Decision_Work in Progress

5-sided, not soldered yet

Hi every one! Yeah so this project has been delayed a little bit since a lot of things are taking place recently. This piece particularly is based on the prototype mentioned in the last, last article. The two tube-like pieces on the side are NOT SOLDERED since I don't know what I really want for this piece yet (also the piece in the front is probably not going to be that big). Plus there is very likely going to be a third piece of tube to make the piece more balance and to activate the space more.
So one decision I'm trying to make is whether or not I should leave the color like that when it's oxidized (indicated in the picture) or that when it's polished. They give very distinct feelings and I'm deciding whether one will work better than the other.

4-sided, oxidized

The original plan was to polish every thing, and paint the entire internal space red (and maybe adding string?), making the piece modern-looking. The thing is that the original design did not have the patterns on the sides, which now make it less industrial. I'd probably solder the last part of the cube first and then decided which one is more sculptural at last.

another view, polished

Any suggestion?

Previous Works_ 3D

These are the some of the previous finished, 3-dimensional works that I have done over the past year and a half. I added watermarks so that hopefully the images wouldn't be pirated =].

Pewter+brass+nickel+patina, 1-inch tall

Copper+spray+patina, 4-inch tall; 5-inch wide?

Aluminum+brass, 2.5-inch wide

Bronze+patina, 7-inch tall

Sculpey+acrylic+model magic, 5-inch tall

Brass, 5-inch tall

Candle Holder_ Work in Progress(Opposites attract)

Messy desktop...

Just few days ago I finished my third piece of candle holder that centers around the notion of fire and its aura of meditation. I still need to figure out a day to photograph these with a better camera. Regardless, I'm starting to work on the design of the next candle holder (the cubic one) I'm going to build.

Its shadow resembles some sort of creature...

Scorpion?

Likewise, I created a prototype before actually deciding what to make so that I can get a sense about what the final product would look like structurally in three dimensional space and also in picture. The size of the prototype shown in the picture, however, is probably not going to be the actual size because of the short supply of nickel. Sometimes it is pretty hard to come up with a good alternative since the metals are pretty limited in the studio. The design is simple compared to the last one. Yet it really emphasizes on precision and measurement, which may be crucial while soldering.

Prototype

A easy way to eliminate the challenge of soldering can be using the folding machine to create a cube. Only concern is that the resulted cube would not be sharp-edged and that the structure might not be as precise as soldering six "puzzles" together. 

In terms of material use, some part of the nickel might have to be substituted by copper simply because there is no supply of nickel in the studio, so we'll see......

5 Days Weekends

A little bit of experiment on photoshop wasn't a bad idea. I am doing just fine lately. This drawing was one of my sketch book pieces. It reminds me of the Africans associated with the slave trade in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Priory had a 5-day break for the senior because of the all-school-testing day. Sometimes it is pretty good to be a senior...