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Still working on it, but I think this should about do it. Allows for nearly full range of articulation, and for the armor layout I like without inhibiting joints.
Changed the knee, elbow, and ankle confirgurations. Also redid the forearm armoring and skirt armor mounts slightly. PROGRESS!
There's been a lot of interest in this piece lately, so I thought I'd show where I'm at with it currently. About 200 hours so far, a little more than 50% finished.
Just starting to gather possible ephemera and papers for a new piece which will be my contribution to the forthcoming "Adhesion" exhibition
not a great photo, but a fun knitting/crochet project :-) Mitered squares with a crochet edge - almost done now!
I'm not any good at buildings, but they're not really the focal point of the eventual scene here. Respect to those who can build non-shite-looking buildings; I promise to try and silently mock you far less.
Still a lot of details and work to do yet, just wanted to show off what I've spent most of my weekend on so far. Not perfect, but satisfactory as a WIP.
Please see previous posts regarding the making of the face.
I have now coated the face with several layers of soy wax and then I padded it underneath before stitching it to the croched and knitted background.
This picture shows the extent of the moulding of the face.
Mixed media.
On a bright and sunny day, with calm seas, the parking along Atlantic Walk for Veteran's Beach fills up quickly.
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This shows a close up of the machine stitching. I have put a layer of chiffon over the velvet which has been embellished with embossing crystals.
Some of the crystals are very thick so I avoided stitching over them.
I will now burn away the chiffon with a heat gun.
Further to the adjacent photo which is 'Take 2' of my etching adventures, this was the first and less successful incarnation.
The resist I used to transfer the image to the copper was too thin and whilst it looked decent when applied, started to dissolve during the etching process and allow some of the surface beneath to start and etch where it should have been protected. This has given rise to a rather granular and noisy surface around the daisy where I'd intended it to remain smooth. It also started to lift away from the edges of the design and the result was a slightly softer and expanded outline to the flower, where take 2 was much tighter and defined.
But I wanted to oxidise it anyway and see how the final results were likely to look. I also wanted to try out the bail arrangement, as this had been one of my original ideas for it too.
I've blogged about my new aventures in etching with some work in progress photos etc.