Category Archives: arrow deco

good news, bad news, good news

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: April 11, 2008
so, some new developments since the last post. first, i finished my first spray paint on metal piece. it’s called “who’s afraid of red, yellow, blue, purple, orange, green, black, and white (jacks painting)”. the title is referencing robert irwins huge aluminum panel piece called “Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow & Blue³” [...]
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31 on the job sketches

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 1, 2008
when i used to work at MCASD as a security guard it could get pretty boring. there would be stretches of up to 2 hours sometimes where there would be absolutely no one in the museum. thankfully, during those times we were allowed to sit and read. i did a lot of [...]
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new sketch book

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: January 14, 2008
i got a cool new sketch book at “stationers” in hillcrest the dimensions are 5.5″ X 8.25″. it’s made of butcher paper and string, with a corrugated paper cover. pretty cool. i did a few sketches in it last night at art night. here they are:
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arrow deco club chaira

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: January 14, 2008
ok, i’ve been lazy to upload lately.  however, as promised, here are the chair photos from the “subjects and thrones” chair show. i’ve included photos from the process of making the chair. since i was so crunched for time i didn’t get to document every step of the construction. i built the [...]
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