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BREATH BODY

Description:

Many broken mirror shards overlap, while empty bags of breath hang from a body-like structure. Gold and multi-colored cabochons decorate the tops of the bags and are enveloped by a cloak-like structure of dirt-encrusted fabric and ribbon.


​To do:

 ✓  make armature
 ✓  practice hot glue on mirror bits
⬜︎​  glue on mirror bits
⬜︎  make outer skin
⬜︎  make breath bags
⬜︎  fill bags with medical gauze with blood drop
⬜︎  ointment on rope and pills?
⬜︎  gold strings from face
⬜︎  make horizontal version after


Questions:

​⬜︎​  What about using other artists' breath?

1.  Make sketches

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2.  Collect pictures for inspiration

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3.  Shop for materials

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​• Work in art studio - 08/14/2015

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​• Work in art studio - 08/14/2015

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​• Work in art studio - 08/14/2015

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​• Work in art studio - 10/20/2015

I start attaching broken mirror bits to an armature. I realize that it is going to take much longer than anticipated. I need to add a lot more shards to the layers on the neck before I can move up to the head.
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​• Work in art studio - 10/26/2016

The neck section almost finished!
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​• Research materials - 02/13/2017

Visited Bead Store for more research on cabochons.
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​• Work in art studio - 03/17/2017

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​• Work in art studio - 08/10/2018

I spent around 7 hours working today to glue more mirror shards and was happy to get past the halfway point. The circumference will continue to get smaller from here, which means it'll take less time.
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  • Blog
  • CURRENT ART
    • Lay Still
    • Inverted Torches
    • Breath Body
    • Vanitas Painting
    • Legs Painting
    • Silhouettes
    • Mourning Armbands
    • Mourning Pins
    • Delightful Way
    • Rx Tablets
  • FUTURE ART
    • Mourning Handkerchiefs
    • Willow Wallpaper
    • MercuroChrome Paintings
    • Hang Your Heart
    • Mini Eye Portraits
    • Gold Trocar
    • Mortality Staff
    • Black Substrate
    • Body Supports
    • Body Positioner
    • Hand Holder
    • A/V
    • Glass Body
    • Self-Portrait
    • Scrying Mirror
    • Hospital Gown
  • FINISHED ART
    • EXHIBITED
    • Transition
    • I Transition I
  • CONTACT