Kurt Tomerlin


  1. “Mark with care”
  2. “I draw with handtools”
  3. “In the strap of my carpenter trousers”
  4. “Difficult to work”
  5. “Handyman poetics”




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Formless/full manifesto

How important are accurate measurements? VERY! When an experienced carpenter makes a measuring mistake, it’s generally because he’s in a hurry. Use a sharp instrument for marking. A No. 2 pencil works well. Shy away from flat carpenter’s pencils; their bulky size can cause you to make mistakes.

“A A (spring clamps)”
charcoal, latex paint, graphite, chalk pastel
“Exert tremendous force”
monotype
“Hand study”
graphite frottage, chalk pastel, acrylic
“Hand study 2”
graphite frotage and monotype
“1 and 2”
trace monotype
“push sticks”
graphite frottage on drafting paper
“The strongest of joints”
relief
“wirebrushing 1”
monotype
“removes the soft and leaves the hard”
monotype
“Precision Framing”
tracing paper, graphite, spring clamp, lumber
“stripping”
latex paint, graphite, serigraphy, construction manual
“even wrenches have their vices”
graphite frottage, latex, monotype
“strength lies in the grip”
mokuhanga, monotype, intaglio / glazed ceramic
“torque”
monotype and serigraphy
“1,2,3,4 (jasper and robert)”
serigraphy, latex paint, graphite / ceramic object with latex paint, graphite
“rail, rail, rail, rail”
chalk pastel, graphite rubbing, screws, serigraphy, latex paint
“delicate hold”
graphite frottage, monotype / elbow impression in ceramic graphite and pastel
“practice holding the hammer”
monotype, plywood
“bent in two (into)” detail
“bent in two (into)”
Graphite, bar clamps, lumber, drafting paper