This morning, just after dawn, I finished hanging a new body of work at Ristretto on N. Williams. This is the first body of wall pieces that I have assembled in at least five years, but possibly the most visually cohesive work that I have done in more than ten. The Sherman tank and DC-3 [...]
Baby Shakers
So my mother said recently “I really like the hands, but I don’t know about all the blood”. I don’t know what she is talking about, but I have to admit that Mother’s Day might go a little better if I don’t do too much of the drippy red thing. My Dad is visiting for [...]
brianconnolly, February 17th 2010
In A Box
Today I finally had the chance to play with one of the ideas that led me down the path that inspired my butter dish experiments. I have spent much of my time lately with my journal and a mechanical pencil.  Searching for new objects through drawing. (It only took the smile of one pretty lady [...]
brianconnolly, February 10th 2010
Production Has Frozen
It’s a good thing that the weather in Portland has been much milder than that which we experienced during the Snowpocalypse a year ago. I finished the last of any important casting last weekend, but I was still pouring some of my cup molds just to fill the gaps yesterday afternoon when temperatures finally dipped [...]
brianconnolly, December 8th 2009
What do you do?
I often pause when answering the question “what do you do?”. It’s just every time I hear it I have to consider the audience and intention. But when pressed for time, or simply to be as concise as possible I sometimes find myself just saying “I make things out of stuff”. As annoying or elusive [...]
brianconnolly, December 27th 2008