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3 Dimensional Art Works

Construction Methods for working on

plexi and ceramic sculptures

"Fire and Ice"
Spray Paint on plexi
2'x3'

"Sun Series #1"
Acrylic on Plexi and Wire
8"x 1'

"Maggie May"
Hi Fire Ceramic and Wire
2'x2'

Forming and painting on plexi

The top two sculptures are part of the flower series. Heating thin sheets of plexi in an oven and bending it into the desired shape makes both sculptures. The "Gold Flower" on the right was formed by wrapping the hot plastic around an old coffee can and tying it down until it cooled. Spray paint was used to color both of these sculptures. The base of "Fire and Ice" is a block of polymer that I got from the scrap heap at an industrial site.

"Sun Series #1" is also made from industrial waste. Polymer scrap has been painted with oil paint makers and acrylic paints in both the front and back sides. Copper wire was used for the spires.

"Green Galaxy" was made by drawing and painting on the inside of two sheets of plexi that are sandwiched together. The two sheets of plexi are painted and glued together. The entire piece is then heated in the oven at about 350 degrees for 15 minutes to make this scrunched up shape. A round disc of scrap polymer is painted and glued on to the front of the form to finish it off.

Forming and painting on ceramic

The final two forms are both made of hand-built ceramic stoneware. "Maggie May" has brass wire for hair and I found earrings without mates for her ears. The shoulder on the "Torso" blew off in the final firing, so I mixed a gold iridescent powder into the two-part epoxy to glue the piece back on. Both forms have been drawn on with oil paint markers over the glaze.