Studio Fishtank

[avad]

Gorton's fisherman or AvaDarlene in artstudio, who can tell?


and here's when I'm getting the leeeetle dangfuzzes out of the resin before it cures.


B amusedly snapped these pics while checking in on me from outside the fishtank (we sealed off the studio from the rest of the house so as not to have fumes).
I sat out on the back deck waiting inbetween dustchecks...perhaps my favorite part of this process....wha?rustling sounds...deer again! I've seen them so often, it's getting to be a pleasant part of my backyard adventures. One deer passes through and then one young buck with new small antlers..hello hello I wave. They stop and look at the weird bright yellow girl who makes those strange hummy songsounds...and then move on.

current continuations in explorations:
*Flickr as a search and tag game: why it's just a bunch of squares! and you can move them all around..into sets and groups and pools! some pools are quiet little ponds and some are feeding frenzies. so fascinating.
*BetterWorldIsland
*EndGames and Positive Evolution
*Digging and archiving and tagging and hyperlinking
*LoopdeeDoops in Time
*more painting the large Islands Petri Dish piece.

Comments

[artisticdork.livejournal.com]

Ive been thinking alot of trying to use resin in on of my art peices, do you do resin layers or do you do one big pour at a time? Ive never worked with resin before.

[avad.livejournal.com]

hey there! I usually do it in layers..I like to paint in between....with this resin you can only go about 1/2 inch thick but there are different kinds that can go thicker.
It's really toxic nasty stuff though so please be careful about wearing a respirator and not getting it on you at all...
I love the surface/look of it...but kindof wish I didn't use it.
There's something called Envirotex that I used before...not as perfectly clear if UV exposed...but a lot less toxic...

[artisticdork.livejournal.com]

oh okay, thanks, Yeah I wantr to try and do the whole painting between layers, i think it adds a real nice sculptural quality to the painting. As for safety issues I have an actual toxic room at my school with a huge vent for sucking out all the fumes and particles and such, I deffinitly will wear a resporator though, thanks for the heads up though :) Oh and Do you buy your resin in bulk or do you have a particular brand that is cheap and gives you a good amount for your money.

[avad.livejournal.com]

ok that room sounds good at least but make sure you're all covered. I was told it somehow goes in through the skin...
you can look around The Compleat Sculptor (http://www.sculpt.com)'s catalog for different kinds and amounts based on your project...and ask them tech questions, they're very helpful. that's where I get most my stuff. good luck!

[exousia.livejournal.com]

That looks so neat :) I'd love to see it when it's finished!

[avad.livejournal.com]

I'll post lots of pics from the show!:)

[avad.livejournal.com]

here are some pics from the show (http://avad.livejournal.com/168818.html) including a detail of that piece:)

[space-botz.livejournal.com]

even after all those years sailing with captain vlad, you still get sick from the smell of fish? the gas mask is ridiculous! pshhh... you always were a terrible fisherman anyway.