Almost

[avad]

Ok, the pieces are almost done. I'm so stir-crazy...but I've got to finish.This is the last day to work on them. Got to finish the last marker work, wire them, repaint the edges, touch ups.
*deep breath* I've got a mini bottle of wine open now to hopefully help me relax enough to have my next cup of coffee. Brilliant, no? Don't answer.
SO here are some detail pics for you all of the madness I've been creating . All dealing in some way with suburban/mass desires and emerging architecures in cyberspace:
First one is called 'Private Waterfronts'. There are a bunch of those house/sparklegrass points throughout the piece.


Next we have 'Paradise Landing'


This is 'Rearranging Spaces', I think. I'm not sure of the title yet because I'm thinking of it more as a swirling biological process...akin to evolution in the primordial ooze;) but with our memories and desires taking form in cyberspace.


Detail of that piece, showing the lil 3D labyrinths..


And finally a shot one of the houses in 'Neighbors'. Here I'm getting a little wacky with detail. I'm not sure where to stop. This house is only partially 'furnished' right now..I still have to do the kitchen and other areas...but when I started adding tv sets and teddy bears in the other ones I got a weird not well feeling.;)The 3D effect is wokring quite well on this one with the layers. Wish i had time for another layer, but I don't.


In case someone new is reading, these are all done with layers of resin, paint, nails on wood.(and some glitter in the magic lawn areas).

Comments

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't mind but you've given me a great idea with your layers of resin! I make paper puppet people from time to time and hinge them with wire and frame them in a scene together flat. I think it would look MUCH better if they could be done in layers like you work so that their arms could look like they're to their sides etc. I've looked into doing this with layers of glass or plexi but there is still the sliding factor and I just couldn't figure out how to get around it. Resin! It occurred to me before but I thought then you couldn't take the people out to play with ever. But if I'm not happy enough with the presentation to make more then maybe I should just try it. I know. DUH. Why would I have not tried this before but I had never seen such clear layers on anything so I didn't know if it would work. I would say that my pieces would go with yours if I tried it but I do fruity alice in wonderland type stuff and your work is so wonderfully peaceful and (to make a pun I guess)spaceous. Some day I'll make something you'll want to trade for a small piece OR I'll have money. I just love your work. SOMEthing's gotta give! ;)

I had a dream about you the other nght but now it's really foggy. We were talking for most of the dream and you were really calming me down from something. Fiddle faddle. that's all I can remember now...

[avad.livejournal.com]

ooh, can I see a pic of your paper peoples??!!
I'm not sure what type of paper you use, but if it's absorbent at all, it will darken and will need to be held in place first since the resin is liquid. Be warned also that many resins yellow with age and UV exposure. I use something called Crystal Clear that is more expensive but does not yellow. It's a 'Smooth-On' product. The other problem is bubbles sometimes...and lint/dust always. ergh. But other than that, it's pretty great and really clear.

And here's to hanging out in dreamland!;) I try to do that purposely, but I usually can't remember where I've been. Come to think of it, I think YOU were actually in one of my dreams about a week or so ago...snowball fights/silliness in a parking lot or some such. no lie. Anyway, I thought it was you. You were with a younger girlfriend I didn't know.