Resin Pour

[avad]

Picked up a few more days at the shop in order to make some needed money for bills and art supplies. I have to order a TON more art materials- and soon.
Today is gorgeous, thankfully, perfect weather for a pour, and so I've done a resin pour on five pieces in the garage.... Heat gunning away the bubbles.
Now just checking on them from time to time, making sure no gnats settle in to the sticky curing stuff.





Had a conversation with a young squirrel who was making a ruckus while I poured. I took a break and walked over to his/her tree and we chatted a bit. No, I'm not sure what we said.;) But I've never heard those noises from a squirrel. There was noone else around I could see, so I assume he MUST have been talking to me. I need a translator.
I thought he was perhaps trying to clear his throat. It was super hot, so I brought him a bit of water. He blinked in a sweet sort of way, watching me and didn't run away.
Do squirrels drink water? I've never seen it? I just left the bowl in case.Do you think the fumes got to me? Do you think I'm nuts? HA! Nuts! HA! Get it??? *ambles off*

Comments

[crazedartist.livejournal.com]

WoW!! those look *fabulous* gal!!!
x0x ~t!

[avad.livejournal.com]

thanks sweetie! :)
I'm going to go check on them again.

[captainbigwig.livejournal.com]

I'll give you 20 lb of walnut for the one in the middle - said the squirrel with the monicle.

[avad.livejournal.com]

is THAT what he said???
That's so sweet! Imagine, 20 lbs at the end of summer! he was probably going to live off that all winter!
SOLD!
:)

[fragiletender.livejournal.com]

Those look really fantastic. I finally got time to check out your website and it looks like you're doing some really fascinating work. I wish I could see it in the flesh.

[avad.livejournal.com]

thanks!
cmon over! It's still sticky though so no fingers! If you wait a while you can touch it.
:)

[fragiletender.livejournal.com]

Bit of a trek for me, I'm in England! But thanks for the invite...

[shamira55.livejournal.com]

Whoa! Those are awesome. I haven't talked to you in a while haha. But really, those pieces are just beautiful. But I have an ignorant question, is resin like a sealer....or...what? haha. Sorry, I'm only familiar with wax and paints and brushes etc. Your art is very unique.

[avad.livejournal.com]

hey there shamira!:)
thanks for the compliments!
The stuff I use is a polyurethane-based clear casting medium. It comes in liquid form in two parts that you mix together and then pour. It creates a thick perfectly clear cast. People often use it in molds to create 3d sculptures. I use it to create a layer over a painting that is like a 1/2"thick glass. Then I paint/draw again on that surface and pour another layer of resin on top. Sometimes I even go for round three.This gives the paintings a depth that I love.Like layering pieces of painted glass over a painting.

[shamira55.livejournal.com]

Wow. Ok. So, if I made a painting, but it's on a mat board...then I won't be able to use the resin, like it can only be used on glass?
That sounds really cool...I need to take some more art classes other than painting :/
Thanks for the info!

[shamira55.livejournal.com]

OR WAIT! Can you first make a layer of this resin, and then paint, and then layer and the paint and layer? Like can you use the resin as a base, almost like what you use a canvas for?

[avad.livejournal.com]

hmmm I guess you can- you'd have to make a mold to start then.
I start by painting on wood (it's good to have rigidity)...then I go around the edges tightly with masking tape leaving a lip around an inch up. I pour into that (see pic- the yellow around the edges is masking tape). When it cures, I remove the masking tape and there's a translucent edge.
You might be able to start with painting on plexiglass or something if you wanted tp be able to see through the whole thing. But wood is easiest I think.

[shamira55.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! You should be an art professor or something!
<3

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh those look STUNNING! What's wrapped around them? Framing or soemthing to allow you to do multiple pours? I still want to do the paper people thing dag nabbit... still itching the back of my head. :) REALLY inspiring. Someday I will make something you HAVE to ahve and we'll do a swap. Because I HAVE to ahve one of your works!

[avad.livejournal.com]

It's just masking tape...to hold in the resin while it cures. I remove it after curing and work on the piece more, then wrap fresh masking again when I'm ready for the next resin pour layer.

swap? hmmmmmmm :)did you get my email?

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

Ahhh I can't tell from the pic what that was. thanks!

Recently? Like the past few days? No. A couple weeks ago? Yes. Hope I didn't miss anything, Chica!

[artisticdork.livejournal.com]

damn you and ur ingenious ideas! j/k
i wish i could get inspiration for that...and the money/space to do that...i will one day i will have the means :D