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TRANSITION

Description:

Create globular sculpture that is half black, half white, made from black beads dirt, hair, lead, salves, marble powder, sugar and maybe salt.


​To do:

 ✓  complete sketch
✓  experiment with sugar crystals
✓  paint inside of sphere
✓  ​buy sugar
✓  grow sugar​ crystals


Questions:

⬜︎  Should I use the temperature gauge illustration?

•  Draw sketch - 07/08/17

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​•  Buy parts and paint - 07/28/17

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​•  Add understructure and paint - 08/03/17

Today I drilled holes in the white half-sphere and wrapped string. This will give a foundation for the sugar crystals to grow on. I also decided to paint the base holder gold. Lastly, I pulled out my stash of lead and stared at it for many minutes. I find it so beautiful.
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​•  Add more understructure and cast lead pieces - 08/04/17

First, ​I added more strings on the white half-sphere for the sugar crystals to grow on.

​In the late 19th century, spiritualism was very popular. Molybdomancy is a technique of divination using molten metal, which I am using to symbolize man's fears of death. I've used this technique before and they are always beautiful. These pieces will be attached to the underneath side of the black half-sphere.
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​•  Add more understructure and cast lead pieces - 08/04/17

I added some wire holders on the black half for the lead pieces. Also, I figured out how to hold the white half during the accumulation of sugar crystals.
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​•  Created a transportation box and experimented - 08/04/17

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Experimented with striping tape, but will probably use tiny, gold half-spheres along the connection.
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I added black beads to the wire.
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​•  Finished transportation box and began the accumulation process - 08/30/17

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​Created sugar solution with 5 lbs. of sugar.
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​Added the first layer of tar and dirt.
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​•  Add more tar - 09/03/17

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​•  Make additional armatures for sugar crystals - 09/28/17

I'm quite disappointed that the sugar crystals do not seem to be forming in the really large container, so today I started making 5 smaller hanging armatures for growing sugar crystals.
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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