"Something from the Garden"
Aluminum, Metal, Steel Wire 15" x 10" x 12"
(2018)
Aluminum, Metal, Steel Wire 15" x 10" x 12"
(2018)
My response to the Organic Mechanic revealed my desire to have a piece that would keep the audience guessing.
My Journey
4/23/2018
I am making progress towards completing this piece. I have finally learned that small bit tips require love and care for them to do what you need them to do. This just means that I went really slow with the drill on drilling holes for my "wire wings". As for placement within the holes, I tested four adhesives. Concrete cement, liquid nails, and a clear epoxy glue, and plain super glue. Concrete cement worked the best, but since I ran low on supply, a mixture of super glue and liquid nails was used instead.
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4/20/2018
Today was a day of figuring out how to properly drill cast aluminum pieces. It was painful but very necessary.
4/12/2018
WINGS.
My hands hurt.
WINGS.
My hands hurt.
4/7/2018
Aluminum pour day! First thoughts are that, wow it's really hot, but proper PPE will ensure safety. I was able to cast two of my carvings and Wow. The first carving I did really did look like a bowling pin. Any carve I made showed up in the aluminum, as my professor noted. It was as heavy as I expected; I am not sure why my smaller pieces are always very heavy. I should look into weight distribution more within my works.
After my piece was cast, the wings needed intense work. My "wings" will be made out of metal wire and they will be projecting from the bowling pin of a base... somehow.
Aluminum pour day! First thoughts are that, wow it's really hot, but proper PPE will ensure safety. I was able to cast two of my carvings and Wow. The first carving I did really did look like a bowling pin. Any carve I made showed up in the aluminum, as my professor noted. It was as heavy as I expected; I am not sure why my smaller pieces are always very heavy. I should look into weight distribution more within my works.
After my piece was cast, the wings needed intense work. My "wings" will be made out of metal wire and they will be projecting from the bowling pin of a base... somehow.
4/5/2018
I am making slight progress on this piece. I did not know how much David Altmejd's works would influence my 2D drawings for this process but I am hopeful for it to be conveyed in my 3D work. Today was resin carving day. I painted the area that needed to be carved and originally drilled holes to make that my initial carve, but I realized that resin was not soil— meaning it's not easily carved. Since that was the case, the die grinder became my best friend for carving. After that was done, more preparations for the actual pour were needed. Pictures are better than words for this process so look at them below!
I am making slight progress on this piece. I did not know how much David Altmejd's works would influence my 2D drawings for this process but I am hopeful for it to be conveyed in my 3D work. Today was resin carving day. I painted the area that needed to be carved and originally drilled holes to make that my initial carve, but I realized that resin was not soil— meaning it's not easily carved. Since that was the case, the die grinder became my best friend for carving. After that was done, more preparations for the actual pour were needed. Pictures are better than words for this process so look at them below!
3/27/2018
This project and conceptualizing is has been tough for me.I have been able to do the 'organic' portion, because of Project 1 and Project 2, but the 'mechanic' was throwing me off. I read over the project paper during spring break and initially thought about doing some 'mecha' thing, but that would have required much more time than what we have for this project. Also not being able to weld aluminum to steel is somewhat burdensome. Nevertheless, an idea has to be made and I was able to come up with something today. We practiced scratch blocks last week, so I think that may be the method I use when I prepare my aluminum pieces. Below are some inspirations as well as my designs.
This project and conceptualizing is has been tough for me.I have been able to do the 'organic' portion, because of Project 1 and Project 2, but the 'mechanic' was throwing me off. I read over the project paper during spring break and initially thought about doing some 'mecha' thing, but that would have required much more time than what we have for this project. Also not being able to weld aluminum to steel is somewhat burdensome. Nevertheless, an idea has to be made and I was able to come up with something today. We practiced scratch blocks last week, so I think that may be the method I use when I prepare my aluminum pieces. Below are some inspirations as well as my designs.