One really freaky thing here is that this photo, to me, looks like a relief instead of a mold, but take my word for it, these figures are recessed. From them I spent a few hours on Tuesday morning making the following babies. So far I have added some of them to a...

"wednesday" collage on prestamped postcard, 5.5 by 3.5 inches."monday" collage on prestamped postcard, 5.5 by 3.5 inches.A while back I was given old family documents belonging to a Hungarian woman, named Magda/Magdolna/Magdelena, by her daughter. She said she had no...

"how did kevin crawl out on the gravel?" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photo paper.BABY HAS BROKEN ARMKevin Wayson, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wayson of Center Point, is a patient at the Virginia Gay hospital here. The baby suffered a broken arm, bruises and...

Here is the second half of my two part mold making. The baby figure did stay put, that was good. But the plaster that I cast the first go round was not smooth and especially in the leg area it makes some nasty streaks that don't look nice. Also because I did not let...

"deadly assault in jerome" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photopaper.George Roop Yuma Prisoner 1897 Found guilty of assault with intent to kill ____ Carpenter, George Roop was put on the Saturday evening train on July 14, 1902 to Yuma, along with James McKay and Wm....

"life sentence commuted" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photopaper.Frank Delaney Yuma Prisoner 1402After serving seven years for the murder of Ed Madden, Frank Delaney's life sentence was commuted by Governor Brodie in 1905 to 25 years. Prominent citizens and lawyers for...

Here is my little baby mold using the down and dirty method shown by John Britt on YouTube. I cast the first half last week and here is the result. Today I turned it all over and made the second cast. I hope my little baby does not float up into the plaster. This...

"marshal's son kills his prostitute girlfriend" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photopaper.Nabor Pacheco Yuma Prisoner 2991Nabor Pacheco, Sr. was sheriff of Pima County and Tucson city marshall, with his dog, Jack, his constant companion on the beat. On March 16, 1909, his...

"mr. courthorpe dreams he was an english gent" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photopaper.The SportsmanNo. XIWe have already adverted to the extraordinary number of accidents that have occurred this season from hunting. Last week added two serious ones to the number. On...

"they put me in a ball and chain" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photopaper.Sidney Smith Yuma Prisoner 2968Sidney Smith, sentenced to 4 years for burglary in the 1st degree. This was not his first offense.His legitimate occupation was laborer and he is also listed as a...

"he just got married one year before" 3 x 3 inches, acrylic on photopaper.This is the beginning of a new series of paintings, entitled Prison Hill, featuring inmates of the Yuma Territorial Prison. The prison opened in 1876 housing a total of 3,069 prisoners over its...