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Climbing ART
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Mural I just finished in my living room.  |
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My second attempt at a basket - they are challenging!   If I keep typing, MP lets me add another photo. I don't understand the algorithm for photo addition on MP...  |
    Oh hey, more climbing artists!! I make custom marker art like these! All of these are alcohol markers, micron pens, and white gel pens on paper. Leaving for a climbing trip soon, but I'll be back to doing these in 2 weeks. I'm also hoping to get a website running and some prints and things soon. My Instagram is @chossyrocksart :) |
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Rest days are important in climbing. Painting is a fun way to rest, and it's almost as satisfying as the climbing. I have, and still do sell in galleries. But now that I'm retired, I paint more for fun and seem to lack the drive for marketing. Chimney Rock, Jtree, 16 x 20" :  ////// Cyclops, Jtree:  /// I"m sort of obsessed with Jtree:  ///// And Mt. Rainier. I love hiking up and painting on the Skyline trail:  //// My wife's hand after 40 years of climbing:  |
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Andy Parkin is an accomplished alpinist and artist: |
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I've recently begun doing wood burns of rock structures. Striving to learn and improve with each piece. Stolen Chimney, Utah Castleton, Utah Random Wall on Lake Superior Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake Wisconsin     |
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Made a woodcut print from a trip to the sierras a few years ago. I occasionally make prints or drawings from photos that I take while out climbing or hiking. And then print/draw copies for whoever else was on the trip too.  Here is a framed version: 
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Jay Andersonwrote: This is great! Did you follow any sort of guide or directions for these? I am very interested! |
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Little over a year ago I moved from New England to PNW. I made a bunch of rope rugs/mats from old climbing/developing ropes for friends and family as parting gifts for all the support they had given me! They are pretty simple to make and I would highly recommend making one if you are bored with a bunch of old ropes!     This one is my favorite^ I sewed all the old odds n ends of scraps I accumulated through the years.  Bonus coaster/trivet! |
Shawn Swrote: Thanks Shawn. My mom is an uber-crafter and gave me a few tips. I worked out some things on basket #1. Here are some tips: * Sew the perimeter of the bottom once you weave it. That holds it together and gives you a place to bend the base into the staves. In this basket, the bottom is woven from two layers that are sewn together. When they turn upright, they are single strands (they are only sewn together in the base). * Make a form to work against. Best is a piece of stiff foam (I'm a kayaker so I have ethafoam blocks) cut to right dimensions, but for this one I found a box that was about right. Foam is great because you can pin the crap out of the strands as you weave. * Cut an angle on an end to start and that is where the horizontal steps up every round. Only sew that end at the base so you can cheat the second layer behind it to hide the angle. * There must be an odd number of staves for the pattern to alternate correctly. By definition, there is an even number created by the grid base. So, you have to skip one stave on every round (go behind two strands instead of one). * Pull the staves nice and tight as you go (pull them upward). * Once you have it woven on your form, hand stitch the top row (baste it) so you can remove the pins and get the basket off the form. Then, finish the top and sew it. I have a hot knife for cutting the rope - can't imagine doing rope crafts without it. Good luck and have fun. Hang in there - they are quite challenging but very rewarding. |
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Lots of very talented folks on this forum. |
 Not really art but I made chalk bags for my two sons and I out of my old ropes. |
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Keith Hale is doing some amazing paintings of real boulders. I don't know if he's on MP. https://www.anglimtrimble.com/artists/keith-hale |
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Bought some brassies on MP and when they got here they had some corrosion on the cable. Made this key holder out of a chunk of wingate. Don’t worry we don’t hang keys on it when it’s wet.  |
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Worked out circular baskets. Here's the latest.   |
Brenna Millerwrote: This is stunning! The sky is my favorite part, love the galaxy piece. |
Tally Markswrote: Thank you! I've been recovering from an injury this winter and needed something to keep me busy, thus this painting of Castleton Tower! |
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Love all the art here! I generally love abstract mountain ranges that are not anywhere but I have painted a few from places I've been. Want to do more of that. Here is one that is a general abstract mountain range, and I have a free digital note card of this one too if anyone is interested in that.  |
   All are 11 x 14”. Prints of each are still available. |
