number one
hello. below are pictures of what i have been doing for the last month. most of it is trying to make molds for the solo show in september at big car gallery.
first things first; the play
here is a link to the website
there is an excerpt of the play and the image i drew for the play/website
the following image is of the business (if you want to call them business) cards that i made for us to give to people involved with the play. again, the bed (lune’s bed to be precise) and i wanted it to look like a mcsweeney’s thing. (http://mcsweeneys.net/) i wanted it to be clear (in contrast to the work i usually do) where the work didn’t interfere with the message…
what follows is a movie still image from the stop animation movie that i did that will be projected onto the stage when the play is performed. i have a lot to add to this mere 2min loop and i still need to aqcuire imovie to do it. as soon as that is sorted out i will host the image on youtube to that i can insert it into the website etc.
so, other than the writing of the play, that is all that i have done for the play, really. things seem to be rolling in that area on its own.
here are some images of the molds that i made. i couldn’t rationalize spending 40 dollors for 12 oz of rtv silicone so i did some attempts with :
siicone rubber (caulk) from the hardware store:
and a latex rubber mold from the craft store:
both were pretty unstable and didn’t create the molds that i particularly wanted. i also got this 9 dollar stuff called ‘mix-a-mold’ and it worked well…. for two castings. regardless, what follows are the plaster/resin casts that i created with the three previously stated molds.
two owls, both resin. one painted brown, one left clear. inside the clear one are pricetags.
using the mix a mold i shoved my fingers in. i think they are creeepy and i like them.
here are the fingers and the front and backs of the owls that i cast. all of these are plaster.
so, based on that i was not terribly happy with the results i have gone and purchased quality rtv silicone rubber. now that i know it costs so much, and will produce hopefully perfect molds i have taken my time with what i am putting into the mold. i got air hardening clay and made these two forms:
notice munchkin in the background….
the figure will eventually be holding a piece of cake. this is not my best medium but i am giving it a shot. the other form is representative of this:
and the end product will be similar. i want to cover the floor of the gallery with little figures like the above five casts.
well, there is one more thing. i was asked to be in a show for june 23rd and had to hurry and finish a painting. i had this old one from nickolsons and i worked on it for a week straight and this is the finished produckt. it is 4ft by 4ft. i have to say, for the first time, the real one looks better than the photo. i am really happy with it, though:
well, that is what i have been up to since we last spoke. see you round.
