In the last week, I’ve made good progress on my Shadow Blooms torque collar. Although the parts look attached in the above image, they’re not. It’s just how I plan to finish it. Right now I’m at a point where I want to make a new tool. When I purchased my wood forming blocks, I only bought a small dapping pin, and for the large block, I really need a bigger one, so I’m going to make it in the wood shop at the Buurtwerkplaats. It’ll be fun. I haven’t worked with woodworking tools since I took a furniture class years ago in Oakland. For this project, I need to use a lathe, which I’ve never used, but have always wanted to try.
I’ve also been thinking about some smaller blooms: a small pendant and hoop style earrings. Since I have established my business here as an entity, it may be wise to try to sell some items, and I think these have legs. I may look into some laser cutting shops if I really want to build a business. I could get blanks cut, and form and finish them. That would ensure a certain level of consistency and cost efficiency too.
I also worked on two paintings on my newly stretched and prepped canvases. I don’t think they’re resolved, but I liked an element in them and have decided to expand on it. It’s funny because the original inspiration for the paintings was an element from another experimental painting that I decided to expand on. It’s almost recursive or fractilinear: zoom in, expand, adjust. zoom in, expand, adjust… ad infinitum.