Just finished this one today.

Let's get cracking and see if we can get this whole thing ironed out.
Wood, acrylic paint, walnut, sandpaper, string, tacks
12 x 6 x 2.5 inches (30.5 x 15 x 6.3 cm)
March 2026

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I got this handy gluing jig a few year ago from a place that sells all kinds of stuff for model making. Now and then it comes in handy when I need to glue tiny pieces together. It has strong magnets to help hold pieces together. This image shows a laser cut hand with pointing finger being held together after gluing it to a base plate.

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m-house encounters another solitary durable bedtime read while hovering over a field of disposable electric lawn mower manuals.
Wood, acrylic paint, cloth, tin can, aluminum can, chain, old Christmas lights wire, rusty bottle cap, graphite | 11 x 11 x 3.5 inches (28 x 28 x 9 cm) | March 2026

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Since the legs and feet of this tiny bed are so small I want to make sure the bed will stay securely in place when glued to the floor base so I'm using straight pins to help reinforce it securely in place.

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Here is how I build my assemblage boxes. I don't worry about cutting 45° angles to fit the 4 sides together because I don't have a reliable way to cut those kinds of angles accurately.
Before I start painting the box I tape off the bottom inside so I can have a clean surface to glue the bottom inside floor piece wood against wood.
I like my art to hang flush to the wall so I add four sides of stand off pieces of wood that I can also glue the back of the box to.
I usually use a clean piece of MDF for the back but this time I had a piece of botched laser engraved MDF I decided to use. The other side is smooth and clean.
I usually add some nails to add a little extra reinforcement to the sides that were glued together then counter sink them and fill the holes with wood putty then sand the surface smooth.
I usually paint the outside of the box frame but this time I'm thinking of glueing pieces of pages from an old book on the outsides. We shall see. 🙂

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All five in a row waiting for the next gallery show in a couple of months.

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Why bother building a precarious house of cards when you can build one out of slices of Swiss cheese?
Wood, acrylic paint, paper, wire, graphite | 9.25 x 11.5 x 3.5 inches (23.5 x 29 x 9 cm) | February 2026

The chairs, Swiss Cheese house, iron, and torn bread slice were lasercut.

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Working inside on the dining table (with wife's permission 😀) instead of in the cold studio space in the garage. I'm working again on another assemblage piece that I started last summer.

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Another warm sunny day lounging on this long charred sofa with a new black-and-white letter license plate waiting for one of those impossible plugs.
Wood, acrylic paint, string, wire, paint transfer, paper
9 x 16 x 3.5 inches (23 x 40.6 x 9 cm)
February 2026

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TITLE: BN's Zippy Soup Line
MEDIUM: Acrylic paint, wood, tacks, graphite
DIMENSIONS: 10 x 10 x 1.5 inches (25 x 25 x 4 cm)
DATE: 2023

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