Exchange: Transmission

This piece we didn’t discuss during our meeting, but this is the idea for a wearable that I came up with. This will be a contagion of the series I started in metalsmithing, Exchange, a body of work that integrates wearable sculptures into themes found in our relationships with others. The main components of this piece are the two “bulbs”, the cast pieces that will be inserted into the mouth depicted on the right side of the image. Between these mouthpieces will be strands of beads meant to represent a line of communication vital to the two wearers. To convey the idea appropriately, this piece must be worn between two people and will visualize how communication must be up held with equal effort from both sides. 

Update 11-11 

I have finished the 3-part rubber mold and I’ve pulled out two sets of these mouth pieces one for casting class in aluminum and the other for my BFA work in bronze. As I mentioned in my update post in casting, I feel like the aluminum ones may be a little more jumbled than these bronze ones, I would like the strands to be more beautiful and fluid with these bronze pieces so I am still thinking beaded stands to connect the two mouth pieces. I have also been contemplating what the stand might look like and I have a couple designs, but might have to meet with you in order to make sure they will be structurally sound. Following this post are the waxes before being sprued. 

Division

This is the piece I had a very poor sketch of (not that this is much better) in my sketchbook. This piece will discuss the fragmentation of self when around certain people or situations. For this I would like the body parts to be made of clay slabs laid into slump molds and glazed and the cones (the blue squiggles) will be sewn from a smokey vinyl. We discussed about hanging this on the wall, but I realized that this could easily be created to be a floor piece and may offer a greater variety of work for the BFA show rather than all wall pieces.

Pocket Full of Stones

 As we talked about in our meeting last week this piece will talk about the accumulation of relationship ideals and expectations that eventually lead to a type of trauma upon the individual. The feet will be made of cast aluminum (for installation purposes) and the net will be made of cord and dyed, though I have not decided what I would like the stones or blood cells to be made of, maybe paper or lurecraft. Although, as I’m writing this I’m wondering if making the stones blood cells is too on the nose for my concept, so maybe just regular stone shapes?

Update 11-11
this piece is still continuing in the same manner though I have found a new material to make the blood cells out of that I think conveys the look I’m seeking while being more structural than lurecraft, which is vegetable glycerin. The glycerine comes in a brick that you cut apart and melt down and then becomes pourable and is semi-clear. In the following image I have done a test of just glycerin, glycerin with food coloring, and then lurecraft. The red cell is the direction I’m leaning, but I think this has too much red in it and I would like it less blended and more clear than red. Next Monday I have made an appointment with Alex to make the mold of my feet so I can get them in wax and sprued. I have also completed the fishing net witch is just under 6 feet long. Attached are images of the blood cell test and the completed net.

BFA beginnings

So this is not a public forum, but a conversation between you and I in between our BFA mentor meetings.

How to start/ questions to ask yourself:

• What are the 3-5 pieces I would like to make for my BFA exhibition?

• Who am I looking to for inspiration?

• What materials will I utilize?

• What is my plan to execute said work? Schedule?

• What are you most looking for in guidance from me?

• Source images- sketches- any images you can offer to help me see your vision?