clamdiggin wall grid
coming to los angeles
giant bird of paradise, 2011, 24" X24", wood on wood.
eagle 2011 60" X 84", acrylic on wood
grus 2011, 44" X 44", spray paint on plastic.
Oo, 2011 48" X 48", acrylic on canvas.
diatoms, 2010, 48" X 96", acrylic on wood.
xylem, 2010, 48" X 48", acrylic on wood on wood.
yucca, 2007, 8" X 10", charcoal on paper. sold
sonoran alphabet 2008, charcoal on paper, 26 framed pieces.
plains head dress, 2010, acrylic on wood.
Hammerhead wall 2009, plywood, dimentions variable, 36 sq.ft. minimum
california yarrow, 2010, charcoal on paper. sold
adventure alphabet, 2005, acrylic on wood, 26 individual paintings (approx. 5" X 7" each)
jojoba 2007, chalk on chalkboard screen, 72" X 108"
sea mammals 1, 2006, charcoal and conte on paper, 24" X 32"
joshua 2006, pastel on paper, 32" X 36" sold
disco 2, cardboard on wood, 8" X 10"
gem/mineral series 2007, pastel on paper, sizes vary
shells2, 2005, pastel on brown paper 12" X 18"
hawk moth 2009, acrylic on wood, 36" X 32"
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clamdiggin winter 2010
for your pleasure...
69 rainstorms, 2010, acrylic on wood (48" X 48")
69 rainstorms (detail)
biomes 2004, pastel and pencil on paper (84" X 84")
carmine bee-eaters 2008, acrylic on canvas, 54" X 60"
cholla 2008, pastel on paper, 38" X 26" sold
disco 3 2010, cardboard on wood, 34" X 30"
drawing for pleasure 2008, pastel on paper, 34" X 40"
echinocerus 2007, pastel on paper, 30" X 50"
Ee wallcoverings coming soon.....
garnet 2008, pastel on paper, 40" X 34"
gorillas 2008, pastel on paper, 40" X 34"
hammerhead houndtooth wall (reclaimed plywood) by clamdiggin with peter baer. The wall is available
for $70/sq ft. with a minimum of 100 sq ft.
north pacific sea mammals 2007, pastel and charcoal on paper, 24" X 18"
native coloring page
plummage1 2007, pastel on paper, 40" X 32"
plummage2 2007, pastel on paper, 40" X 32"
stenocara beetle 2003, pastel on paper, 40" X 32"
sunset 2010, acrylic on wood, 12" X12"
midwestern techtonics 2010, paint on wood 48" X 48", private collection
paper wasp 2002, pastel on paper, 11" X 16", private collection
HOW TO...love, clamdiggin
HOW TO… love, clamdiggin
Campfires are fancy.
Once the only option, campfires are now a luxury.
Limited by lack of time, lack of space , or outlawed.
Luxury list:
Efficient heat source
Sleep aid
Keeps unwanted animals away
Can be used as a signal
Attracts mates
Good for drying off
Cooking
Amazing lighting
Charcoal the next morning for big drawings
Real real pretty
For reference please view the HOW TO sheet below:
candle light night
Easy as 1 2 3. Get candles, light them and pursue your night by candlelight. Since the invention of the light bulb, candles have been limited to romance, death, and faith.
1 or 2 nights a week of pure candlelight sets up a new adventure. Cook and clean early so you avoid dishes in the dark. Then it’s on to storytelling, make out sessions, drawing, picture perfect reading with a lantern, singing, playing instruments, re-working nightly rituals with a new light source. NOT TO MENTION!!!!! If everyone in Manhattan had 1 night of candle light night a week we would avoid approx 5 millon tons of carbon dioxide being released into the air over the next year. That’s embarrassing.
Candle light night can be supplemented and/or exchanged for campfire night, resources pending.
yo yo
16th century hunters in the Phillipines hid in trees and threw a yo yo of rock and string beneath them to hit wild animals.
By 1765 the yo yo had travelled to the upper classes where you could find portraits of French girls with yo yo in hand as a status symbol - pure fashion. During the French Revolution the aristocracy were forced to flee due to “peasant uprisings”, they left in droves taking their yo yo’s with them which by now were made of glass and ivory. They gave them many nicknames two of which were, L’emigrette or Koblenz, one of the cities they fled to.
Used as a stress reliever the yo yo was available to reduce tension for those on their one way trip to the guillotine. In drawings, General Lafayette and his troops were rendered flinging yo-yo’s. French playwright Beaumarchais, “The Marriage of Figaro”, places Figaro entering a scene nervous and tense while using a yo yo to deliver the famous line,
“ It’s a noble toy which dispels the fatigue of thinking.” I love that woe.
At Waterloo, Napoleon and his army were known to relax with their yo yo’s before fighting.
No solid proof can confirm country of origin, from Greece, Asia or the Phillipines, leaving us with our favorite, parallel invention.
