I may have run this into the ground already, but making a bronze sculpture can be as many steps as you want. I could just sculpt a bike, for example, invest it, and cast it. Not recommended, but I could. The recommended Phase I is to get your Building Blocks ( BBs) together, make molulds of each, then and only. Then, assemble the sculpture into its appropriate investments.
For the motorcycle I'm working on, the BBs are based on the shapes that may be useable. For future sculptures, as well as making sure I don't lose all my work if my investment fails. Each BB is carefully planned to make sure I get a quality mold, and I get the important information to fisher accurately.
Phase II is to assemble the sculpture into investments from the BBs. I'm planning on this bike being three investments, at least.
Subsequent phases include cutting off sprues and vents, grinding, sanding, polishing, finishing, patinas, assembly, welding, and finally, mounting. Now you got everything but the secret bronzecaster handshake.
My spine doc and I agree that I'm not a candidate for surgery. Said I'm too strong. I coulda phoned in and told him that. That is about all I did learn, actually. We don't know what caused the cyst. In fact, this doc isn't convinced the last scans give th best view, so we took some more. Might be getting injections. No feedback whatsoever on the pain part. My sense was that if I don't have burning shooting pain radiating down my extremities and the strength of a newborn, I'm not getting much fro this group. I think this was the wrong referral, but I may get the shots at some point. I didn't even do the local injection of steroids when I was a jock... Could be fun.
Couldn't help that feeling of déjà vu. Been down this road so many times. I need this to be over, but this piece may just be an exercise...a lil exercise never hurt anyone, right...?
I was accepted to the a Perpetuating a purpose show at an Open Door Art Studio. The Open Door is a not for profit studio for Differently abled folk. The members curated this show. Absolutely honored to be represented in that room. The show is hanging for a month.
I'm also hanging at zpizza on High Street in the Short North. Amazing opportunity that just fell from my good friend Bubbles... Thanks, kid. That show will be up for the month of March .
That's all, folks. Stay tuned, big things soon come.
