Studio Shots
I am struggling with surfaces. I like to make the surface as I make the form. When I use my version of the natural plaster method, I add to the surface afterwards. I could add linseed oil to the mix, but prefer to leave solvent fumes out of my studio for as long as possible. I am having fun exploring the surfaces, but when it feels too much like drawing or painting, it becomes a surface design exercise for me. I am trying to keep the surfaces true to the structural process. On this last piece, the building process shows on the outside. I am trying to decide how much of it to leave and how much to obliterate. I made the inside look quite organic and natural. It would be nice to contrast the outside with a different texture and concept. Manmade vs. Natural.
This shot shows the construction process. I hung the willow form between upright boards. Wire screen serves as a temporary form.
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posted by Christina at 12:30 PM
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It's funny but even though I'm a painter I think I know what you're talking about with "feeling too much like drawing or painting." I think we are similar in preferring that the surface texture come out of the process of layering, burnishing, scraping etc. (?) I like it when the process itself resonates with the organic form.
In some pieces, I just burnish the surface and add some wax or oil to give a finish to the surface. For this piece, I knew the construction process would leave an unfinished surface. Now I decided that the built surface will be part of what the piece is about. I think it is changing the color that is hard for me to do. The painting on of the color seems fake. Still I am liking the effect as I add and scrape off color.
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