Wealthy, cash poor, huntress, fighter, worker, lover,
pioneer, history groupie, carpenter, child at heart, first date or at happy hour, it’s officially tempting to play more yo.
Yo yo, archery, lantern nights………….. fall 2007
just add water
the posters that were on congress street for the Hotel Congress show.
prepwork
washtenaw rooftop cumulonimbus, chicago
a few views in the cup cafe, best burger in town, tucson.
the lifecycle of a typical north american freshwater pond on chalkboard.
Patsy reigns over the east lobby wall at Hotel Congress.
lobby wall south end.
the whole east wall.
more water ?
Arizona Illustrated on PBS/KUAT: Just add water
more rainwater harvesting ?
harvestingrainwater.com
bananas
The truth about bananas!
They are yellow, haven’t always been.
It was really simple for us. We looked in to the banana and now we actually think of them or refer to them, which means we have a good chance of getting one of us to ingest one.
The list that did it:
Sluggish and tired.
Bananas contain three natural sugars, sucrose, fructose, and glucose. Combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant and sustained boost of energy. Two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout (we like Scottish oatmeal with bananas and chopped walnuts).
Pissed off.
Bananas contain tryptophan, a protein the body converts in to serotonin. Serotonin is known to soothe. Vitamin B6, also found, regulates blood glucose levels and calms the nervous system. They are high in iron. Iron stimulates the production of hemoglobin in the blood.
Morning after cocktail.
A banana milkshake sweetened with honey can help. The banana calms the stomach, the help of honey builds up depleted blood sugar levels and the milk/rice/soy soothes and re-hydrates the system. Bananas have natural antacid which helps with digestion. Now it’s time for brunch.
At the beach.
Rub insect bites with the inside of a banana skin. This tends to reduce swelling and irritation. Multi-use. Superb. Like limes, squeeze a lime on your hands to sanitize, refresh, and deodorize after eating. Good for taco stands, picnics, dive bars, hiking and beach blanket dinners.
POTASSIUM:
The vital mineral. Vital because it helps normalize the heart beat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body’s water balance. When we are stressed our metabolic rate rises and this reduces our potassium levels. If stress = less potassium we can’t think of anyone that doesn’t need a banana.
Some folks say they are starchy. Good starch. A whole 80-95 calories of starch that comes from a gorgeous palm that sparkles in the sun and looks amazing in the wind. Don’t eat a dozen.
Note: clamdiggin does not enforce nor pursue one palate for all. We aim to have a greater understanding of the food and resources around us.
clamdiggin is dedicated to and inspired by day-to-day activities, the great outdoors, pioneer tendencies and accessing images, information and people that can facilitate a crush on back to basics.
mesquite
Daily Maintenance
Trimming trees keeps up shoulder and back muscles, gives you fresh air and maintains the health of the tree. In turn you have your picture perfect yard, an outdoor glow and a stockpile of wood for fall fires and activities that match. This brought us to the mesquite tree, which happens to desperately need a spokes model due to it’s popularity for adding flavor and scent in foods at restaurants and in the home grill.
Know your nature
More than 200 plant and animal species depend on the mesquite and it’s role in the ecosystem. It’s called a “nurse plant” because it repairs and protects other species from the extremities of the desert. Ideally we want to stop wrecking havoc on the majestic mesquite. SO EASY. The flavor and aroma actually comes from the beans that hang on the tree not all the chopped wood. The beans are considered a renewable resource cause they come back seasonally, not the 50 years later it takes to grow another tree. Hand picking the beans creates economy and the trees are not stripped of the density they need to do that thing they do. Then we hear that the beans also make good jams, cosmetic products, candy, booze, and flour and flour makes pancakes and....
watermelon
Hydrate…
with watermelon
When picking watermelon slap it with an open palm and listen for the perfect deep-pitched tone. Look for a creamy yellow spot on its underside. That spot is where the melon sat on the ground to ripen. Unlike other melons and fruits the watermelon does not ripen any further once cut from its vine.
Watermelon is 92% water hence early explorers using one as a canteen. It contains more of the antioxidant lycopene than any other fruit or vegetable including the tomato. Tons of Vitamin A, B6, calcium, potassium and the always wanted dietary fiber that keeps our digestive systems working well.
Every part of the watermelon is edible, even seeds and rinds. Yummy with salt, but we’ve only ever seen that trick in Mexico.
The watermelon you see in most stores is called red tiger. Grrrrrrrr.
Hydrating
v.tr.
1. To rehydrate
2. To supply water to a person i.e. in order to restore or maintain fluid balance.
In certain semi desert districts the watermelon is an important source of water during dry periods. They are still cultivated for this purpose.
It is believed that the watermelon originated in the Kalahari Desert where it is abundant then it was transported through good ol’ merchant ships.
China exports the most watermelon. Fun fact for a Thursday night.
