Cast Bronze -- Iteration in Multi

Playing with the idea of by hand and repeating, I made many wax balls to cast into bronze. Using the same slab dimension  of the wax and hydrocal "iteration," I took a common shape that could be rendered by essentially rubbing my hands together.  The process intersects with my plaster and pink  plexi rods underlying meaning...choosing to focus on what I could do by hand, rather than what I would have perhaps approached with more apprehension. 

Physics helped me here. Somehow, the melted bronze did not want to stay into the mold....spewing out with seeming glee, though at 2000 degrees, a glee with power (see below).  We haven't exactly figured out why it jumped out of the mold, causing the mangled balls and the layered and pocked surface.  Perhaps it was the size and shape of the balls..not letting the gases escape, or perhaps the shell was too thick, again impeded flow. Either way, it took on a more "from the center of the earth" feeling than first intended. 

Patina here may change...and the backing is being considered...had originally planned on black semi opaque for mount. 

Concept Sculpture -- Focus on the Avenue of Triumph

This one started as vehicle for a concept my brother related to me years ago -- he said it in such a way, on a tandem bike, that it remains very vivid in my mind.  About focusing on the avenue of triumph rather than the thing that will fox you up.  Was a great saying, but I am keeping it myself for now, rather than blog land..."focus on triumph" sounds a haughtier than what the phrase really is, but must suffice for now. 

This is plaster, drill press holes, plexi rods. Gesso for whiteness. 

Fourth Iteration -- front and back, on stand

Hydrocal with plastic magnetic letters embedded. Used galvanized mesh to add stability....and it rusted. Hence the splotches. Galvanized does not mean rust proof, even in the short term. I should have let it bake in the sun to make sure it dried out quickly. As of now, I don't want to paint over, as have decided the whole process of this was the process....freaking rust and all.

I was aiming for clear stand, plexi, but trying out this wood...don't think it is there yet, but it is hard to find the wood width that I want in relationship to plaque. Plus, I may do it one more time (ha), to try to eliminate the rust.

"Cake" by Guest Artist

Guest Artist: She assembled these things and offered us pieces of the cake.  Her ballet shoes were the last element added....important to the presentation it seems.  

Four year old mind is lovely....