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 SPRING
IS HERE!
WELCOME TO SLEEPING DOG STUDIO. BILLY RAY AND BEVERLY CONTINUE TO MAKE WONDERFUL OBJECTS BUT OUR MAIN FOCUS IS NOW THE EYE OF THE DOG ART CENTER. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.EYEOFTHEDOGARTCENTER.COM FOR INFORMATION ON THE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS WE ARE OFFERING THIS SPRING. COME AND JOIN US IN CREATIVE ENDEAVORS! .
SLEEPING DOG STUDIO IS BILLY RAY AND BEVERLY MANGHAM. AT THE PRESENT TIME WE HAVE FOUR DOGS (THAT'S "BOOGER" WINKING AT YOU) ONE CAT, A CANARY NAMED "HAMBONE", AND 10 CHICKENS. BILLY RAY WORKS IN CLAY USING THE RAKU PROCESS AND BEVERLY WORKS WITH FOUND OBJECTS TO CREATE MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURES. WE SELL OUR WORK PRIMARILY AT JURIED ART FAIRS ACROSS THE NATION, MOSTLY IN TEXAS, TENNESSEE, AND LOUISIANA, AND AT A FEW GALLERIES HERE AND THERE, MOST NOTABLY IOTA IN DALLAS. MANY THANKS TO JOHN GREEN FOR HIS HELP ON THIS SITE. HE'S A RIGHTEOUS DUDE! CLICK BELOW TO HEAR A GREAT BAR B QUE SONG. I WROTE THIS AND RECORDED IT WITH THE HELP OF MY FRIEND STEVE JAMES (OF KING SLIM) AND WE PRODUCED IT WITH THE HELP OF TRINITY CERAMICS AND ANGELA GALLIA.
"Blessing
of the Pork " . THIS PAGE HAS BEEN REQUESTED
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| THE "RANG TAIL" PARTY PAVILION WITH BUMPER POOL, DARTS, AND 4 BAR B QUE PITS | THE NEWLY COMPLETED TOOL SHED ON THE LEFT WITH THE GLAZE TRAILER IN THE BACKGROUND |
| TRAVELS WITH DICKWEED | |
 HAVE
BEEN TRAVELING WITH A PLASTER DOG FOR THE PAST 5 OR 6 YEARS.
HIS NAME IS DICK WEED, HE'S A FLAKEY SAINT BERNARD BUT A VERY
GOOD TRAVELING COMPANION. I HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL HUNDRED PICTURES
OF HIM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, FROM LAS VEGAS TO MEXICO, FROM CANADA
TO SAN FRANCISCO AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN. BELOW ARE A FEW SHOTS FROM A
TRIP UP IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS. |
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DICKWEED WITH BUDDY HOLLY IN LUBBOCK.
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DICKWEED WITH A TALL CHICK IN LAMESA, TEXAS.
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DICKWEED LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS, JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.
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TWO ART DOGS. | 
MIKE AND RANDY |
| PICTURED HERE ARE TWO HAMSTER CONTROL DEVICES. |  |
TAKE YOUR PICK. |  |
WELDED STEEL AND CLAY SCULPTURE BY BILLY RAY |
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