The Works of Thomas Haapapuro

The living blog of Thomas Haapapuro, artist, author, sculptor, and land planner. This blog captures snapshots of a life spent making, creating, and striving to create beauty.

I don’t know what the message is but really who cares. #iamsterdam #streetart

Posted 618 weeks ago

My current view as I upload these for your viewing pleasure. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

#iamsterdam #nature

Posted 618 weeks ago

#amsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Just another day in #Amsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Midday sweet treat. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Westerpark #iamsterdam #nature

Posted 618 weeks ago

Not your normal teddy bear figurine. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Mmm. Fresh as can be cheese #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

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I found this captivating. #canal #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Poor little tree! #iamsterdam #thosemeaneuropeans

Posted 618 weeks ago

At the market. #seafood #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Ah, Amsterdam. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Best breakfast ever even if it comes with a morning salad. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Erin is an easy target to take a picture. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

These plants are everywhere. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Stupid jet lag has us wandering in the middle of the night. #iamsterdam

Posted 618 weeks ago

Eating breakfast and the menu is wood. #iamsterdam #breakfast

Posted 618 weeks ago

And away we go. #europeanvacation

Posted 618 weeks ago

Front yard fountain is clean and spring ready #fountain

Posted 618 weeks ago

Detail of current piece #process #carving #sculpture #thomashaapapuro

Posted 619 weeks ago

My peony is blooming! #garden #flower

Posted 620 weeks ago

My poor tables saw. Buried and forgotten under casting debris. One day I will do wood work again I promise. #woodwork

Posted 621 weeks ago

And this is how I spend a Saturday night. Audiobooks and carving. Oh the glamour. #carving

Posted 621 weeks ago

All right. Enough new ideas for now. Back to mold making. Boring but necessary. #process #sculpture #thomashaapapuro

Posted 622 weeks ago

Ok. I think the proportions are right. Now for the cut diagrams. #process #sculpture

Posted 622 weeks ago

Today’s project. Figuring out how to build a flower. Autocad and drafting is quite a handy tool. #process #sculpture #autocad

Posted 622 weeks ago

<p>Well that is annoying. It seems a wren family has set up shop in my old tool belt. And are constantly flying in and out of the shop with bugs for the brood. Very distracting. #naturewins #damnbirds</p>

Well that is annoying. It seems a wren family has set up shop in my old tool belt. And are constantly flying in and out of the shop with bugs for the brood. Very distracting. #naturewins #damnbirds

Posted 622 weeks ago

A new planter/vase. The first one out of the new mold. #sculpture #art #carving #thomashaapapuro

Posted 622 weeks ago

One of today’s many projects. #sculpture #process #thomashaapapuro

Posted 622 weeks ago

Detail of the #pebblemosaic #thomashaapapuro

Posted 623 weeks ago

The two outer rings are complete. Next weekend the slate work begins. #pebble #mosaic #art #thomashaapapuro

Posted 623 weeks ago

<p>Here is one to watch. I am making my first, and of course ambitiously large, pebble mosaic. This shows the outer ring going in. #art #mosaic #thomashaapapuro</p>

Here is one to watch. I am making my first, and of course ambitiously large, pebble mosaic. This shows the outer ring going in. #art #mosaic #thomashaapapuro

Posted 623 weeks ago