this point, so after a few more pushes of color we were getting somewhere

I got around 90% of the way there at the HS studio one Thursday night. Just needed to figure out the lights. Gage told me (rightfully so) that I needed to figure out a way to tie the big light together with the rest of the piece. So I went home and worked on getting that part of the piece buttoned up.

I'm pretty stoked on how the light game out. Modpodge, toilet paper and a few drips of ink while wet. then a spritz of spray paint. I may have to do a larger piece this way.

So there you have it. I wrapped it up, Gage brought it down to the show and worked with the coordinators to set it up. Gage also set me up in his hotel room, and brought the piece back, so he's a REAL MVP of the weekend.

Here's a couple cool shots, a close-up from Greg Wier (@denindayjob), and a dark one from when Shane (@the_blindman) was closing down one night.

Thanks to all those who made this happen, hope to see more gallery shows from the 28 community!

<3

Terry

Weekly WRMHL3 - 1/23

Another week, another creative dump. Can't promise these little updates will always happen, or always be weekly, but it's a good place for me to drop some photos of work made in the past week so I can look back at it later.

This week's minis were some bashes I made sitting on Gage's couch the other night, and a skeleton cart which Gage told me was made by @manglingminis. They were painted in oils, which I haven't used in a long time, but it'll be back to being my daily driver for a while:

I made a handful of collages:

This one I applied to a collage specific show at a local gallery in the town I work in:

A couple works that I edited with the phone dramatically to create as strong a contrast as possible, something like this will likely be the cover of my next album (whenever I get around to that):

And lastly, I met up with the gang at the studio last night and got my artwork for Godling to about 95%. Just gotta adjust the lights a bit and drill a hole to run the wire through - oh and some way to mount it to the wall...

Come through if you can make it!

Anyway, keep on making a mess - pce!

Xoxo

Terry

WRMHL Update - 1/15

Last couple months been BUSY, but I’ve really caught my stride in the last few weeks. Like most people, I have projects in the works, and sometimes those projects build up a bit. Some stagnate and lay forgotten. I’m a “daily todo list on a post-it” kinda fella and that works for me because I cannot remember what I have to do otherwise. 

Lately I’ve been working hard to complete my whole list in a day, not leave anything untouched even the little stuff. I’ve kinda reconfigured my to-do to be more realistic and it’s been helpful. I’ve cleaned up and organized my classroom and that’s helped out a lot too. 

Finally I’ve been keeping a small, book calendar, which is helpful in itself, but it’s got this random section titled PRIORITIES with six little lines. I’ve been dropping all those stagnated or medium sized to-dos on there and it’s been helpful in clearing out the backlog and accomplishing the extra “that would be cool” ideas I get. 

Anyway all my daily to-dos aren’t boring, here’s the fun stuff I’ve done this week:

Painted up some Nurgle models for my YouTube rank and flank project

And an ork who's been kicking around the work bench for a while:

I’ve done a handful of collages at lunch or while the kids are working:

I have a work showing currently at a local gallery near me:

And I’ve slowly plugged through the building part of my piece for the Godling show put on my Martin and Shane at the end of the month:

It’s been good, and clearing away the old dusty backlog of todo has me excited to see what’s coming up!

Xoxo

Terry

Secret Santa Bash

Never posted my Secret Santa model that I made, and after getting yelled at by Ramshackle Curtis, I realized that he's right I should just throw it up and show you.

A couple of months ago I made a post about wanting to slow down and focus more. Take my sculpting more seriously, and making my painting more meditative.

Through doing that I realized that I deeply missed the OTHER side of the coin. Making a mess and seeing what happens.

I crushed out the bash on this guy in a night. It's similar to what I do when bashing with friends. I used the Miscast/Trent style built up base, where I mashed a lot of sci-fi junk into something interesting all held together with glue and greenstuff.

The base of this bash is a Wargame Scenery? (I think) mech boy that was given to the Hive Scum studio by the Michigan Carnage Club (I think Jay3 specifically). From there I slapped a fish head by Gardens of Hecate and Smashbash, a Final Faction (dollar store toy) saw for the arm and the tyranid arm. I filled in the gaps with a messy mix of greenstuff, dirt and glue, wires, and tamiya paste. 

Then I primed it when it was still curing before going to bed

Quick, dirty, and FUN!

Then I did the same thing with the paintjob. My toddler sat on my lap and we slapped a brownish basecoat, then that night I just hit the details with a little highlight. It felt good to let LOOSE!!

Anyways. Sometimes you gotta slow down, and sometimes just blasting through feels good. 

PEACE!

Playing With Materials, Making Some Art

I have been making relief sculptures for the past couple years, mostly in a diorama-esque way, using boxes and building up the inside with hardware store materials and, of course, some bits.

I've expanded out and stated building on top of more traditional canvas/flat pieces of wood about a year ago and it's been much less finicky.

I've been doing install on a tub and shower set-up lately, so I have a bunch of thinset that will be used to adhere the tiles to the walls. The material is cool, spreads and moves around like a combo of spackle and cement. 

I made a small work to text the capabilities, and also used some on the bases of some Riders of Rohan that I'll share soon.

I decided to go with a simple monotone color scheme for this because I always put too much visually into these sculptures. There's usually a lot of different color and I tend to overwork the piece. So I primed this off white, and hit it with some dark washes and called it a day.

Happy with the result, it was easier to paint than my artworks usually are, but the end result is more cohesive.

I've been looking at the work of Edward Kienholz and Russell Mills lately so I borrowed their palette for the work.

Russel Mills Wound, 1994

Edward Kienholz Drawing for the Hoerengracht No. 1, 1984

I'm going to keep exploring this and make some future posts about discoveries as I get ready for a show in the Spring with my wife.

Hope you like - PCE!