I hate feeling unprepared. I'm not always sure what the next step should be and instead of making a step and a mistake, I end up making another, sometimes bigger mistake and staying in one place. I want to get more pieces out and instead, I get almost nothing done while I'm paralyzed with anxiety. Fortunately, I'm doing better with it this time around and getting a little bit done instead of hyperventilating in the corner.
I got table coverings and another necklace display, plus some boxes for the jewelry. It's at least a start towards getting everything organized. I know I have until Friday, but it just doesn't seem long enough with commissions and work and everything else that comes with breathing. I'm taking things one at a time and I'll get through what I get through, even if it doesn't feel like enough.
The sculpture didn't turn out like I had in mind, but I still like it. I like the repetition of the circular motif throughout the piece and I think that really ties the thing together. It ended up having more of a steampunk vibe than I was expecting, despite the roses being the most steampunk thing on there. I used screws as accents throughout the piece, the silver being a nice contrast to the rest of the gold and copper.
I tried a couple of different things that didn't work out. I wanted some vines that would act a little like wires connecting various parts to others. Unfortunately, it looked messy and I hated it. I tried making them into another repetitive loop shape to see if that would look better. It looked worse. I put a little bit of green nail polish on it, but nothing could save it, so I ended up removing all of them after wasting a few nights.
More creative uses for nail polish
I had a bit of green circuit board hanging out on the side of the piece that I hadn't decided what to do with. I painted it with my favorite gold nail polish because it was what I had handy. I used a coppery red to paint a part of the hard drive to give it a little more interest and the center portion of the mirrored disk gold. I used black and turquoise on the copper parts to age them, although in retrospect I should have chosen brown. The black is a little harsh, but it works in the end. I used a dry brush technique on all of the copper bits.
I used nail polish on the roses too, because one of the other notions I had was drips going down or around the roses. Instead I used a dark red and purple (the red was a little bloody) to accent the edges of the roses with the same dry brush technique. I like how they ended up, with a little bit of color along the edges and on the tops of the inside petals.
I like it. There is a circular motif that runs through the piece that I loved from the beginning. The colors work (they're all neutrals, so.. duh.) and the mechanical vibe is neat. Ben doesn't like it, and he's not entirely sure why. Not everyone will like my work, or even every piece, but I'm worried that this one is a dud. Abstract art can be a hard sell for many people, but I grew to love viewing and creating it in college. There's something very liberating in throwing away the idea that your art has to represent something concrete instead of finding beauty in unusual places.
Here's what the finished sculpture looks like. It's for sale, and it's debut will be at FenCon this weekend. If you're in Dallas, stop by and get your nerd on!
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