#schlag metal leaf

BREAKING UP: LIPQUAKE- cast & carved plaster, metal leaf, black faux suede shadowbox, wood, glass, paint - 9½"x 10"x 2¼"

This unique piece came about after the larger, rectangular cast broke. I then deliberately broke the casting into a smaller irregular shape and then carved the  irregular ridges into what had been an uniformly smooth surface. Leafed it and then applied a light gray wash.

THE CENTER HOLDS- cast & carved plaster, aluminum leaf, paint, gray faux suede, carved wood, glass - 8¼"x 11"x 2½"

This unique piece came about from the fact that I was not happy with the original design modeled in plasticene from which a mold was cast. There were two plaster positives cast from that original mold, each finished differently but using the textures and edges mimicking a patchwork quilt. I was so unhappy with the results that I re-worked the negative mold using a woodcarving gouge to carve a radial pattern moving outwards from the lips. I cut the mold down into a smaller rectangle; from which I cast three positives: one in plaster, another in red earthenware, and a third in black stoneware. The red earthenware version was mounted on dark stone. This version was leafed with aluminum and washed in a yellow ocher. The front surface of the frame was carved with a grinder to echo the radial pattern, sanded smooth, painted black and then leafed in aluminum, followed by a cream wash. Front surface of the frame was lightly rubbed to reveal black base coat.

Long Lips(W.I.P. title) being leafed, session #2

MECCANIKA TRANSFORMED: ALUMINATION- cast & carved plaster, aluminum leaf, gray faux suede shadowbox, wood, glass, paint - 12"x 7¾"x 2½"

This unique piece came about because the surface texture of the casting was marred by several air bubbles breaking-up the linear pattern. Solution: carve away surface texture and make the surface smooth leaving traces of the original pattern at top and bottom. The lower lip texture is unchanged from the original design. The original design was cast in several materials: plaster, dental stone, Vatican casting stone, and hand made paper pulp. All of these were titled as variations on Meccanika — hence the title Meccanika Transformed.