5.

went out to shoot today.
here is what i got.
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4.

these are the metal prints that i had in the student show. they are digital images manipulated in photoshop and printed on metal with a high gloss finish. i used antique upholstery tacks to hold the images into the frames.

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the next set of pictures are the finished resin pieces in their frames. the whole light box deal did not work out as planned so i chose to leave that part out.

3.

so, my senior show went well.
apparently a lot of people liked it because
some random old lady took a picture of the one with
a naked guy in it with her phone.....weird.
especially when he is my fiance.
i also sold one pieces, so that was a confidence boost.

i ended up turning in three resin pieces, a mordancage set,
and three killer metal prints.

but anyways, here are some pictures of my space.

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2.

last evening i began my senior project.
i started to work on the molds for the resin
to be poured into.
i used two storage containers for the mastermolds
and used caulk to create a mold within for the resin to
be poured into. between the plastic bin and the caulk i
spread a tin layer of petroleum jelly so that once dry, i can
remove the caulk mold. I will do the same thing when it
comes time to pour the resin into the caulk mold.
i used DAP Alex Plus as my caulking because it is an acrylic latex
plus silicone mix, so it will stay really flexible for quite some time.

the image below shows the first layer of caulk in the plastic bin. i figure it will sit for a few days, then i will apply the second coat. i assume i will end up adding around 6 layers or so.

1.

my main focus this semester is a series that is influenced
by luis gonzalez palma and vincent serbin.

the pieces will be 8x10
i plan to construct them about the same way palma does
which is:
resin
gold leafing
resin
image on transparency
resin


i am still in the planning stage, but i feel that its coming along well.

time to execute.