In Progress

[avad]

Just a peek at a current hammeredprayerweave in progress... sorry for the crappy pics.

Comments

[shivasmojo.livejournal.com]

ive already fallen in love with this one.

[avad.livejournal.com]

:)!!

[ninakatz.livejournal.com]

*gasp!* wow

[theartislove.livejournal.com]

*YuM*

[fragiletender.livejournal.com]

It looks fantastic. Do you mind me asking how it's made?

[avad.livejournal.com]

sure, this is thick plywood, backed and primed, on which I measure out and draw pencil lines like lining a sheet of paper.
Then I begin hammering 3/4 inch aluminum nails in, with each nail I am sending out a prayer/intention/visualization. It's a ritual for me, like a mantra meditation. On pieces like this, I allow the piece to direct it's own form...it's not pre-designed...and gradually I fill in denser and denser (http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL78/135657/1415718/19353125.jpg), using various sized nails in various positions, some in simple rows bent flush, some interlocking, some protruding in spinal-like forms....until I feel it is finished.
Then the pieces are spray painted and brush painted with with several coats of white paint...and certain nailheads are illuminated with color and resin as focal points...many end up looking like this

and some I keep a bit more spaced out.

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

ooooo! that looks really neat! I can't wait to see where all it goes!

[artisticdork.livejournal.com]

i noticed the "prayer" in hammeredprayerweave does this have some sort of like spiritual meaning like the placement of the nails and such or is it just like your form of prayer?

[avad.livejournal.com]

I pray while hammering the nails, it's like a mantra meditation..one prayer/thought/intention for each nail:)

[artisticdork.livejournal.com]

oh okay. i was just curious :/

[shamira55.livejournal.com]

i love your stuff :)

[bibble.livejournal.com]

HOT